Finally Recovered

Created on: 8/23, 2011 at 11:52 am

This morning I slept in until 11. I can't believe that the fair wore me out so much. But actually, I was on my feet walking around for 10 hours straight, so yeah. Sunday I walked all over town with the family and yesterday I ran a metric ton of errands. But I finally feel less drag-ass and am ready to get back to business. Which is good, because the laundry pile is huge.

Blender 1: 6 large apricots, 1 banana.

Blender 2: 1 green apple, 1 tomato, small amount of cilantro, 1 lime, pinch of salt.

I've gotten back on Sparkpeople to track my calories, which was an eye opener. After recording everything I ate, it became apparent that even eating one meal a day was taking me over 2000 calories. It's bloody shocking. One bowl of granola cereal cost me 800 calories and put me well over my goal for the day. I wish I'd have looked before I leapt. I would have gone for an apple-banana-peanut butter smoothie that would have only cost me 400 calories and kept me within my limit.

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Better Than Fair

Created on: 8/23, 2011 at 11:46 am

It was at the post office that I overheard someone mention that there would be a Mehndi artist at the fair this year. As soon as I heard it, I knew I wanted to have one done.

Their booth was fantastic. Plunked down between the republican booth and the 'read the bible' booth, it was an oasis of global culture; very colorful and luxurious.

It couldn't have made for a better joke. Both republicans and bible thumpers are in the minority here on the south end, so to put this (gasp) den of skin and blasphemous body painting in the middle of them was bound to earn the patrons a few dirty looks.

Admittedly, they were probably deserved. A woman in the republican booth was dressed (un-ironically) as Sarah Palin and the Palin jokes were flying fast and furious as the henna went on.

So, here is the design on my chest done by Becca. After the design was done, she sprinkled it in glitter, a genius touch.

The kids had tons of fun this year now that they were both tall enough to go on every ride. Youngest still had a cry when it was time to go, but I bet this is the last year that will happen.

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The Day Before The Whirlwind Weekend

Created on: 8/18, 2011 at 01:37 pm

This is going to be a busy weekend. Violin lessons and stitch & Bitch Friday, Fair and working the Quilting booth Saturday, Writing and squeezing in a bit of family time Sunday. And then we're off again. Whoosh!

Blender 1: spinach, 3 celery stalks, 1 lime, 3/4 green apple, ginger.

Blender 2: 1 1/2 cups mini beets, 4 tomatoes... fail. Not for flavor. I love the red mix. The colors fantastic and with a little salt, it's a fabulous summer drink for when you need a serious mass of filler in your tummy.

Last time, my old Oster blender handled beets like a pro. This time, one of the little fuckers got caught on a bottom blade and started over heating the motor. Not knowing what was going on, I figured poor ol' Bessie was done doing the hard work of tackling beets. She's awful old, after all. So I went at the mixture on low for 30 seconds a pop, letting the motor cool down 10 minutes between goes.

Nope. Still sounds awful.

Finally, I decide to strain out the solids. All of the liquid won't fit in my 20oz cup. There's just a wee bit down in the bottom, so I think, why don't I try to blend just this half-cup that's left. Maybe a full blender is what's doing the harm.

No. The motor is still acting like I gut-punched it before trying to make it go again.

Sigh. So I pour out the last bit into another cup, strain it and throw all the solids into the pan of chicken-vegetable soup I've got going on on the stove. I didn't really want tomato/beet mix in there, but as a Cheap Scottish Bastard, I didn't want to waste it. There was, like 2 cups of it. (I love a clean tasting chicken soup and beets are so earthy, tomatoes are so acidy.)

It's only then that I see that snot-nosed little beet down at the bottom, half impaled on the blade. I figure it out quickly.

I do some minor surgery to the blending pitcher, toss in the reserved liquid and add 2 green apples and a banana. I have decided that after this fiasco, I deserve something sweet. (Yay Me, for choosing fruit!)

But somehow, when I re-assembled the blades, I messed up somehow and the seal was wrong. Beet-tomato-apple-banana juice starts oozing out the bottom like blood from a stabbing. Fuck.

So, starving, I take the corner of my kitchen counter apart. Coffee grinder, bread maker, old-school boom box, dish drainer... oi! Kill 2 spiders, wipe the counter, sop up the beet juice. And now laundry, 'cause I can't let those towels sit. Bleah.

But now I'm enjoying my Sweet Beet and getting ready to finish the dishes. That's one of the best things about this diet. SO MANY LESS DISHES!! Whooo!

I've decided that the next time I get on the scale, I want to see some happy numbers, so I'm staying off for a while. In order to keep from getting too hungry outside the house, I bought a gallon sized container. Now I have no reason to eat high-calorie filler.

Quote of the day, by Youngest: We were in the grocery store smelling the scented candles. Youngest sniffs one, holds it away quickly, her face crumpled back, and says loudly, "This smells like a bathroom! A public one!"

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Like Earwax

Created on: 8/13, 2011 at 09:15 pm

So, I put bananas and an avocado into the blender. Delicious. Sweet and nummy, but a bit bland. I thinks to myself, "A lime will fix this. A lime will make it perfect!"

I grab a lime, half it; it's delicious. Into the mix it goes. Mmmm, taste again.... WTF? Earwax? Seriously?

Yeah. So my dinner tastes like earwax. Truth.

There's a new addition to our knitting circle- Mary Anne. She's funny and insightful and I think she's a great personality added to the mix. She's also a writer, which is marvelous. I'll be writing with her on Sunday mornings for a little while.

She was very clear and mirrored my excitement. No critiquing. No having to read what the other's got. (Unless we want to.) Just getting committed to our craft, sitting down and doing it. I'm excited to get started.

Mollyshannon has invited me to tag along to a steam punk con. Not so sure at first, but the more I think about it, the more I get into the idea. It's in six weeks. Costume ideas are starting to spin.

Blender 1: watermelon, 1 gala apple.

Blender 2: Unfiltered ear scrapings. Fuck.

I should note, I haven't lost any weight in the past week. Like the day my period ended, I put on 3 pounds and they've stuck. Not sure what's going on, but whatever. I'm still enjoying doing smoothies with one solid food meal a day.

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Sight Reading Oldest

Created on: 8/12, 2011 at 11:08 pm

I love Fridays this summer. Langley has a street market that runs late in the afternoon and early evening. Musicians set up in front of the Commons, my favorite coffee house in Langley, and a friendly crowd swirls up and down the street. I always find someone good to talk to.

Husband and I have been laying back with a cup of coffee and watching the kids play. We are so lucky to live here.

At Oldest's violin lessons today, Talia wrote out the tabs for Itsy Bitsy Spider. Within a few minutes, Oldest was doing it all by herself. The look on her face was fantastic.

I'm grateful to the end of a week that felt stressful, even though nothing serious was wrong. Somehow, after today, I feel much more relaxed/

Blender 1: watermelon, 2 bananas.

Blender 2: Watermelon, 2 bananas, spinach, ginger. Meh. This was delicious for the first two sips, but then.... shudder.

Blender 3: 2 large beets. 1 1/2 red apples. Surprisingly clean tasting and yummy.

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