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http://www.diybob.blogspot.com
New year, new me, new blog. :-)
Thanks!
Alyssa
I can barely get ONE post in every week lately! I need to stop this procrastinating. I'm getting stressed out, with Christmas coming up, and graduation last weekend (I'll post some pics later on today), plus working full time at preschool now. By the time I get home from work, I am literally just exhausted. Physically and mentally. My workout schedule has dwindled horribly. I get home from work, lay down on the couch, and SLEEP. I've been going to bed around 7 o'clock, it's horrible!
And today I woke up at 3am with the stomach flu (YUCK). But, at least I get an unplanned day off of work. However, I will be missing our staff Christmas party, which I made delicious turkey meatballs and Club Cracker Bars for. I guess Kris and I will have to eat them ALL. :-(
I'm going to quickly give you my eats from yesterday, just as a recap.
Breakfast
An omelet made with Egg Beaters, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes and feta cheese.
Lunch
Tofu Shirataki Noodles with tomato sauce and steamed spinach and mushrooms on the side.
Snack
String Cheese!
Luckily, when I'm getting stressed/depressed, I have my kitties. Here's another hilarious video for you guys! They are so darn cute!
Ok, not the best Hump Day ever. Work was stressful. Problem Child has turned into Demon Child. I know it sounds crazy, but I honestly think this kid is possessed. He's not the normal, temper-tantrum-throwing, "I'm-the-only-one-who-matters-in-this-world" 5-year old. People do exist inside his bubble, and he's out to get them. Once again, it sounds crazy. I wish I could honestly show you what it's like. I got off work, got in my car and cried the whole way home. I was finally able to let out all the anger and stress I've been holding in all day. It felt good.
Ok, enough negativity. GOOD EATS today.
Breakfast
Egg Beater Omelet with grape tomatoes, onions, turkey and mozzarrella.
I was running late this morning, due to the fact that I needed to get on the road super early in order to make it to work on time with the horrible road conditions. I was pretty irritated that I had to go in at all. The elementary & high school was delayed two hours because of the snow, but the preschool wasn't! Ugh.
So breakfast was grab 'n go: A Kashi Trail Mix granola bar and a banana.
This was a big deal for me, since I hate bananas. Don't get me wrong, I love the flavor of them, so I can eat them in things. But the texture of them makes me gag. Can't help it.
I didn't have time to make lunch to bring with me either, and I wasn't able to do it last night because I fell asleep reaaaaaaallllllllllly early. So I grabbed a Lean Cuisine from the freezer. I'd picked up a couple of them several months ago for "just-in-case" days like today.
I've never worked at the preschool on a Monday, so I was a little nervous- I didn't know if the kids would either be tired from a weekend of fun or hyper from a weekend of little to no activity. Turns out they were.... normal. Some hyper, somem tired. However, the impending snow storm definitely had them excited (I'll admit, I was excitable myself).
Lunch was one of my delicious salad creations made with random things found in the fridge. The last of my romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, imitation crab meat, onions, artichoke hearts, feta cheese and a crumbled wasa fiber cracker for crunch. Dressing was a drizzle of greek vinaigrette.
I also ate an orange, left over from the kids' lunch. (Not pictured).
After work I ran some errands, played with the kitties and CLEANED. I have some friends staying with me us this weekend (graduation party!) and I wanted to get a head start on the dusting/vacuuming, etc. It looks awesome in here now.
Well, I think I will surf the net for a while before Gossip Girl starts. That is, if Pippi lets me. She sometimes makes it hard...
I've never really had pets before. Growing up, we had a cat for a short time but my dad made us get rid of it (he wasn't fond of cats). Then we got three dogs, Nelson, Winnie & Abby, but they are outside hunting dogs (and SMELLY). I never fancied myself an animal lover.
On the side I had a piece of whole grain bread, toasted and spread with Brummel & Brown. I also had some small pieces of venison summer sausage. (That's deer meat, for all you southerners.)
This morning I had a delicious breakfast: an Egg Beater omelet with pepper turkey, broccoli and asiago & mozzarella cheese.
I hope everyone is having a good Saturday!
And, if any of you were wondering, my fiance Kris does not read my blog. He knows that I have it (and he thinks its great!) but since he's with me for the majority of my meals, he doesn't read it. And I told him that I posted a picture of my dress on here, so he knows to stay away!
Ok, on to my eats!
Breakfast
A peanut butter cookie Luna Bar. I dilly-dallied all morning so breakfast had to be something quick!
Dinner:
A HUUUUUUUUGE greek chicken salad! Spinach, leftover chicken, tomatoes, onions, feta cheese and greek dressing. SO good. I also had a glass of shiraz.
Alright... not sure what I'm doing for Thanksgiving Eve. A friend of mine is trying to convince me to go to the VFW in my hometown (about 20 minutes away from here) for a drink. I'm trying to convince another friend to come with me, since I don't want to go alone! Haha, I am a baby! We'll see what happens.
Last but not least, I want to send a BIG THANK YOU to my awesome/wonderful/beautiful friend and bridesmaid, Britt, for this very thoughtful Wedding Survival Kit she gave me the other day.
I'll post later with eats and the answer!
Breakfast:
"Topical Oats"- oatmeal sweetened with maple syrup, topped with vanilla yogurt, kiwi, pinapple, coconut and almond slices. YUM.
Lunch: (No pic)
My mom, my brother's girlfriend and I had gone wedding dress shopping and stopped at Ruby Tuesday's afterward. I had my usual lunch special- Turkey Minis with fries and the salad bar. MMM, MMM GOOD.
Dinner:
Since lunch was big, I wasn't real hungry for dinner. I ended up just making a bagel, topped with hummus, tomato slices and cheese, which I broiled in the toaster oven. Perfect light dinner.
Sunday
Breakfast:
Egg white omelet with imitation crab meat, artichoke hearts and asiago cheese.
Dinner:
After church I had put a whole bone-in chicken in the crockpot. The chicken was one of my parents' (they used to raise a few as a hobby). I just added garlic sea salt and black pepper, and turned the crock pot on low, and cooked for 7 hours. Perfect, fall-off-the-bone chicken.
I had a leg (I love dark meat, I can't help it) and some steamed asparagus, while reading a bridal magazine.
Ok, today's eats and wedding details to come later! Have a good Monday everyone!
Ok, I know I'm going kind of pumpkin crazy... but I can't help it! How have I never realized the fact that pumpkin literally makes everything better?! Hmm...
Ok, so I really wanted the same breakfast as yesterday (my chicken sausage egg white omelet) but I thought that would be kind of boring. Soooo I mixed it up with a Pumpkin Egg White Omelet.
From left to right: black grapes, Honey Crisp apples, Peanut Butter Company Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Peanut Butter, Mild Kimchi, Spinach, Reduced Fat French Onion Wheat Things, Kahiki Chicken Egg Rolls, a Lean Cuisine Panini (I've been meaning to try one!), maple syrup, canned artichoke hearts, Hunt's fire-roasted diced tomatoes, Chicken Broth, Miracle Whip Free, Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, V8 Soups (Sweet Red Pepper and Creamy Broccoli), Wasa Fiber Crackers, Athenos Crumbled Feta Cheese, Brummel and Brown, Turkey Bacon, Sargento Bistro shredded cheese, Crystal Farms string cheese, romano tomatoes, Sabra hummus with pine nuts, Tofu Shiratki noodles, mushrooms, kiwi, imitation crab legs, green pepper, sweet yellow onion and frozen cooked shrimp!
Woah. Now that's alot of food.
Dinner
Semi-Homemade Pumpkin Buttermilk Soup
Does anybody else watch the Food Network religiously? I don't quite as much as I used to (I just don't have time anymore!) but I looooooooooove Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee. I played on her ideas here a bit and made my own Semi-Homemade Soup.
1 can chicken broth
1 can Progresso Light Chicken & Noodle Soup
2 cups pumpkin puree
2 1/2 cups lowfat buttermilk
1 cup white button mushrooms, sliced
1 1/2 cups canned black beans, rinsed
Salt and pepper, to taste
Shredded asiago cheese (optional)
1. In a Dutch oven on medium, whisk together chicken brother, Progresso soup, pumpkin, buttermilk, salt and pepper.
2. Bring to boil; boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add beans and mushrooms.
4. Reduce heat to low; simmer 20-30 minutes, until mushrooms are tender.
5. Top soup with a little asiago cheese and freshly ground pepper.
6. SERVE! :-)
This soup was honestly sooooo good. The cheese really does add something, I would reccommend it! I had two bowls of this for supper and I am very satisfied.
For dessert, I had a glass of Yellowtail pinot noir (my Thursday night 'cocktail'):
AND.... a double-stuffed oreo with a little bit of cinnamon raisin swirl peanut butter on top. OH MY GOD this was amazing. You all need to run out and buy both of these things. Or, maybe you shouldn't, you'll never stop eating them! So good, seriously.
Okaaaaaaaay Grey's Anatomy is over and I'm pretty tired. I just probably go to bed! Good night everybody! TOMORROW IS FRIDAY!! :-)
