OH I am a cruel, cruel woman!
After last Carter’s escapades last night, I decided I had to ban The Beautiful One from my room, just for the one night:
It was so difficult..especially when I heard him crying and scrabbling at my door at 11.45pm…or when I woke up to find him curled up in a little ball outside my door in the morning!! Poor baby! But, which is more important – Carter’s happiness, or my sleep? Carter’s happiness My sleep, obviously 😛
Sadly, I woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning, despite the more peaceful night 😦 Partly due to my skankyass virus, and partly due to the skankyass weather – aka, extremely strong wind and grey clouds! NOT good for my 4mile run!
I ate an apple, wheat germ and a rice cake, and then set off (somewhat sniffily)
8.58
9.05
8.49
8.51
The 2nd mile was hell! I was out of the shelter from the trees, and was running directly into the [really reaally strong] wind…HORRIBLE! I just wanted to cry 😦 I mean seriously, it was so windy and loud I couldn’t even hear my music! Suffice to say I was relieved to finish…
I had a scrummy breakfast waiting for me as a reward – overnight oats 😀
1/2 c. oats
1/2c. milk + a bit
1/2 c. yogurt
1/2 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp Vega chocolate smoothie mix
I warmed the bowl up (I was cold) by a bit of microwave/Aga action, and mixed in melted hot banana:
On the side – freshly picked blackberries and a tiny bit of cereal, with almonds on top:
So, so lovely 🙂
I was going to have a lunge lesson on Chika after breakfast (to honour Horsey Humpday, obvs), but I just couldn’t face it 😦 Nothing against Chika (I luff her!), but I was just in one of those terribly sad moods 😦 my mum helped by a) giving me a huge hug, b) telling me she felt exactly the same when she was sick last week, and c) offering to lunge Chika for me. She’s the best!!!
I cheered myself up by going to Waitrose for the weekly shop (and then getting angry when the strong wind blew half my bags over, in front of a car, whilst I was walking with the trolley, resulting in my scrabbling to pick up loose garlic, an aubergine and some cereal, whilst an angry driver looked on), before coming home for a yummy lunch.
I attacked my crazy squash that’s been in hiding for a while!
I roasted it alongside some bbq-salt seasoned carrot fries, parsnip and broccoli. Along with all that, I mashed up 1/2 c. red kidney beans with hummus:
And spread it on a slice o’ toast:
A fig accompaniment:
Simply fabulous! Hummus is always a win IMHO 😀 As is the square of 85% Lindt which may or may not have been consumed too….
In the arvo, I spent an age and a half reading through a huge thick psychology research paper in prep for my dissertation (as fun as it sounds), as well as picking 491g of blackberries:
Hurrah!
I also had an unpictured snack of a fresh fig and a 1/4c. cereal <- I wasn’t hungry, but I’m worried (seeing as I never get hungry for snacks) that my metabolism will become snail-like, so I thought a lil somethin’ somethin’ would do me good 😀
Currently, I’m baking oatmeal bars for my mum 😀 Packed with oats, hazelnuts, buckwheat, raisins, dried figs, apricots, pecans and hazelnuts! Quite the mix. Then I shall move onto dinner…
Dinner – last night, it was sooo ace!
Buckwheat & lentils:
Basil tofu:
Roast veggies – broccoli, squash, parsnip.
I mixed the buckwheat/lentils with tomato puree, balsamic vinegar, stock and mixed herbs, and when it was done cooking, I stirred in the broccoli and parsnip:
Oohhh it was THE scrummiest meal in a loooooong time!! Seriously, like proper wow. I actually plan on having a total repeat of it tomorrow 😀 And hopefully I’ll be able to slow down and enjoy it a bit more – I had to eat fast cos I was going to my BFF’s house 🙂
My bestie and I had such a nice time 🙂 We just talked, non-stop! LIke, no background noise or TV..just talking 🙂 And a lot (A LOT) of facebook stalking too….grubby skinny lanky 17yr old boys who used to go to our school are now handsome buff mature 20yr old men! I can’t believe how much people change in 3yrs!
It makes me really, really want to go to a reunion in like, 10yrs…I’m hoping my healthy living will mean that I’ll have a (slightly orange, due to all the squash) glow and be fit and bouncy, whilst 99% of people I used to know will be puffed with one too many McDonalds and look 10yrs older than they are….am I being cruel? Maybe. But high school was NOT enjoyable for me, and I sure know the reason why. I’m allowed to dream!!!
Anyway, uh, I seem to have rambled somewhat….I’ll shut up now 😛
Question – have you ever been to a school reunion? What was it like? Orrr if you haven’t, would you want to go to one?
Did you like high school? I was sooo miserable there…my ED started during my last 2yrs there, and I think that place and the people had a lot to do with why 😦
Hmm…let’s finish with a happy note! A bad joke maybe?
Why was the chicken happy?
Everything was egg-cellent….ha!
Hmph.
My ten year reunion is coming up this year, and I’m actually really excited about it!
Love the cat pics 🙂
Ooh how exciting!
You gotta love basil tofu! I found it recently in Waitrose and I love it. It sounds like you had a great time with your friend but your run sounds miserable. You still did a good job though so well done. I can’t imagine what it must be like running in the wind, rain and cold. I guess I’ve got the joys of winter running to come!
Oooh have you not run in the winter before? You’ll love it….:S actally, the rain = ok. cold = fine. ICE = freakin horrific!
I didn’t go to any of my reunions and will probably be out of the country for my 10th. School was okay for me, but I was glad to get out of there and really thrived at uni. I like the gossip but thanks to facebook and my friends I know what most people are doing and look like anyway. It never gets old hearing that the popular jock got fat, the dux turned to drugs or someone had a really badly named child.
Haha totally, it’s amazing what happens to some people! Heck in the 3yrs since I left, people have had multiple children, gone to live with monks due to drug addiction, lived with drug dealers, moved to mexico…I had a colourful year group :p
I went to my 10 year reunion this weekend! It was… weird.. but fun!
Oh how fun!!
Gosh how I’m always jealous at your meals :))
I hope the same, that everybody will be, well, ugly 😀 and not successful, and that I’ll be beautiful, with awesome legs and a really successful veterinary practice 🙂 Let’s hope, shall we
If you want it, you’ll get it 😀
I can see where your negative feelings towards other come from (obviously school was not a good experience)…and I know in your heart you know this, but talking down others or wishing they’ve done less well than ourselves doesn’t make one happier, it has to come from within. I’m not criticising you or the other people who have commented with similar sentiments, I just think it’s a disservice to the person that thinks that way and to their own happiness and development as a person. I sincerely hope you don’t take this the wrong way.
Aaanyway. I love those flavoured tofus too, especially the red pesto. I just bake the whole slab in the oven, yum!
The weather here is the same, a big autumn storm all this week!
Everyone has negative thoughts sometimes, and I was just expressing mine. Obviously, I don’t wish anything nasty to happen to anyone, but I was just trying to have a light hearted joke at the end of the blog to make people smile..I’m not actually wishing bad on anyone. I know that happiness is about myself and not others, I was just..having a laugh :s it’s not meant to be taken so seriously.
Aww my cat does that as well when I shut him out for keeping me awake. I feel so mean afterwards.
I just discovered Waitrose at the weekend and could have bought so much in there. I will have to go back on pay day for some treats.
I don’t think I’d go to a reunion for my high school. It was a pretty small place so I know what happened to most people just from facebook.
OH my gosh, you can have so much fun in Waitrose!
Your lunch looks amazing! I may have to recreate it sometime in the next week, seeing as I have white beans and hummus chilling out in my fridge right now (so much fiber and protein!)
I wish they had flavored tofus where I shop. That would be such a time saver and I think would make a lot of people more willing to try it!
You could get it online?
I totally what you mean about the cat vs. sleep dilemna–my cat will repeatedly paw my face in the morning to wake me up (at ungodly hours!!), but he’s too cute to shut out. Haha!
The things we put up with…:p
I hope you feel better soon! Sorry about the not so good run, but it sounds like you did well. 🙂
Love the photos of Carter, and your dinner looks amazing! (Yay for parsnips – I had some in my dinner tonight).
Hope you have a great evening!
He’s gorrrrgeous isn’t he!? 🙂
I love that brand of tofu, they do some great flsvours, I particularly Luke the sesame cutlets. My ed strarted last two years if high school too-which sucks major but dpart from that I loved Hugh school and can’t wait did my reunion to see sine, but not all, of the people. Hope ur feeling better!! Xxx
The almond and sesame one? That’s my favourite 😀
That picture’s just reminded me – I bought some of that basil tofu the other day and forgot about it! Thanks, that’s tomorrow’s dinner sorted : )
Ha, soglad I could help 😛
I sure know where you’re coming from with the whole hating high school thing
I would love a reunion but at the same time… not really…
Hmm, I’m hoping college this year will turn out better, and so far it really has been!!
Anyway, I hope you get well soon ❤
Awh I hope it continues to go well for you 🙂
My high school years were the best. We haven’t had a formal reunion, I wish there had been one!
You’re still battling this crazy virus? Oh no, hope you feel better soon!
By the way Carter is so CUTE ❤
I’ve only had it about 4days..my mum had a it a full week!
Ugh, sorry that you’re sick. I can totally commiserate. I’m not “good” at being sick either. I get so grumpy and easily upset. Hope you start to feel better soon!!
I’ve never been to a reunion. I missed my 5 year, so now I have to wait a few more years for my 10 year. I’m not sure how I feel about it. Although I have to admit, similar thoughts about some of my former classmates have crossed my mind 😉 haha
Hehe, we all have those thoughts sometimes – keeps us human!
Aww, at least you know you’re loved! If only they understood that we’re not as nocturnal as they are! Someone told me that if you tire them out at night, they usually sleep instead of spending the evening making you carazyyy.
I don’t mind if he’s crazy in the evening, it’s fun to watch 😛 just not the night!! Bless 🙂
MMMmmmm pretty pictures today! Very colorful and veggie-ful (as usual). Poor baby Carter. Cats do have a way of making us feel guilty, don’t they?
It’s a talent they have :s
Can I just say I loved how you used the phrase “so ace”?
Lol 🙂
Sorry you had such a skanky day love.. I think it’s going around!!!
I HATED high school until I switched schools my last 2 years.. then I loved it. I can’t WAIT for a reunion to see those people because i miss them!
Awh that’s great that switching schools helped!
I went to my reunion even though I hated high school and it was a blast. You will look better than 99% of your class:) And those boys who looks good at 20, might not at 28( hair goes fast!). But people I didn’t like at 17 were all so nice, and there were no hard feelings. You realize we were all just kids back then and still had so much to learn…
That’s very true – we’re hardly the finished product at that age!
Your posts are so great, full of colors and vegetables! You inspire me to make more of an effort 🙂 and your cat is the absolute cutest.
I loved and hated HS at the same time. My 10 year reunion is only a few years away, and I probably will go for the amusement factor, but I wouldn’t feel like I was missing out if I didn’t.
I think it’d be worth going, even if you donned a disguise and just went in secret to see how people had changed 😛
I can’t believe I have never thought of mixing red kidney beans with hummus! I’ve always mixed them with salsa! Freya, you are a genius 😀
Hope your virus goes away soon!
P.S. The story about your cat sleeping outside of your door made me go, “awwwww!!!!” 😀
Much love xxx
Haha I AM a genius, I’m glad you’ve finally come to your senses and realised 😛
I know how you feel about wanting to show all your old school mates just how healthy and happy you are! My ED started in my last 2 years of uni and it made it such a dark, difficult time for me. I’ve met up with some old uni friends since graduation and they can’t believe how much I’ve changed in the last 3 years since Uni…
And I’m getting married next year so it’ll be my chance to show even more people just how far I’ve come! 😀
I just want to let you know quickly about the nak’d bars I bought recently. I bought a 4-pack of cocoa loco and they were nice but quite expensive from Sainsburys. So I went on their website to look at their products and you can buy something called “The Uber Trek & Nakd Prezzie Box” for just £13…. it’s got EVERYTHING in it, and it’s saved my loads of money!
I received mine yesterday and it literally made my day!
Here’s the link if you’re interested:
http://www.naturalbalancefoods.co.uk/store/prezzie-boxes/default.aspx
Awh I’m so glad tyou’re in a good place now – and getting married! BIG congrats 😀
Thanks for the box info – I actually got one last christmas, which is when I discovered all the wonderful flavours 😀 it’s the best!
I actually love high school – I miss it so much! For me, high school meant no stress, classes with great people, a solid group of friends, and access to afterschool sports. I was super carefree in high school, the opposite of now 😦 Plus I got to be home a lot more.
Sigh.
Anyways, I love the term “skankyass” – it made me crack up over my OIAJ 😀
I’m glad you had fun 🙂 treasure those memories!
Haha LOL I hope you didn’t spill the OIAJ in your hilarity fit 😛
Brit Chick,
Your dishes are so healthy and colorful! They look absolutely gorgeously delicious! Can’t wait to try.
xoxo
Thank you!
I’ve not been to a school reunion.. yet….. I’ve just not been all that interested in seeing (most of) the people from high school at this point in time. My 10 year is coming up next year, so maybe I’ll brave it. But probably not :p
I didn’t have a hugely horrible time in h.s. Especially once I got into activities I really enjoyed (dance & theatre). But there was such unnecessary drama and pettiness all the time…I always wanted to just get it over with and move on to living my own life.
Oh the unnecesary drama..people are so OTT at 18!
My best friend from high school and I made a pact that if we were both able to make our 5 year reunion we would go. Well, we were both free, so we went. It was more enjoyable than either of us anticipated, but it wasn’t the most fun I’ve ever had either. Mostly chatted with some classmates. Our ten year reunion is coming up in 1.5 years, and my friend wants to go. Have to say I could go without, but if we’re both free we’ll be there!
Go for it, I say!