Awesome August
Mihani
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Hi All... I didn't get a chance to check in yesterday. I was busy with the house then I crashed after dinner. A little sore today but not bad. Going to spend the day at my desk trying to catch up some work. Plus laundry, set up my salads, cut up watermelon, make salad dressing. And treadmill.
Magic, I think Merry Maids would probably be fine. I'm sure they have protocols in place like wearing masks, gloves, etc.
It seems like this year is passing quickly, but it hasn't been much fun.
Had my friend that I hired to help me clean here yesterday and we both worked hard. The house is beautiful. Hopefully my contractor will be back soon to get back to work on the remaining projects.
I made a big pot of red potatoes and fresh green beans last night. So good! Sauteed onion and garlic in a little veggie broth, added a little more veggie broth and the chopped potatoes, smoked paprika, black pepper, no salt seasoning. Covered and cooked on medium for about 20 minutes then stirred in the green beans, covered and cooked another 15 minutes. Came out perfectly. Also made oven roasted corn on the cob. It all sure tasted good since I was working hard on the house all day and hadn't eaten since early in the morning.
Magic, I think Merry Maids would probably be fine. I'm sure they have protocols in place like wearing masks, gloves, etc.
It seems like this year is passing quickly, but it hasn't been much fun.
Had my friend that I hired to help me clean here yesterday and we both worked hard. The house is beautiful. Hopefully my contractor will be back soon to get back to work on the remaining projects.
I made a big pot of red potatoes and fresh green beans last night. So good! Sauteed onion and garlic in a little veggie broth, added a little more veggie broth and the chopped potatoes, smoked paprika, black pepper, no salt seasoning. Covered and cooked on medium for about 20 minutes then stirred in the green beans, covered and cooked another 15 minutes. Came out perfectly. Also made oven roasted corn on the cob. It all sure tasted good since I was working hard on the house all day and hadn't eaten since early in the morning.
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Thanks for starting us off, Mihani!
I am sure you're right...but I started thinking of how many homes they had been in...I know there are lots of pro cleaning companies now, with COVID cleaning protocols in place...I just decided to wait. Will do the best I can for now.
Later on, when things are not so crazy, I might have them come in.
Today's menu easy
coffee
oatmeal
big salad with potatoes
veggie sandwich
fruit
Have a great day everyone.
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Magic, your day sounds simple and tasty! Probably best to postpone Merry Maids until you feel comfortable with having them there. How are your projects coming along?
I cleaned up my office this morning. Paper everywhere. Then I worked for a couple hours and took a nap. Getting ready to have lunch and start laundry, then back to work. I made ginger miso dressing this morning so lunch will be a salad and watermelon.
I still have work to do to get my office the way I want it, but there is stuff in there that I'll need help moving out before I can rearrange. My old desk was torn down and a big piece of it is still sitting upright in a corner which is annoying. I was going to buy new desks but I decided to hold off for now. I have two buffet tables that are working perfectly well and give me a lot of surface to work on.
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Happy August, Plant People!
My annual physical is at the end of this month, so this month is a truly focused one. Today I did 10984 steps, and though Sunday night is family dinner...when we order in, and it is usually Indian, stuck close to the core principles.
This month I'm really focusing on my scheduling. My schedule has been all over the map, and I just finished reading an article about "timeblocking", the basics being you set aside a block of time each day at the same time to accomplish tasks in a set project category.
Sounds compulsive, but when I think about it, I already time block my a.m./p.m. routine, meal timing, and I need to timeblock to get the book I'm writing done, make progress towards my piano certification, and definitely to make more time for community.
Take care all! You're all fabulous and I'm so grateful for this group!1 -
Great step count, Shred!
I love that kind of desk, Mihani...loads of surface to spread out on!
How's the homestead life going, Austin?
Today's Plan (last day of work...off at 2pm)
coffee
amy's burrito plant based
gardein chicken tender sammy
stir fry veggies tonight with jasmine rice
dessert of not sure...hoping watermelon...but first, need to buy
VACATION MEAL PLANS:
WILL BE BASIC AND REPETITIVE (Following High Carb Hannah's lead on being repetitive...it does work for me...I just need to do it!)
oatmeal, blueberries, almond milk
homemade green juice (kale, celery, cucumbers, granny smith apple, lemon, ginger)
stir fry veggies and jasmine rice or sushi bowl (lots of room for variety in both)
watermelon, cantaloupe, peaches for snacks and dessert
ten days of this
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Happy Monday, Plant People!
That's all! Happy Monday!1 -
Update on my it never stops changing mind!
Molly Maids just called and we talked about all their precautions...sounds like they are doing a good job making sure everyone stays safe...so I am going to have them 8/19...early morning.
That way I am forced to follow through with my decluttering on my vacay and not keep putting it off.
The end.
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Your meal plans for the next 10 days sound great, Magic! And glad you were reassured about Molly Maids. It will be a big help I'm sure.
Shred, I am always thinking I should work on time management as soon as I get time!
Hope all is well in Austin World!
I had a busy day and more work to do tonight. Going to eat some leftovers then head to my desk for a couple hours, then treadmill, then kick back with a book until bedtime.
B - ezekiel toast, plant protein shake
L - big ol' salad, a few lundberg rice thins, almond milk yogurt
D - leftover red potatoes and green beans, watermelon
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Mihani: I admire that you can do 3 meals a day...that's my goal. I find my biggest slips are those snacking times...I'm not even aware of what I'm eating, and there's certainly no good reason for it.
Sleep tight all! Sunday was Indian food night, and the night was restless and full of dreams. Today was a regular McDougall Day and I know tonight will be a restful night.
Take care, friends "see you tomorrow"!0 -
Oh, and I love me a good data set (the geek in me...!)
And, it seems that what makes me feel best is roughly 15 to 20 grams of fat, 60 grams of protein and the rest in high fiber carbs.0 -
Hi Shred, I was never much of an evening snacker. It's at work that I am tempted into the junky stuff. I have been keeping more fruit at the office so if I do get the munchies I have better choices than the salty snackies in the cabinet. I used to easily eat 500+ calories a day in crackers, pretzels, etc. just sitting at my desk. Ugh!
Dr. F's advice about having enough time between meals to finish digesting and actually be hungry for the next meal helped me. https://www.drfuhrman.com/get-started/quick-start His books go more in depth about how snacking keeps our digestive system working all the time.
I've also dabbled in intermittent fasting. That helps a lot to get in touch with hunger signals.
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Thanks for this, Mihani...I know that I snack to quell anxiety, since my snacking crests right before I have to do something I find difficult.
My goal is largely peace with food (the weight loss is awesome, too, though)...so having 3 meals, and one snack is my Big Goal for the remainder of this year.
I am taking a daily MegaWalk and hitting over 9k steps lately, and I've added ankle weights to my daily Pilates/free weight training.
I used to do 4 hours of week on the elliptical trainer (I did an annual stairclimb) which was great for my glutes. I took a look at myself yesterday in the mirror, and oh, my those glutes are tragic! Time to do some incline training on our treadmill.
I know one day we'll be able to do much of what we did before the pandemic, so when I can finally see my friends, tower run, weight train again I want to be in good shape.
Also, this is going to sound very petty, but I've noted how unhealthy people look when I see crowd shots during the news. I know it was a journey of decades for me to go from fad diets to McDougall, but I hope that what the pandemic might bring is a greater awareness of how our planet needs to heal, and that not consuming animals could go a long way towards that goal.
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Menu today
Coffee
Green juice. Joe’s Mean Green
Sushi Bowl no avocado ...rice, carrots, pickled ginger, cukes, cilantro, green onions
Zoodles with NSA pasta sauce
Watermelon
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Hi Shred, your workouts sound amazing! I am really lazy about exercise and have to push myself constantly, even though once I'm on the treadmill I'm fine and even enjoy it. Making myself do it is the problem!
Magic, your meals sound great!
Austin, how are things going?
B - ezekiel toast with a smidge of PB
L - oats with hemp hearts, blueberries, walnuts
D - the salad I never got around to eating at work
I'm so tired! Work has been stressing me out a lot the past few weeks.
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Happy Wednesday, peeps!
I thought I wrote a quick check-in Monday, but I don't see it here. ARG.
Yesterday, I was super, duper tired. Food okay, but too zonked to check in. It was just a super busy day.
Tomorrow is grocery shopping. I may try to get up early and get that out of the way.
Best thing I can say for my week is that I created a new salad dressing I am happy with. I ran out of cucumbers, and am using warm steamed broccoli (buzzed in an immersion blender) as the base. I ad some avocado, nooch, onion powder and red wine vinegar, and it is creamy and delicious. So yay to that. Othre than that, the menu is the usual Austin stuff.
Mihani - your menu looks great! And yay to the treadmill! Nothing wrong with treadmill if that's what works for you!
Magic - your menu loosk yummy, too, but I am forgetting what NSA sauce is!
Shred - I love your Mega Walk - so inspiring! My step goal is generally lower than yours (knee issues), but I did make it over 9K today.
I am off to soak and meditate and go to bed. Phew!
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NSA ... no sugar added 😉0
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Morning glories!
coffee
sweet potato and braised cabbage (really just cabbage in my fry pan)
salad with TJs herb lettuce and then iceberg for lots of crunch, cukes, carrots, scallions...edamame...tahini lemon dressing
watermelon
dinner...hmmmmmm, stir fry with rice
dark chocolate...just a small amount from TJs
that's it...loving being home and making all my meals...oh, and GREEN JUICE!
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Happy Thursday!
I was up till 1 a.m. reading a novel titled "Sutton" about the bank robber Willie Sutton, and now I'm just flat lined. (I'm only reading what entertains me, rather than something which is emotionally churning...there's sure enough of that in the nonfiction world!)
Whenever I'm in this state I find something that I don't love doing and do it, since my mind is too tired to do anything else...so a big flurry of cleaning, including our beloved and used daily air fryer.
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Glad you are enjoying your staycation, Magic!
I love your salad dressing experiments, Austin. I should try more varieties, but I have a few tried and true and tend to stick with them. How did grocery shopping go?
Shred, lately I find myself not wanting to read or watch anything that isn't strictly entertainment. I have several news sites that I check every morning while I drink my tea. The rest of the day I actively avoid the outside world and concentrate on my work and real life. I have taken a break from social media other than this lovely quiet corner.
Had a super busy day as usual. I am taking tomorrow off. Have some errands, hair appointment, visiting a friend, etc. I plan to go to the office both Saturday and Sunday. I need some quiet time without phones and clients and being interrupted a thousand times a day so I can catch up on some things.
Meals today same as yesterday. Easy peasy.
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Happy Thursday, friends!
Mihani - my warm broccoli-based dressing is my new favorite. I made it again tonight. That said, I have eaten my previous favorites many tens of times. So, I am very much with you on loving the tried and true. This one was a happy result born of having run out of what I needed for my regular tried-and-true favorite (which is a variation on a mustard-y one that you pointed me at!).
In answer to your question - I did only a little bit of grocery shopping today. I went and got a flat tire fixed and then stopped at Natural Grocer, a health food shop and got a small selection of items. I will get my regular grocery run done tomorrow. It would have been great to do today but I was kinda erranded out.
Shred - Hey, your cleaning stories are inspiring. I need to do some deep cleaning in my kitchen.... soon! Not tonight.
Magic - Your staycation sounds lovely! Are you watching movies? Hanging with Lulu? Getting in any poolside time? However you are relaxing, I am imagining you with Lulu and sipping a health green juice but with a paper umbrella.
Meals today were fine. I am off to do a bit of indoor stepping before bed!0 -
Staycation going well.. a little on the lazy side. Weird stuff happening at work. Has me a wee bit stressed.
Long story... will write when at the computer.
Meanwhile menu...
Coffee
Green juice
Cabbage sweet potato 🍠
Salad with russets
Water melon
Dark chocolate
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Soooooo...back when covid hit hard in the beginning...they let our Supervisor go. I am a receptionist with two other girls to fill all shifts.
I work F-M and I get off at two
2nd girl comes on at two on Monday and works till close M - Th (tues - thurs she works til 3)
3rd girl comes in early Tue - Thu and works till 3
All nice and good
Now, the 3rd girl is really a fill in for someone who left. And now girl three is going back to school next week.
This weekend is my vacay...and no one to fill in. They are going to have the sales people answer the phones and do our desk. WTF?
I can just imagine a salesman answering the phone when an customer comes in and they miss the opportunity to sell and it goes to someone NOT ON THE PHONE.
The whole system is wack!
Plus they have NOT hired a third girl yet.
We get no communication from the controller who has supposedly taken over the supervisor's job of supervising us.
It is a complete mess...I am now stressing if I will have my 38 hours a week anymore...I already have lost two to the new hours cuz of covid. Trying to be positive but terribly worried since I obviously need to work. Plus this is just a mess and when I do go back, the desk will be crazy. WE are in charge of dealer plates and must know where they are all the time. Salesmen are not going to be keeping track.
I think the whole thing is going to implode on the powers that be.
Girl #2 is keeping me up to date. They do not have her covering my vacation, which is so stupid.
If you followed any of this...I would be shocked. IT IS A COMPLETE DISASTER!
Later, dolls!
PS If our supervisor would still be here, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. She was the best...and so caring. I miss her, terribly.0 -
Had a very good day! I really needed this day off. Of course I checked emails a couple times and forwarded a few things to our secretary or responded that I was out and would get back later, but other than that I didn't really think about work much today.
I mostly lazed around reading and napping. Nearly finished with the latest book I'm reading and will get to the last few chapters after dinner. Went to my hair appointment in the afternoon then visited an elderly friend who I haven't seen since COVID hit and it was so nice to have some (socially distant) face to face time. I'm just so tired of this.
Treated myself to 2 toaster waffles this morning. I don't know for sure why I bought them but I was walking by the freezer section and thought they looked good. They are organic and whole grain so not a bad indulgence at all. Had a Dr. McD soup for lunch and going to have a HUGE salad for dinner. I didn't eat much today so I'm hungry.
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Hey Magic... your post popped up when I posted mine. I hope all works out. Sounds dreadful! Try to relax and enjoy the rest of your staycation though. The COVID chaos continues.
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Up in mid night...
Texted HR pal at work about LUTHER Series on prime. Hard to watch cuz of violence and scary stuff... but so good.
She said for me to enjoy my vacation and she would see me next Friday! So I guess I still have a job
Anyway I just came in to say tomorrow afternoon the notary is coming for me to sign my papers for my refinancing of the home! That’s pretty exciting
OK kids you have a great night rest of the night I hope you’re out fast asleep I’m gonna go and try and fall back asleep myself
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Been up since 5...cleaned the guest bathroom, since the notary might need to use it. Looks pretty good, actually.
The dining table is cleaned off to sign papers and the living room looks ok. All is presentable, thankfully.
menu
coffee
green juice
new fav: ezekiel toast with avocaco, sweet vidalia onion, crisp iceberg, tomato...soooooooo good. Toasted ezekiel makes it
watermelon
stir fry and rice
dark choco
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Hi y'all! Went to the office for about 5 hours today. Got through quite a bit. Going back tomorrow to try to get through more.
Have grocery delivery coming and going to make a big pot of lentil veggie soup. I don't use a recipe for this it's just lentils, onion, celery, carrot, potato, greens, veggie broth, spices. Also need to set up my salads for the week and make salad dressing. I think the punchy mustard. That should make the week super easy. Oats with blueberries, walnuts, hemp hearts, chia seeds for breakfast. Soup and fruit for lunch. Big ol' salads for dinner.
Yay for getting your refi completed, Magic! I love Ezekiel bread too.
Today was good...
B - ezekiel with a smidge of PB and an apple
L - Dr. McD soup
D - will be a veggie wrap with homegrown tomatoes from my neighbors garden (he gave them to me I didn't steal them! LOL)
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Happy Saturday:
Today I went to a 2 hour learn how to ride a bike course in 95 degree heat and my family took me out for ice cream afterwards since I actually went and learned how to ride a bike!
I figured that variety in my life is going to have to come from doing more stuff outdoors, and our city is replete with bike paths.
Next, I'm signing up for the intermediate safe city biking course so if I want to use our street bike lanes I know the protocol.
Regretted the ice cream..but they were so excited, and they wanted to treat me!
Now, ashtanga yoga?1 -
Happy Saturday, y'all!
Shred, I love the sound of your biking adventure! As it happens, we are about bikes at our house this week. All of our bikes needed repair, and we had someone come do that (he does house calls & works in your driveway, super safe!). Now I just need a new pair of biking shoes, as my bike has special pedals that require them and my old shoes need replacing. Yoga sounds fun!
Mihani - your veggie lentil soup sounds grand! And a big hurray to having scored those homegrown tomatoes. You lucky girl, you.
Magic - you are blowing and going on your house! Hurray to the job. Luther looked too scary for me! I think you are brave!
I am off to log my food and then maybe go for a walk! Food stayed on track today... nothing special... oh, except pluots. I picked up a few. It was fun to try a new fruit, but hard to tell the taste from regular plums.1 -
That's an awesome idea about the biking classes, Shred! I don't ride in the city much just around my neighborhood and occasionally a park near me that has a bike path. It has been a couple years since I've ridden though.
I like pluots, Austin. Hope you had a nice walk.
My grocery delivery was so late that I put off making soup until this morning. I ended up with onion, carrot, celery, potato, a handful of the beets I had for my salads, and broccoli. Definitely will have to freeze some it's a huge batch. Delicious!!! I seasoned with black pepper, cumin, thyme, coriander, garlic. Honestly didn't have room in my stockpot to add greens so I sauteed kale and collards with red onion and garlic. Made a big skillet full that will last a few days.
Have easy baked tofu in the oven should be done soon. Set up my salads last night but still need to make salad dressing. Then I'm all set for the week!
Decided against going back to the office today. I will work here at home. Lots to do. Should be at my desk by noon. If I stop playing on the internet and get my salad dressing made anyway.
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Happy Sunday:
All and all a good week!
My family and I are figuring that we won't get back to "normal" for another 6 months so we've been brainstorming about ways to have fun during this pandemic..(we're going to call it fundemic!).
I subscribed to Yoga With Adrienne which is a youtube challenge some friends of mine have been following/using, so I'm going to see if I lure the men into joining me.0
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