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Happy belated birthday Yooly! I ended up working most of the weekend including a full 8 hours yesterday. But I got the work done and it will get submitted to the client today! I also got some very positive feedback from other members of the team which means a lot. This was the first bigger proposal I have worked on so I…

Yep! And that is on the to do list. Along with a lot of other stuff. But we have plenty of time to do it all. Yesterday I ended up doing a simple dinner. I marinated the steaks I was going to use for pepper steak in some teriyaki sauce. Then I made some frozen rice and frozen broccoli. Added a bit of kimchi to the plate…

Going with some family to the mountains of Pigeon Forge. I actually went to college in East Tennessee so it holds a special place for me. We are renting 2 cabins for a week. I am so excited. Not only is there a lot to do in the area, but I do plan on taking some me time. I need it. Only a couple weeks before I leave!

I do have air conditioning thankfully. Wall units? They are under the windows in the wall, but pretty much look like a window unit. I have one in the living room and one in the bedroom. So those plus fans are working just fine. Some places in Chicago don't have air conditioning. There are a lot of apartments in OLD…

It is gonna get hot this week, though luckily not Yooly hot! Excessive heat watch for Wednesday and Thursday. Will stay just under 100 up here by the lake, but it will also be humid so feels like will be quite higher. So my meal plan is as follows: Tonight and tomorrow: Loaded baked potatoes (broccoli, bacon, cheese, green…

Been a really stressful couple of weeks at work so I have not had the time or energy to post. Meals have 100% been super easy and comforting. I am proud because I resisted ordering in even on the worst days. Today I got up and went to the bigger farmers market. I allowed what I found to dictate my meals for the week. Got…

Thanks Pav. Maybe I need to try them again. I do cauliflower rice here and there when I remember to buy it. Always mixed with the real deal. Otherwise I struggle with the texture. And shocked anyone made sense of my last post. So many mistakes! Yikes. That is what happens when typing with chronic fatigue and foggy brain.

Iw want to try the spiraling frozen veggies, but the one time I have in the past they were really soggy. How do you all make them? I wouldn't do a fukk replacement (I like my pasta dang it) but it would be nice as and addiction to bulk servings up and get a bit extra neggie nutrition.

So the bladder can react to many different things and cause cystitis without the presence of bacteria. I know this well because I deal with Interstitial Cystitis (also known as painful bladder syndrome). In fact, I have been in a flare the last week or so that just comes and goes. AZO has kept it from driving me too crazy…

So the hibachi bowl was great... until half way through when my brain decided it did not like the texture of the chicken and thus we could no longer eat it. Ever since I got so sick, I am having more and more food issues like that. This week we have 3 dinners: Vegetable coconut curry over udon noodles Pork chops with…

The plan for tonight is hibachi bowls! One of my favorites. This one is going to be veggie heavy which I am looking forward to. Chicken, some Asian veggie mix, mushrooms, zucchini, and onions all over rice. Using some teriyaki sauce and then a drizzle of Yum Yum sauce. The best part is that it does not require an oven…

Mmmm beef with broccoli and pepper steak are 2 of my favorites. I may have to make one of them soon. I made spaghetti with meat sauce and garlic bread last night. I was tired and some of my chronic health stuff started to flare up so wanted stupid simple. There were 2 packs of sauce in the freezer, 1 with ground beef and 1…

Breakfast: Chocolate Carnation Instant Breakfast (ever since I was so sick, I am hungry in the mornings but can not stomach much. These at least let me get SOMETHING down.) Lunch: 2 pieces of grilled chicken, 2 hawaiian rolls, and bean salad Snack: Strawberries and raspberries Dinner: Taco bowl (taco meat, fresh pico,…

I don't know why, but that looks like the best thing ever. So simple, but I think I would eat those over anything else offered to me right now.

Really thinking I am going to go back to the basics with my meals. Just keep is simple with a protein, carb, and veggies. It could be a stir fry, my hibachi bowls, or a chicken breast with a side of pasta roni and roasted veggies. I still just don't have the energy or WANT to cook very often but I need to start feeding…

Breakfast: Strawberry Carnation Instant Breakfast Lunch: 3 ham and cheese sliders and olives Snack: Honey dew melon Dinner: Roasted boneless, skinless chicken thighs and parmesan pasta roni Dessert: Chocolate pudding cup and a mini ginger ale Meals right now are just not that fun or exciting. Though I will say dinner is…

Multiple ways but my favorite has to be in loaded hashbrowns. Cook up some hashbrowns, add in whatever veggies you want, then crack in a couple eggs and scramble it all together. Top that with some ketchup and Siracha or other hot sauce. That may be my lunches for next week now haha.

For yesterday: Breakfast: Vanilla Carnation Instant Breakfast Lunch: salad of romaine, cherry tomatoes, avocado, chicken, candied pecans, blue cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette. Snack: 3 pieces of "party rye" with liver sausage pate and some honey dew melon Dinner: 4 ham and cheese sliders and olives Dessert: Minute Maid…

Ugh! I am so sorry you are dealing with that as well! They are the worst! Do you have some AZO? You can get it OTC and I find it helps a lot those first few days. I am actually no longer on Cipro because I started to have extreme pain in my lower legs. Since a serious side effect of Cipro is tendon rupture, my doctor took…

Finally really getting some veggies in. The last 2 days my lunch has been a salad with romaine, cherry tomatoes, avocado, broccoli slaw, blue cheese, honey roasted nuts, chicken, and balsamic vinaigrette. They have been SO good and just what I need after a week of toast, eggs, applesauce, and Gatorade.

Those temps make me want to cry Yooly! I would not survive that sort of weather. We get to the 90s with humidity and I refuse to leave the house. I did chores today but that is about it. The forecast said it was supposed to storm all day. We ended up getting like 30 mins of rain at 3pm. That is it. I wanted storms!! Just…

Still struggling to eat much. Just not that hungry. Today I had 2 chicken tenders (not very big) and half a slice of Texas toast for lunch. Dinner was some rice, teriyaki chicken, broccoli, carrots, and a couple potstickers. Finally getting some veggies back in which hopefully will help everything get back to normal.

They did quite well actually. The tea isn't super sweet at all. Just a bit to take the bitterness out of it.

Just as I start getting better from the food poisoning I get a kidney infection. But seriously, overall I am doing a lot better. I am now on Cipro for the kidney infection but even that is not nearly as bad as it was even yesterday. As long as I keep improving my doctor is fine with my current management. There was a…

I got to do donut Friday!!! So Friday mornings I like to get a donut from a local shop and then a tea from another shop as a sort of "you survived the week" treat. Since I am feeling better, I got to do it today. I had a strawberry glazed donut and a iced red tea latte with oat milk and cane sugar.

Congrats on the wedding Alex and welcome back. It is nice to "see" your face. I am still out for the count. In fact, I think I feel worse today then I did yesterday. Thinking the toast and scrambled eggs last night were a bit too much too soon. Trying to hang on at work because I just don't have much extra PTO right now.…

I was going to start posting here again this week, but ended up with food poisoning so that will be delayed. Yesterday I ate some applesauce and jello while drinking gatorade. Today has been 3/4 of a banana, gatorade, and some ginger ale. Super exciting.

So I won't be around the rest of today and maybe tomorrow. Ended up with food poisoning. Symptoms hit just as I was going to bed last night and did not let up until like 9am. Still not feeling great and I am very dehydrated so sipping water and a flat soda. Our building maintenance guy got me some ginger ale (he is an…

Laurie, I am so glad to know that your recovery is going smoothly. Yooly, I am so so sorry for your loss. My heart aches for you. The weather is wonderful here right now. In the 70's, sunny, with a nice breeze off the lakefront. Much better then the 90+ we had last week and over the weekend. Those days were miserable and I…

Maybe I missed it while I was gone, but what was in this roasted veggies mix? Cause it sounds like something I would really enjoy to have on hand!