A Surprisingly Productive Sunday

Hello! Well, losing an hour today really had me bummed out this morning. It seems like the later it is in the day, the less hope I have for getting anything done. However, I used a couple of my 'tricks' to help me seize as many minutes as I could. First, I turned off the TV. It's amazing how well this works! I can get sucked into hours of bad TV so easily. But if I just turn it off it's as if time slows back down to 'regular' speed. Second, I made a list of things I'd like to do today. I used my big white board because it makes me happy. Crossing things off of a list is so motivating for me! There are still 3 things 'uncrossed', but I'm happy with what I got accomplished. And there is still time to read in bed!

I started off my morning with Egg-In-Hole (with a slice of cheese) and half of a grapefruit for breakfast. Of course there was coffee, too. (I drink water with every meal, and it usually shows up in my pictures, but I never seem to mention it).

(Toast up the bread from the 'hole', too!)

Flip! Some of the egg whites escaped...I blame the thinly sliced bread, not my flipping skills.

Top with a slice of cheddar and the toast circle.

After breakfast I worked on blog post #1 of the day. Then I got to work on setting up my Garmin. I took a break to make some Amy's shells & cheese for lunch. It was eaten in front of the computer while watching Garmin tutorials (what can I say, I like to be shown how to do stuff).

Today wasn't horrible weather, but since I was going to be running outside, I waited until about 4:00 to head out (I think 2:00 - 4:00 is the warmest part of the day).

First run with the Garmin!

My run was a bit lack-luster, but that has nothing to do with the Garmin. I had planned on going 6 miles, but at mile 2 my stomach started bothering me. I was on a nearby bike/running trail, so I was able to find a bench to rest on until I felt better. It was actually kind of nice. I realized that I don't just go to a park to relax anymore! Whenever I'm outside it's usually to run, so it was kind of nice to people/squirrel watch for a little while. After about 15 minutes, I headed home and was happy to arrive without any more stomach pain. I ended up running 4 miles in just under 40 minutes. This doesn't include the time I spent on the bench, but it does include the time it took me to walk up a huge hill that my sore IT bands can't handle yet.

Once I got home I took Stella on a walk (nice way to cool down), took a shower, and put in a load of laundry. Then I did some dishes, made crispy chickpeas, and packed my lunch. This was my first time making chickpeas this way, and I really liked them! I rinsed a can of chickpeas, patted them dry, misted them with some olive oil spray, and then sprinkled on an assortment of spices - whatever sounded good to me at the time. Then I popped them into a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes (shaking once).

Pre-oven

Post-oven (toasty!)

These will be a great little snack or salad topper. In fact, they make an appearance atop a spinach salad in my lunch tomorrow! The salad is spinach, red bell pepper, carrot, chickpeas, & yogurt dressing. I also packed some olives & apple slices. For breakfast I packed an English muffin with almond butter & a small yogurt. And for snacks I have half of a grapefruit and celery & carrots with hummus.

Katie & I are going to visit some friends in LA next week. I want to try to use up all of our perishables before we leave since we'll be gone for 8 days(!). I dug through the fridge and found some leftover pesto+tomato sauce that I made last week. I decided to mix this with my leftover shells & cheese for dinner. I also added a Morningstar Farms vegetarian sausage patty for protein. It was great & filling!

After dinner I did another load of laundry, round 2 of dishes, & took inventory of everything that needs to be eaten before our trip. I put the list on the white board in our kitchen so it is easily visible.

And now I'm caught up on my blogging! Time to read in bed - goodnight!