Time seems to disappear whenever I think I’m going to have a long day to get all kinds of things done.
It might have something to do with the leisurely pace at which I’m taking things or with how I’m doing about 20 things at once instead of 1 at a time. That’s okay — nothing’s on a deadline and I’m taking it easy on myself.
Eats were random today — my fridge was pretty bare this morning so before I left to change that I made do with a can of tuna and some mayo. Simple. This used to be my daily afternoon snack, hence my nickname “tuna” — and it wasn’t actually so bad, but warning: it’s not that appetizing cuz it is what it is!
After errands and dilly dallying (i.e. reading magazines in Shoppers, etc.) I headed to Remark to pick up some groceries. And by some I mean more than I meant to, but I blame being hungry and having bare shelves if I needed an excuse. Coming home was kind of like a fresh start and for that I’m grateful!
I stocked up on all kinds of good stuff…including some “artisinal butter” that I figured I might as well try (local, they say) and some unhomogenized milk. Random — should be interesting — could be gross — but reading Nina Planck’s Real Food and some blog posts about the stuff made me at least think I could try it (I mostly use milk for my coffee). I’ve got almond milk as a backup and London is rampant with Starbucks so you know where to find me if things are gross.
And a treat was definitely the fresh figs that I bought. I devoured about half the package already…
and made use of ‘em in a salad that I just ate! I know it’s late for lunch, but I’m saying whatever and going with it! After my evening workouts I’ll be ready for another meal and I’ve cooked up some chicken and pork chops so I’m all set with options, plus I roped Angela into coming over and helping me roast that massive head of cauliflower — something I’ve wanted to do ever since I saw a recipe (albeit a weird one) on punchfork forever ago.
Yay for being back home and having a kitchen/the opportunity to cook!
Now it’s time for me to head to the chiropractor — yay! There’s lots of exciting things going on with Life By Design today because so many people are starting their 30 day challenges! I’ll also share this newspaper story and link to a great blog post that Dr. Kreso wrote earlier today about who you surround yourself with. Thought provoking, to say the least, and I think it extends to more — what kinds of things are you filling your life with? TV shows? Magazines? Music? Podcasts? Books? Blogs? I know this is worth considering — there’s unlimited information out there and it’s at our fingertips, so choosing on purpose to listen to and expose ourselves to only the best options = a good idea, don’t you agree?
Have you ever tried fresh figs?
How do you choose which blogs you read? Does it change?
Do you ever consciously think about who you’re spending your time with? Have you ever had to break up with a pal because they weren’t lifting you up?
Happy Monday!
I love me some tuna. I am like you, right out of the can. Cheap and easy fuel. Delicious. I have never had a fig. I would love to try one though.
You should! I had one at a restaurant off a tree on their property and it was the most delicious thing ever. I taste nostalgia!
Tried fresh figs. Yum. Choosing blogs is a hit or miss for me. Read a few lines and I’m in or out (I know that’s kinda rude)-look for those that have something in common with my life. I try to spend time with positive people and yes have so had to let go of friendships
Life’s too short to let other people bring you down — props for realizing it!
OMG there is nothing in the world like fresh figs. My Nonni used to have fig trees, and when she died, all of her daughters (my mom & aunts) got one…so now we have a fig tree in our backyard! Ours is not very fruitful, unfortunately, my aunt got the best fig tree
. But gah I <3 figs. Be careful you don’t eat too many though….they’re like a natural laxative….TMI, sorry lol…
Anyway. YES to choosing who and what you surround yourself with! I think on the one hand, you can’t just “hear/see what you want to hear/see” because sometimes that means shutting out the truth. But on the other hand, if you want to be optimistic, happy, balanced, you need to surround yourself with people who are optimistic, happy, balanced, etc. For me I definitely have to choose what I read, especially blogs. I can’t read blogs where people are like OVERLY positive/happy and deny ever feeling crappy in any sense because that’s just total bullshit and it annoys me lol. I love to read your blog because while your’e really happy/positive, you had to work through a lot of shit to get there – and a lot of other blog friends are currently working through shit to get there – and that’s what’s inspiring to me, since I am still figuring out how to work through the hard stuff to get there. I’ve actually decided recently to really trim down the amount of blogs I read – most people in the HLB world are soooo food-centric (even in a good way!) and what I personally need to do right now is NOT focus on/think about food so much. So I still read like….five, mostly ones that are about life in general but also blogs of people I really care about/support, and it’s SO much nicer – I can leave more in-depth comments, and I have SO much more time to read other things that are important to me – like the news, for example. My country is electing a president (hopefully not a new one….) in like two months, so I’m not gonna sit here and read food blogs while I could be educating myself on policy and econommics and learn what I’m going to be voting for in November hah.
You are SO right about choosing wisely and about reading the news or things that matter more than what some weirdo in Canada ate for breakfast
JK JK I promise never to solely dive into food talk and if I do PLEASE let me know — or I’ll judge by your absence that things are going donwhill 
! Totally kidding — but fYI I love your comments and they always inspire mroe thinking and often times journalling. I love blogs, but there’s literally a bajillion that I could read — and I know I’d be affected by them so it’s improtant to choose wisely! 
Reading blogs about people just a step ahead of me in recovery was HUGE for me! I knew I had to stop reading certain blogs when they were focused on how hard recovery was because while that’s true, I couldn’t get into the mindset when I was ready to step forward. Now I’m rambling…but amen to everything you said!
And thanks for the fig warning
I am mass jealous of that fig tree even if it’s not so fruitful! You/your fam is the coolest!
I didn’t know there’s such thing as unhomogenized milk… interesting! Are there any benefits to drinking it instead of homogenized?
And yes I love figs! I usually only eat dried ones (my crack!) though because fresh ones are so hard to find. I’ve only seen them once at the grocery store this summer (and of course I bought them)!
I definitely think it’s important to consider who you surround yourself with! I once had to stop sitting beside a girl in class because she was just so negative that she always brought me down. I mostly choose what blogs to read based on how interesting their content is. If I read a few posts and want to read more, I’ll add them to my reader. But I also judge how their posts make me feel. I like to feel inspired and motivated after reading a blog! Like Kate said though, I don’t like it when they’re overly positive. That comes off as fake to me. I need to see that there is a real person behind the posts.
No benefits besides it tasting better!