1 day down, 4 days to go! Is it wrong to start counting down the week this early? I can’t help it. The weather is so beautiful and I am dying to be outside…or near a window.

When I got home I had this mess to deal with.

I went to unload the dishwasher and realized the dishes were still dirty. Oops. Now my sink is an even bigger mess! Hopefully I can get it done before bed.

We had planned to make lettuce wraps for dinner but had a change in plans since B is sick. He either has the flu or food poisoning or something like that.

I ended up eating the leftovers from lunch with a few additions. Fish sticks with tartar sauce, sautéed Brussels sprout, macaroni, and baked beans. Dessert was a Samoa cookie.

Now I think it is time to face my kitchen. Eek!

Yet another day with no afternoon post. Boo. My job has always been an all or nothing situation when it comes to work load, and right now my cup is overflowing. So much so that B and I have decided to take a half day on Friday and head to Myrtle Beach.

Thank you all for your encouragement on my work situation.  I am so sorry to keep venting to you all and thank you for continuing to read. My work is directly related to my work-life balance, my mood, and stress level and therefore my health so I don’t feel like I can leave it out.

I did get out of bed this morning for a workout. I tried 30 Day Shred and was excited that my performance was slightly improved. It wasn’t much but enough to keep me from being discouraged. Pre-workout I was starving so I grabbed a little Agave Plus granola and a few almonds.

Like the rest of this week I did not have time to eat breakfast before leaving for work, but I busted it out as soon as I got to the office.

I finally got to try a Glo Bar!!! I will be honest that it was not love at first bite. At first I thought it really had a “healthy food” taste. But the more I ate the more I liked it. I think that my initial taste was just because my palette was completely unfamiliar with some of the ingredients in the bars. I definitely am looking forward to trying the other flavor that I ordered.

My morning was psycho. I was hopping from meeting to meeting, each overlapping with the other, plus I had a lunch appointment and was having to make sure I left in plenty of time to get there on time. It was this appointment that had me feeling so torn about my job yesterday. Can you guess what it was?

Anywho, I managed to grab a handful of peanuts in between meetings to keep my stomach from grumbling.

Lunch was eaten on the road. It was  wrap that I made this morning before work with a really old La Tortilla Factory wrap, smear of Miracle Whip, slice roasted turkey, and tomato. I really wasn’t feeling it so I only ate about 1/3 of it.

I also had some pickles but didn’t take a picture because I was driving. This picture is of the leftovers that I ate later in the afternoon. These guys completely satisfied my stress induced salt craving.

My appointment went well and as expected. I was kind of dreading going back to work because I knew the craziness that was waiting for me. When I got back I had a surprise on my desk.

Sal got me some new Triscuits and Laughing  Cow to try. I wasn’t hungry quite yet and saved them for later.

I felt pretty useless the rest of the afternoon. I had a ton of work to do but my mind felt so scattered and I was having a hard time focusing on all of the tasks at hand.

I had a chocolate craving this afternoon and decided to pull out a snack I have been dying to try, chocolate Oikos.

I tried it by itself and was honestly disappointed. Then I added some chocolate chips, granola, and coconut and still wasn’t feeling it. I ended up throwing away close to half of it.

I am not sure if it was my mood or the fact that the yogurt was close to room temperature that it just didn’t hit the spot. I have 3 more in the fridge and I will definitely be giving it another try.

As I am posting I am realizing what a snacky afternoon I had. After my chocolate craving passed a salt craving hit me with a vengeance. I ate my last three pickles and then some almonds. I packed apricots with the almonds because I was going to try a snack that Katie posted, but I just wasn’t feeling ‘em so they are still sitting in my lunch bag.

Then I busted out the Triscuits and Laughing Cow that Sal got me. I went and got him and we had a quick snack time at my desk. These crackers were good, but a little more of an acquired taste. I only think they are okay on first taste, but think I could grow to love them. Thanks Sal! You spoil me.

As soon as I got home I called B and told him I wasn’t cooking dinner and that he had 2 options. He could either cook or pick something up on his way home. As you can see he opted to stop by Subway. Really easy and filling. Thats all we needed.

I promise dinner will be more interesting tomorrow because we are having dinner guests so we can’t cop out on dinner…or as Jillian Michael’s says, we can’t “phone it in”.

And to make the whole day better I ate the last bit of Samoas ice cream out of the tub with a Samoas cookie.

Now that I have a full belly, empty dishwasher, and somewhat empty sink I am off to do some ready, soaking, and then sleeping.

I hope you all had a great day! And goodnight!

I was really hoping that today would be a snow day no such luck. Most of the roads were completely clear. I guess I can’t complain since we were out driving in it all weekend regardless.

Tonight they are calling freezing rain so our manager is getting some of us outfitted to work from home if necessary. Eek! I could definitely get used to working from home a day or two a week.

Onto food.

I was so excited for breakfast this morning because it was a morning for a few firsts. Since I made some cookies yesterday evening I finally had an empty PB jar. You know what that means! OIAJ (for those of you who don’t know, Oats In A Jar)!!!!!

this was 1/2 c oats, 1 c water, a splash of milk, cinnamon, flax seed, agave, vanilla extract, and wheat berries (another first).

I love the chewy factor added by the wheat berries.

I also topped with some Nature’s Path granola and slice strawberries. I ate about 5 more strawberries than was pictured here.

There was so much oatmeal that I could not finish the jar but I definitely got 3/4 of the way through it. I stayed stuffed all morning.

I didn’t get hungry for lunch until noon. but when I got hungry I got really hungry. I even left for lunch a few minutes early because I just couldn’t wait.

I had plans for lunch. I was going to eat leftover udon noodles with some shredded, boiled chicken, chicken broth, and teriyaki sauce. Unfortunately a certain husband ate the chicken and I was protein-less and uninspired.

I tried to make the udon dish minus the noodles.

It only tasted ok. I think the noodles were a little to old so I pitched it after a couple of bites.

I also made a repeat of last night dinner because it sounded tasty and was quick and easy.

Tasty.

Between this open faced sandwich and the noodles my lunch was carb-o-licious.

  I knew I needed more veg than the tomato on the sandwich so I warmed up some green beans too.

Cutie bowl. This is bowl #3 of the bowls I bought the other weekend in Fayetteville. I love their size.

After I scarfed down the green beans I rinsed my bowl and went back for dessert. Girl Scout Cookie Ice Cream!!!! Samoas to be specific. Can you believe it is that time of year again? This stuff is creamy and coconutty. Love It.

So has anyone else out there ever done a radio interview? St. Jude’s Charlotte fundraising branch is having a radiothon and asked if I wanted to share some of my experiences in support. I am such a chicken I totally flaked out.

Don’t get me wrong, I never committed to doing it, because I am a chicken, and I have had a busy day. But I feel like I could have made more of an effort to make time to do it. I really want to support the hospital and this would have been an easy way to do it.

I just have never really shared my experience with others and am not sure how to go about it. I didn’t really know if I wanted to figure it out live on the air with a local radio station. Maybe I will have more courage tomorrow?