the other day in class, i posited some information from the pleasure trap : we, as human beings, are seeking the most amount of pleasure with the least amount of effort. for me, i file this information under the "of course" or "no duh" column. that said, even tho this makes sense to most of us, and we can see that our choices born from the desire of pleasure are not always the most healthy or helpful in life, we continue to do it. (so many emotional applications of this very physical principle, but that will be for...
i look like i have a tossed salad for hair. i'm notorious for trying to do too many things in short periods of time. i have a half-naked three-year-old who is toilet training and today i decided to try to henna my hair on top of the normal saturday laundry list of chores and school work and recreation. for years i've wondered if there might be an alternative to putting chemicals that have not been fully tested near my brain since i kinda depend on my brain. it seemed like there needed to be a more natural alternative...
i started it. after a long day filled with the unexpected eye-widening of opportunity mixed with a nasty sinus headache that was unable to be tempered even with strong meds, a day of work and an afternoon of errands, i found lauren winner's _still_ in my mailbox. i didn't start it last night. it sat with my other books, beckoning for me to sit a spell. but the kids called louder and, unlike most nights of opposite schedules, the monk and i found the time and energy to sit with each other, debriefing our days...
but its not my last. i've been eating so well. besides getting some bugs, i'm feeling quite good. monday food logbreakfastlara bar at worklunchgreens, white bean/red pepper spread, splash of basalmic vinegar, and small spoon of homemade "sour cream" with white beans super yum!appledinneri thought i was going to go home and make dinner to return to school for an event. i decided to stay. i had coffee (my nemesis) and picked up a green naked. parents supplied dinner and i had a bit of a yummy salad (only to 1/2 way...
the weekend that was... saturday's food log whole grain pancakes with real syrup more pancakes (i have an unhealthy love affair with grains) yummy artichoke, zucchini, and and greens soup out with a slice of bread coffee and soy black bean surprise (a use a version of black bean chilaquile without the chips. i layer black beans with some cumin with spinach, corn, and salsa) sunday's food log waffles and syrup (i know...) sunday dinner with spaghetti and homemade vegan sausage (so easy and my fam loved 'em!) side...
it continues. i had unsweetened oats with fruit and loads of my homemade oat bars. i consumed lots of leftovers of yummy plant-based goodness. thursday perhaps was the most challenging day i've had. a bug was sweeping through the school and hit me. i found myself losing patience with students, experiencing floods of fever in the middle of teaching, and lacking in focus. the latent desire to consume junk with the hopes that it might give me a moment of enjoyment while feeling yucky emerged. i had thoughts of buying...
nothing strikes joy in the heart of someone who both likes to cook and who also knows that having unhealthy things around the house is her downfall than at the end of superbowl night her husband telling her the food was fantastic. he talked of feeling good, not heavy, after eating the goodies around the house. here is what i made: RIP's roasted salad (scroll down and you will see it)Nachos and BBQ tofu from the forks over knives site (i was particularly excited about the tofu since i've been looking for a bbq recipe...
at times, a situation hits and one throws everything off kilter. nothing seems to look right. everything is slightly out-of-focus. that describes the past three days of my life. literally.on thursday afternoon, due to an overstressed 5yo, my glasses broke. while trying to drive while precariously balancing my glasses on the bridge of my nose, the slipped off and scratched my eye. after a good night of sleep, my eye seems to have healed. it feels fine. my glasses, not healed. a new pair has been ordered and will be...
wednesday food diary breakfast slow cooker pumpkin coffeecake (essentially slow cooked steel cut oats with pumpkin. i didn't have the topping.) snacksunflower seedslara barlunchblack eyed peas and collard greenspearsnack6 (we were in the car too long yesterday!) fruit newtons (whole wheat) dinnerhomemade sweet potato bean burrito with sprouted tortillas(note to self: eat. more. greens.)
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