Gosh, this week flew by. It was a good one, but so exhausting! I’m in the throes of midterms- and will be through the next couple weeks of Spring Break (more on that later!) and into April. This afternoon, I watched a couple episodes of Parenthood (season 2) and took a long, luxurious nap. It was glorious.
B and I recently wound down a weeknight with Ilena over yuca fries and arepas at our favorite spot. I could eat this meal every night… but I’m trying not to get sick of it!
I shared my favorite new quick-service vegan café with B last week. We met after class, and ate the best “tuna melt” (made with chickpeas + Daiya). We also had a buffalo “chicken” sandwich that was good, too, but the tuna melt is what I fantasize about. I wouldn’t call it “health food,” but it is damn delicious. Lordy lord.
I took the morning off and got my hair colored at BbU for the third time.
Here’s what it looked like before: dyed very close to my natural color- I couldn’t actually tell the difference.
After: not quite “ombre;” they called it “beachy” and tried to keep it looking somewhat natural. It’s pretty similar to what it looked like the first time I ever colored it. I like it! I also finally took the plunge and ordered Bumble and bumble’s special shampoo+ conditioner for color-treated shampoo… it hurt my bank account, but my hair felt really dry without it.
B’s been away all week (back tonight!) but I’ve been making do. I met friends for dinner a couple times, and cooked a big pot of red lentil soup (from the Conscious Cleanse) and brown rice with leeks.
I also made the Conscious Cleanse’s decadent raw brownies the night before B left, and we both really liked them! I added salt, vanilla + cinnamon to them, and they tasted a lot like my Mexican Chocolate Balls (which I must make ASAP!).
I’ve been hitting the cheese hardcore. My favorite sandwich right now is mozzarella + mango jam… you must try it. Make sure you toast the bread and cheese so it’s good and melty, and then slather on a thick layer of jam. Also delicious? Apples + cheese. My mom used to make me a big snack plate with chopped carrots, celery, walnuts + raisins, and a good amount of apples + cheddar, too.
I’ve also started “night eating” again. I’ve had a lot of trouble sleeping, lately… Daylight Savings Time, school + internship anxiety, general life… sometimes it sneaks up. I took Ambien on-and-off for years, but have been off it for a while… I reacted really strongly to it and almost always hallucinated. Crazy stuff. So now I just get up and eat a bag of veggie sticks then go back to bed and stare at the ceiling. So it goes.
Thanks to everyone who entered the Ellie giveaway! The best part of the contest (in addition to the cute clothes) was all of the great suggestions you shared about how you motivate yourself to exercise. I’ve kept them all in mind this week and have (almost) followed my plan to a T!
The randomly selected winner is…
Ginny! Please send me an email ASAP so I can get that out to you.
Enjoy your weekend, friends.
