I shut myself in the bedroom with the space heater around 10 pm and spent 30 minutes cleaning.  Once I was in bed, there was no way I was going to crawl out from under the warm covers.  I stayed in bed until 7:50 this morning.  Any later and I would’ve been late for work!  The apartment was SO cold.  My hands were numb before I even got outside.  Yuck!

Jared is reporting that the heater is now semi-fixed.  The repairman needs to get another part, but he was able to turn it back on in the meantime.  It might shut off again so I told Jared to turn it as high as he can to get the place as warm as possible before we lose it again.  Tomorrow is supposed to be cold and rainy in Boston so I really hope everything is ok.

This random photo uploaded this morning.  I didn’t take it so I wonder who did…  Someone (cough cough Jared cough cough) decided to let Miles play with his empty bag of dog food last night.  Miles is obsessed with shredding paper.  He works very carefully to rip our junk mail into tiny little pieces.

Since it was too cold to eat at home, I saved breakfast for when I got to work.  I had a cup of vanilla Chobani mixed with trail mix and and the last of my Jungle Banana PB Loco sample.

I had leftover soup for lunch.  Nothing special, but it hit the spot.

*December Meetup Reminder*

Just a reminder that there’s going to be a healthy living meetup on December 19th at 7pm.  We’ll be meeting at the statue in front of Faneuil Hall, across the street from the stairs to the Government Center T stop.  The plan is to look at Christmas decorations and find somewhere to get our eat (and drink) on!  Hope to see you there!  E-mail me with any questions.

Luckily my job allows me to get work done from home.  I sent a quick e-mail to my supervisor and coworker before curling back into a ball.

Jared made some toast with jam for me to nibble on.  He thought it was so funny when I pathetically asked if he could bring my camera over to the bed.

Once the house was quiet, I relaxed in bed with my eyes closed.  I don’t think I ever fell back into a restful sleep, but before I knew it, it was noon.

My head/stomach still felt odd when I got up to walk around.  I decided a little bit more food might be helpful.

Back in bed with another Chobani and trail mix blend, this time with the final spoonful of my PB Loco Raspberry White Chocolate sample.

I am slowly starting to feel back to normal…we’ll see what happens when I get up and walk around again.    I feel like this weird stomach thing has been happening more often lately.  I never used to barf when I was in HS/college.  Now, every 5 or 6 months, I wake up feeling like this and get sick.  So strange!

At least I feel like I’m getting better.  I feel so bad for everyone who’s gotten the flu cuz it takes them such a long time to recover!

I snacked on some Chobani with a spirnkle of Trader Joe’s trail mix and a spoonful of PB Loco’s Jungle Banana flavor.  I’m so glad PB Loco sent this delicious sample.  I never would’ve tried it because I’m not a huge fan of anything claiming to be banana flavored.  But this was really tasty, with a subtle hint of banana mixed with the PB taste.

I didn’t actually use my fingers….but I did dive back in for another spoonful of PB Loco’s Jungle Banana.

I finally got around to trying some coconut water that Zico kindly sent to me.  How classy when served in a wine glass!

I enjoyed the passion fruit flavor.  Zico cocnut water has a thicker texture.  It almost reminded me of Dreamy Cloud sake, which has a chewiness to it.  I liked the sweetness of the passion fruit flavoring

We went all-out with dinner tonight:  grilled chicken, couscous, asparagus, and Morningstar Farms spinach and artichoke bites.  Yum!

Plus a bottle of red table wine from the Prejean Winery in the Finger Lakes region of NY.

I watched part of the Biggest Loser and did my Whittle My Middle exercises.  Now I’m reading/watching the VS Fashion Show and then getting some Zzz’s.

I made American Chop Suey for dinner using spinach penne, ground turkey, and a can of corn.  I forgot to cook the corn before adding it to the mix, but I resolved the problem by putting the HUGE serving bowl into the microwave for 30 seconds.  I ate my American Chop Suey with a small salad.  A great dinner and TONS of leftovers!

I managed to take 6 minutes to Whittle My Middle before heading to bed.  I couldn’t sleep; I tossed and turned for at least an hour.  So what’s a girlie girl to do?  I thought about clothes and decided I absolutely NEED to own a pair of brown ankle boots.  Too bad the ones I really want are back-ordered on J.Crew’s web site.  I’ll figure something out!

I made a PB&J yogurt blend using my Crofter’s Asia Superfruit Spread and a sample of PB Loco White Chocolate Raspberry peanut butter.

Delicious!  And I loved the white chocolate chips that were buried in the peanut butter.

Giving Thanks

Including today, I have to make it through 3 more boring lunches before my big Thanksgiving feast.

I’m also very thankful for my father!  My dad is one of the only people who loves Disney as much as I do.  He’d take a trip to Orlando in a heartbeat, especially if Disney was offering the free Dining Plan.  My dad is a dedicated sports fan.  He follows NU, BC, and Skidmore: where I went and Skidmore is where my brother goes to school.  My dad also supports family and friends.  He’ll spend weekends at high school hockey games, Assumption College field hockey, or town league soccer games.  My dad recently discovered his love for taking pictures.  He was in charge of the camera during our family vacation to London and snapped over 1,000 pics in 4 days.  He takes food photos and sends them to me.  I think he should start his own blog!  I love my father and I’m very thankful that he’s made a full recovery after suffering a heart attack when I was a sophmore in college.

Posing with one of his dream snack foods!