Peace out real world! I only have this last week of work and then we are off to Europe!! I am so excited, I will hardly be able to focus at work…
I packed my lunch the night before: apple, odwalla bar (superfood flavor), raisins, and a big ‘ol sandwich.
I’m trying to use up the last of things in the fridge before we go, which means I’m getting creative in my sandwich choices. Broccoli slaw (in lieu of lettuce), ff greek yogurt and mustard with smart deli “turkey” …and then more mustard (in an attempt to bind the brocc slaw together). It tasted ok. Honestly, by the time I got my lunch break my sandwich could have tasted like cardboard and I still would have been excited. But, let me back up a bit and talk about how the day began. I got up bright and early (actually it was still dark out) so I could get to work early…you know how I love starting the day off reading the paper over a hot cup of coffee. What could be better? But, this morning in particular I was on a reading mission because I have to finish my book to bring for Marie in Spain. So, while enjoying my Bruno’s coffee, I finished Philippa Gregory’s “The Constant Princess.”
Post work, I went on a run outside. It was crisp, perfect weather for running outside, so I just ran down to 72nd street and back. It takes me about 25 minutes, which is just enough exercise after a long day of work to make me feel like I did something active, while not completely exhausting me. I had a bunch of frozen grapes after I got back home. These are the perfect snack! Frozen grapes taste like little balls of fresh fruit sorbet.
Then for dinner I made a huge curry tuna salad – I mean HUGE. I used 4 cans of tuna, 2 apples, heaping spoonfuls of veganaise and honey mustard, tons of raisins, curry powder, salt and pepper. Voila!
I ate about half of it plain, and the rest I added to a bed of arugula lettuce and the last of the broccoli slaw. I really want to get in my veggies before I leave for vacation, since English, French, and Spanish cuisine isn’t really known for their greens. Here’s what I get to look forward to: fish and chips, wine and cheese, and tortilla and paella. Now you see why I am being a gym rat and salad whore before I leave…vacation is a time to relax and enjoy fine dining (meaning no workouts and no guilt).
