♪♫ The Last Goodbye - Billy Boyd
I finally have some free time to write a blog! I think I will be writing blogs on Sunday from now... it seems to be the only day that I have a lot of free time. Anyways... its been a good, but slightly stressful week. I have a lot of assignments and whatnot to do for school. I'm trying not to freak out about it. I'm sure everything will be alright. I'm just doing my best, and that's all I can really do. Self care is emphasized in my course (in order to reduce stress), so I've been treating myself a bit with giant chocolate chip cookies from the gas station and Vitamin Water xoxox (acai-blueberry-pomegrante). I've also been reading IT by Stephen King. I find that reading really gets my mind off of stress. Its like going into another world for a while!
Before moving into a rooming house for college, I was making smoothies every morning for breakfast. However, its quite loud first thing in the morning, so I decided to switch lunch and breakfast around. So I started having smoothies for lunch and wraps/sandwiches for breakfast. It seemed to be working out at first, but then I found that I didn't have much time at lunch to make a smoothie and clean up. So I decided to do this; every night I'm gonna make overnight oats for breakfast and a wrap/sandwich for lunch, so all I need to do is take it out of the fridge when I'm ready to eat it. Its been sooo much easier! I also made up my own overnight oats recipe that is amazing: 1/2 cup of rolled oats, 1/2 cup of unsweetened almond milk, 1 tbsp of agave syrup, 1 heaping tbsp of ground flax seeds, 1/2 tbsp of semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1 heaping tsp of unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp of chia seeds, and 1/4 tsp of cinnamon. In the morning I sprinkle on some almonds or pecans, and a sliced up banana. Its sooo fucking delicious! For lunch I also came up with a super simple recipe that I use every single day: tortilla wrap, vegan mayo, mixed baby greens, sliced tomato, baked tofu, and veggie ham! Its also super delicious! I eat the overnight oats for breakfast and the wrap for lunch every single day! Dinner and snacks are the only things that I switch up.
The only thing left to talk about is my trip back home for the weekend. I actually just got back home this morning. I was only there for one and a half days, and two nights. It felt kind of rushed, but I enjoyed myself anyways. We had some Chinese food the first night (Friday) that I got there. I had vegetable fried rice with tofu, which was super yummy. Then we went to the grocery store and dollar store. My grandmother bought me some stuff that I needed from both places. By the time we got home, I was completely exhausted, so I went to bed. Yesterday was much more eventful. I woke up early, and had an amazing breakfast (coffee & multi grain Cheerios with a sliced up banana + some grains/nuts sprinkled on top - unsweetened cashew milk for both). I can't function at all without a healthy breakfast!
After that I got started on my laundry (I wanted to save money on laundry ~ so I brought it home with me), and got ready to go out. Around noon, my grandmother and I caught the bus, then we transferred to the ferry to get downtown. We met up with my father on the waterfront and had lunch together. I got my favorite meal ever; a vegan taco salad from the Heartwood, and my grandmother and father both got big orders of fries from a place a few doors down. We ate outside, so it didn't matter if we got our food from the same place or not. Anyways, my grandmother left after lunch, so my father and I walked around downtown for a few hours. I ended up buying myself lots of cheap stuff, including some food items to bring back with me, some horror movies on DVD and Blu-ray, a couple Alice in Wonderland pins, etc. I also got some free comic books from a comic book store! When I finally got back to the house, I had a quick dinner, then I went out with my grandmother and my cousin. I had to get some stuff at the Bulk Barn, plus the grocery store again. It was kinda late when we got home, but we decided to watch a movie anyways. We went with Jersey Boys, which is about Franki Valli and The Four Seasons. It was pretty good! But I ended up going to bed before it ended. I was too tired.
Thankfully the bus trip was just a little over an hour long. I spent that time getting some homework done, listening to music, and enjoying some delicious pumpkin bread from Starbucks that I bought yesterday. I spent a bit of time unpacking when I got home, then I went to the grocery store and Subway. I had a lot of things to do when I got home afterwards. I had to clean, do homework, order new shop supplies online, make lunch for school tomorrow, wash some dishes, etc. I think I'm gonna watch The Lord of the Rings (I wish I could watch The Hobbit ~ but I left my DVDs back home) tonight and just relax. I may eat some junk food too. Not sure yet...
I'll leave you all with this picture I found on Facebook. I love Jim Morrison, the lyrics, and the editing job. Its all so beautiful! ❤️
I finally have some free time to write a blog! I think I will be writing blogs on Sunday from now... it seems to be the only day that I have a lot of free time. Anyways... its been a good, but slightly stressful week. I have a lot of assignments and whatnot to do for school. I'm trying not to freak out about it. I'm sure everything will be alright. I'm just doing my best, and that's all I can really do. Self care is emphasized in my course (in order to reduce stress), so I've been treating myself a bit with giant chocolate chip cookies from the gas station and Vitamin Water xoxox (acai-blueberry-pomegrante). I've also been reading IT by Stephen King. I find that reading really gets my mind off of stress. Its like going into another world for a while!
Before moving into a rooming house for college, I was making smoothies every morning for breakfast. However, its quite loud first thing in the morning, so I decided to switch lunch and breakfast around. So I started having smoothies for lunch and wraps/sandwiches for breakfast. It seemed to be working out at first, but then I found that I didn't have much time at lunch to make a smoothie and clean up. So I decided to do this; every night I'm gonna make overnight oats for breakfast and a wrap/sandwich for lunch, so all I need to do is take it out of the fridge when I'm ready to eat it. Its been sooo much easier! I also made up my own overnight oats recipe that is amazing: 1/2 cup of rolled oats, 1/2 cup of unsweetened almond milk, 1 tbsp of agave syrup, 1 heaping tbsp of ground flax seeds, 1/2 tbsp of semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1 heaping tsp of unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp of chia seeds, and 1/4 tsp of cinnamon. In the morning I sprinkle on some almonds or pecans, and a sliced up banana. Its sooo fucking delicious! For lunch I also came up with a super simple recipe that I use every single day: tortilla wrap, vegan mayo, mixed baby greens, sliced tomato, baked tofu, and veggie ham! Its also super delicious! I eat the overnight oats for breakfast and the wrap for lunch every single day! Dinner and snacks are the only things that I switch up.
The only thing left to talk about is my trip back home for the weekend. I actually just got back home this morning. I was only there for one and a half days, and two nights. It felt kind of rushed, but I enjoyed myself anyways. We had some Chinese food the first night (Friday) that I got there. I had vegetable fried rice with tofu, which was super yummy. Then we went to the grocery store and dollar store. My grandmother bought me some stuff that I needed from both places. By the time we got home, I was completely exhausted, so I went to bed. Yesterday was much more eventful. I woke up early, and had an amazing breakfast (coffee & multi grain Cheerios with a sliced up banana + some grains/nuts sprinkled on top - unsweetened cashew milk for both). I can't function at all without a healthy breakfast!
After that I got started on my laundry (I wanted to save money on laundry ~ so I brought it home with me), and got ready to go out. Around noon, my grandmother and I caught the bus, then we transferred to the ferry to get downtown. We met up with my father on the waterfront and had lunch together. I got my favorite meal ever; a vegan taco salad from the Heartwood, and my grandmother and father both got big orders of fries from a place a few doors down. We ate outside, so it didn't matter if we got our food from the same place or not. Anyways, my grandmother left after lunch, so my father and I walked around downtown for a few hours. I ended up buying myself lots of cheap stuff, including some food items to bring back with me, some horror movies on DVD and Blu-ray, a couple Alice in Wonderland pins, etc. I also got some free comic books from a comic book store! When I finally got back to the house, I had a quick dinner, then I went out with my grandmother and my cousin. I had to get some stuff at the Bulk Barn, plus the grocery store again. It was kinda late when we got home, but we decided to watch a movie anyways. We went with Jersey Boys, which is about Franki Valli and The Four Seasons. It was pretty good! But I ended up going to bed before it ended. I was too tired.
Thankfully the bus trip was just a little over an hour long. I spent that time getting some homework done, listening to music, and enjoying some delicious pumpkin bread from Starbucks that I bought yesterday. I spent a bit of time unpacking when I got home, then I went to the grocery store and Subway. I had a lot of things to do when I got home afterwards. I had to clean, do homework, order new shop supplies online, make lunch for school tomorrow, wash some dishes, etc. I think I'm gonna watch The Lord of the Rings (I wish I could watch The Hobbit ~ but I left my DVDs back home) tonight and just relax. I may eat some junk food too. Not sure yet...
I'll leave you all with this picture I found on Facebook. I love Jim Morrison, the lyrics, and the editing job. Its all so beautiful! ❤️
Hey Deedee!
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping ~ man your diet is healthy! My was...well still is, terrible. Instant noodles rule my life. Love your Dr.Who mug by the way!
I been studying for this major exam so my anxiety is high too, destiny of college students. All we can do is just our best! haha
Don't worry. Your college work will get done in time. I am sure you will manage to do it. School can be stressful at times, trust me I know. For me school is one month going easy and after that stress levels start to increase until I get really stressed out. It's horrible.
ReplyDeleteIt's so good you had the time to go home. I have a free week now but I decided not go home. I wanted to stay where I study and organize my apartment, maybe do some website work and get some rest, so my parents decided that they're going to visit me at the end of next week. I like the fact that they started visiting me often.
You really do eat healthy. I try to include fruits and seeds in my diet, but most of the times I just grab some junk food or a sandwich, because I am on the run all day.
You should try bananas, corn flakes, honey, milk(soy milk in your case) and cinnamon. It's divine. I didn't found good bananas today at the store so I could have one now :(. But try it. It's amazing <3
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