Sea Salt and Salads

Sea Salt on salad is pretty much the best combo EVER!

Did you know? I didn't know... I feel like I've been deprived all my life.

Our lunch-y food stores are pretty depleted right now. Being the not-starving, but still pretty poor writer that I am, I tend to buy only what the hubby takes for his lunches and nothing for me, so I just "scrounge" for lunch. Today, I made a salad and used some plain penne in it for my grain.

The pine tree branch was giving me too much shade and totally messing with my shot.

Other stuff in there:

red leaf and butter lettuce

persian cucumbers

low fat string cheese stick

roma tomato

dark red kidney beans

and SEA SALT

Omg. Sea salt is amazing in a salad. You need to try it. Seriously.

On the side, I have a blueberry chobani and a clementine. I'm still eyeing the yogurt and fruit. The salad was big.

Now, I'm off to write my day away. I spent the morning dropping Ryan off at work and having coffee with a friend.

On the docket tonight is a nice long solo run (Ryan doesn't run on Tue or Thurs) and cuddle time with hubby. :)

P.S. Did anyone else think it was INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE that Crystal Bowersox didn't win American Idol?

(Source)

:( I loved her!!! Oh well. So goes it. That other guy was good too.

**Silly Survey**

Did you watch American Idol?

Will you miss Simon?

Crystal or Lee?

Sunrise, Sunset: Food and Fitness in Trying Times

Today, our teacher gave us the option of doing circuit or track today. I chose track. I ran two miles straight in 25 minutes without stopping. I've never, ever done that before. It was bittersweet. My grandfather fell very ill this afternoon and is in the hospital right now. When these kind of things happen, the 2300 miles between me and them feels like light years, like I might as well be on the moon for all the comfort I can bring them.

Me and My Grandparents, Christmas 2007

Running really brought me back to life today, even if only temporarily. Only a few short weeks ago I was saying how I just wasn't a runner; today it was a sort of saving grace. A few years ago, the only thing that could have assauged this aching sadness would have been food. And, I would have only felt worse.

What non-food related things do you do to find comfort in trying times?

Dinner was easy and quick. I didn't feel hungry, but I knew I should eat. English Muffin with red pepper hummus, pepperjack and a boatload of cauliflower. A glass of soy for protein.

My afternoon snack was honey greek yogurt with the last of my raspberries and some unpictured bites of chicken leftover from the Ceasar Salad on Sunday.

Lunch was leftovers from Hubby in the Kitchen and an apple.

Morning snack was a turkey and pepperjack sandwich (this was a weird morning snack).

Breakfast was a mix of Kashi Honey Sunshine and Cheerios and a soy latte.

Sorry for the scanty post today, for only posting once and for it being a sad topic. In fact, maybe I'm breaking some food-bloggie code by talking like this. I don't know. I'm just feeling a little emotionally drained right now. But, I'm okay. As much and as deeply as it hurts my heart right now, I realize I've been so blessed to have my grandparents around my whole life thus far. We don't live forever. That's why life is beautiful.

Goodnight,

-j