I can't believe it's been over a month since I last wrote. Yes, I've been a little lazy, but my lack of writing is due to moving at the end of April. Ready for a fun fact? I have lived in TEN different houses in SIX years. And that's not counting leaving the state twice for a few months at a time.
By now you'd think I have few possessions in order to expedite all of my moves. Wrong. I have a lot. of. stuff. (Mostly in the form of books and abandoned craft projects). This time I moved 25 minutes away, so the moving process took even longer.
Anyway, my entire schedule has been thrown off. I have to wake up earlier in order to leave earlier so that I can avoid rush-hour traffic. I also have to leave work earlier than I used to (to avoid traffic) which has lead to me having more work to do at home. Just before moving I had established a good routine of finishing all of my work at work, then coming home and just being able to relax.
Over the last few months, I have really learned the importance of meal planning at the beginning of the week. Sadly my move has thrown this off as well. The first week after moving, we ate out almost every night because we were still un-packing. Then suddenly we found ourselves broke from having to buy a bunch of stuff for the house. We've been trying to spend as little as possible, so we have been mostly snacking around dinner time.
The only exception to this is my new favorite food: rice pasta. I LOVE pasta, so when I realized that I can't eat gluten I mourned the loss of a favorite food. I had heard of gluten-free alternatives, but figured they weren't good for some reasons. Luckily, I tried rice pasta and I honestly can't taste a difference.
Eating gluten-free has been very challenging because it's incredibly hard to eat out. It's hard to even find a snack when I'm out around because quickly made foods tend to have gluten (or dairy, which I also can't eat). This had led me to eating less than I should on some days, which inevitably leads to over-eating later.
The other challenge is making cooking interesting because I am quite limited in what I can cook. Not only can I not eat gluten, I also can't eat dairy (goat milk is okay though) or soy. I also don't know how to cook meat or fish with the exception of meatballs (I clearly love my pasta). Basically, I'm limited to fruits and vegetables. I love them, but it gets old eating salads and fruit.
One recipe that I have been making on an almost-weekly basis is the quinoa burger. I make a bunch at once and eat the rest for leftovers during the week. I like them plain, or with some avocado or Greek yogurt on top. Sadly, I can't eat Greek yogurt even with after taking a Lactaid pill, so I have been dipping the patties in...ranch dressing. Not very healthy, I know, but a girl's gotta have some food vices since most of mine have been robbed from me.
My health focus right now is exercise. I have been exercising more lately, because I have a weekly softball and I now have a dog that I like to walk, but it's not enough. Last week I actually stepped foot in my gym for the first time in months, and it felt so good that I found myself wondering why I haven't been going in the first place. Then I get home from work and feel so exhausted that I remember why getting myself to go to the gym is a challenge.
What is going to help this is that school ends in two weeks. I thought having the same schedule everyday would help me get in an exercise pattern, but I underestimated how tired my job would make me. Now I'm excited to have some time off to get back into the habit so that when school starts again working out will be second nature again.
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