I go to a somewhat unconventional church.  We’re in the midst of a series on narcissism (which happens to be the hardest word to type) and this morning, the focus was on technology.  And yes, it’s in church that I watched this awesome video clip on why Twitter is, well, a little bit messed up:

But rather than point my finger at Twitterers, I can’t ignore the finger pointing back at myself for blogging.  I mean, come on, I have a website where I post pictures about what I eat and my exercise habits and whatever else I feel like writing.  Isn’t that a bit ego-centric?  Do I really think people care about my bowl of oatmeal?

Well, not really.

Blogs are fascinating.  I took an entertainment studies course during my graduate degree and at that point, I didn’t know much about blogs.  I thought people who wrote them either, a) had really intriguing lives, or b) were incredibly self-centred… okay, or c) a combination of both.

So where am I on the spectrum?  Hard to say.  It’s quite obvious my life is far from intriguing (but believe me, I wouldn’t change it!  Being content is a beautiful thing!) and I like to hope that I’m not just that into me.  Does blogging fill some sort of void?  Sure – it fills the writing gap in my life. 

Anyway, I don’t have answers to questions and don’t really know why I blog, and I can’t assume I know why others do either, but one thing I did walk away with this morning was this paragraph from the teaching notes:

A realistic view of self allows our ego to relax.  When we see how valuable and yet how broken we are, we are freed from two destructive habits: a) the habitual pursuit of value through constant self-promotion and self-affirmation and, b) the habitual hiding of our failure from others as though brokenness and failure would be a shameful shock.

Just some food for thought.

Food for my mouth is another thing altogether.

I Eat

Talk about a Thursday shake up.  That was an egg + bacon sammy and some orange hunks.  The sandwich hat was a bit shrunken thanks to using the bread bum.  I missed the extra inch of carbs.

Back to basics on Friday morning with an oatmeal breakie.  The standard 1/2 c. oats + 1/2 c. almond milk + 1/2 c. water + 1/2 nan + cinnamon + flax seeds + pumpkin seeds + almonds + pumpkin seed butter knocked my socks off.

Okay, my slippers.  I wasn’t wearing socks.

I have no pictures of Saturday’s breakfast – but I do have pictures of my table.  Oh hooray!

These are some good looking buns.

Couldn’t tell you how tasty they were because the sugar + wheat would have put my brunch with friends to an abrupt end.  It was great to get together with some friends I don’t see too often.  Brunch also trumps dinner any day because it’s so much more casual – and breakfast food is the best food of all! 

I made an egg casserole and have some left over so it will make a blog appearance soon.  The rest of the eats were yogurt + grapefruits + Montreal bagels and lots of beverages.  It was delicious – and a good time.

Today’s breakfast was Nature’s Path GF waffles + plain yogurt + 1/2 nan + sugar free strawberry jam + cinnamon + alien brains.  So good, eaten so fast.  Sad.

Work lunches continue to remain unphotographed because they continue to remain boring.  … and I just can’t be bothered to take pictures of copious amounts of Tupperware. 

Saturday’s lunch was pretty much brunch, but today’s lunch sent me straight to sandwich heaven.

Homemade GF bread + smoked ham + romaine + red onion + toms + mustard + 1/2 avocado + S n’ P = ?

It equals a party in my mouth.

It also equals food all over my pants.  This was a drippy sandwich and I was uncivilized and ate on the couch. 

Suppers have been uninspired – even with the arrival of Martha at my house.  I love you Everyday Food.

When I don’t know what to make, I just think protein + starchy yum + veggies.

That translated into tuna + rice pasta + broccs and mushrooms.

I added extra virgin olive oil + balsamic vinegar + sea salt as a dressing and pleasantly surprised myself with something edible and tasty.  Ahh, love a good surprise.

Other suppers were fast and furious – both cooking and eating wise.

 

This was the leftover cauliflower + chickpea curry with brown rice.

Some basmati rice with frozen asian veggies + shrimpers + soy sauce + chilli flakes.  Sadly, I was pulling the tails off these guys and found one shrimp still had his last supper inside him.  Um, ick.

Normally, dessert is fruit or a strange gluten free and sugar free `treat“.  I decided to be creative the other day and made a mini apple crisp.

I sliced up an apple, added a small handful of quick oats + cinnamon + pecans and a touch of water + Splenda and put it in the microwave for about 2 minutes.  The result?  A dessert that didn’t end in tummy trauma and tasted good.  Winner!

Not sure what tonight’s supper will be, but I’m thinking it will take no more than ten minutes to make because I’m lazy.

I Move

Thursday – just walking to and from the office.  My evening was full from the time I got off work until the time I went to bed.  Walking is good for you though, yes?

Friday – hit the treadie.  I realized the office gym is a bit, hmm, cult-like.  There’s some weird stuff that goes on there.  The fact that it’s a basement dungeon doesn’t help its cause, either.  It was a great run though!

Saturday – back to my favourite Jim that is not underground.  I did the elliptical and then about half an hour of upper back +  lower back weights.  I walked out of there feeling awesome.  If you’re ever stuck for motivation to get yourself to work out, ask yourself the million dollar question: Have I ever finished working out and wished I never did that?

Sunday – I’m soon going to roll out my yoga mat and stretch for a bit.  Starting out the week like Gumby can only bring good things.

Did you have a good weekend?  Sure hope you did – but enjoy what little bit is left!

Au revoir, friends.

Adi

PS – I put up a new page on Oatonomy lingo so you don’t think I’m dating a guy named Jim.