One of Those Days

Saturday was one of those days...  those days that are wonderful, relaxing, and entirely too few and far between.  Dave was out of the house, so I spend the morning continuing to photograph items for my Etsy shop.

When I was done with that, I sat down on the couch with a cup of hot chocolate + butterscotch schnapps (highly recommended), and watched Hoarders on Netflix.  You know what Hoarders does to me?  It makes me want to clean!  So, I cleaned up the kitchen, dining room, and kitchen, tried to reorganize the books (we still haven't bought or built a sufficient bookcase) and settled into the couch again, this time for silly old shows on MeTV.

Late in the afternoon, my CSA arrived (it was my first delivery, and I was so excited!), and I made a simple salad from some of the ingredients.

I know this doesn't sound like a very captivating day, but let me tell you it was.  Simple things like that -- drinking a yummy warm drink while the snow falls outside, being able to put my feet up on the couch and cuddle with the pups, having the apartment to myself for a day -- it was delightful.

Sunday could hardly live up to it.

Next Sunday, I will be getting ready to go back to work.  This upcoming week is my chance at a last hurrah of sorts, but I can't really imagine what I want to do with myself.  I think I should have brunch, at least once.  Linger lazily in a coffee shop, perhaps.  All of those things I won't be able to do during the week, anymore.  I hope you're all enjoying your weekend mini-hurrahs.  :)

If anyone in Chicago is in search of a CSA, I'm getting mine through Newleaf Natural Grocery.  I pay $15 for a small box of mixed veggies and fruits, + $5 for shipping to my door!  In the box this week I got 2 oranges, 2 bananas, 4 apples, 3 red pears, romaine lettuce, greens, celery, 8 carrots, and 1 pint cherry tomatoes -- all organic, and all very tasty!

What I Ate... Fourth Week of March

Breakfasts:

Mmm... the most important meal of the day?

Mine usually consists of strong black coffee

or Green Machine

cereal, and cigarettes.

Yup, I said it.

Lunches have been mostly uneventful leftovers, most of which I ate before I remembered to take pictures.  Chicken breasts, then chicken soup; macaroni & cheese with Polish sausage.  One day, I forgot my lunch, and treated myself to Chicken Tortilla Soup from Azteco de Oro (next door to my office).

Dinner has been frozen pizza (seriously), chicken breasts with sauteed spinach, more kofta curry meatballs (my favorite!!),

and I think one night we went out for Mexican?

Anyway, I think (hope) this week will be better.  Opening Day is Friday April 1st, so there's no telling HOW busy (and subsequently lazy, after work) I will be.