Sunday, September 26, 2010

We're home... oh crap...

This will still be a short post because things, as they often are after vacation, are a bit confused and messy at the moment.  Olivia just headed to bed for the first time in a week without a grandmother to sooth her as well as with a distinct bedtime... we expect a long night there.

Nearly our first task upon returning to town (around 4p) was to do some grocery shopping. I did this solo as we figured Olivia would prefer some time at home instead out walking yet again.  I grabbed (what seemed to be) tons of veggies of all different colors and flavors thinking we'd be just fine for a while.  I came home, began sorting out how to prepare them, then went about the chopping and cooking. 

Eventually we realized we'd need to eat dinner, so we did: shrimp, pasta, veggies.  Shrimp are small.  They don't weigh a lot...

After dinner and while Susan was prepping Olivia for bed, I started to tackle breakfast / lunch packing.  Wow.  All those veggies? Tremendously reduced.  Somewhat lucky for me, though, is the fact that I like tomatoes (and Susan doesn't) and they weigh a lot, so I'll be eating one over two meals.  I'm short a protein for lunch tomorrow, though, so I still have to sort that bit out...

Wow... I thought we ate a lot on vacation, but this is wild.  Plus I have to figure out how to get these longer exercise routines crammed in before work, yet combine that with 8+ hours of sleep!

The thought had already crossed my mind, but maybe the vacation should have been a day or two shorter to give us a better recovery window...

5 comments:

  1. You gotta eat if you want to get Peaky! Eat!

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  2. You have done so well while on vacaction, it will be a doddle from here.

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  3. Yes, you and Susan will find your rhythym before you know it!

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  4. I hard boil 6 six eggs everyday to have a standby protein if I'm short on time or portions. If I don't eat them my kids husband or kids do.

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  5. Nicole - I dig eggs, but I might turn into a chicken if I eat too many more. At the moment I'm on two for breakfast and a white as an evening snack! It's a good point, though, that they are a good 'gap' coverage if I get stuck.

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