I have officially decided that this blog has served it's purpose and will officially be layed to rest.
Anyone interested in reading the new and improved blog should leave a comment or email me.
I am will be leaving shortly for a trip and when I return, I'll begin the new blog.
Adios y vaya con Dios....
~Donna aka Sadekat
It's official
I am on vacation. I have looked forward to this vacation for weeks now. I enjoyed bragging about my vacation to anyone at work who would listen, and to those who didn't want to listen, I chased them down and made them listen. I think my department is the only one that does that. John was the one who started this deviant behavior. John, that bugger, I still miss him. I have always believed that people come into your life for a reason. When that need has been filled, they leave. John was in my life for a reason. I learned to be patient from him, but damnit, I wish my lesson hadn't ended.
Does anyone else do this when traveling:
Here are the thoughts while sitting in airport waiting for plane:
This is what happens when we get back:
I am going to spend a dedicated year to really truly making a change. I'll be starting the paleo diet (lifestyle if you prefer). I am going to focus on health, movement, cleanliness, and being Zen. There will be more reading and less tv. There will be more out of the house activities instead of internet surfing. The next year will be the best. I am incorporating some motivational tips I stole am inspired to try from a very successful youtube diet blogger. I will share more about her later. I have taken some inspiration from a few others too. I will tell all in good time. I have a feeling that this will be the best year of my life.
- clean house
- laundry
- decide what clothes to pack
- clean fridge out!
- check Sadie's food bowl/water/litter
- charge phone
- iron clothes
- charge camera
- packing list
- buy travel size goodies
- where are the travel papers?
- change clothing plans
- pack
- double check packing list & luggage
- where did you put the travel papers?
- pay the bills
- check thermostat
- check purse
- go to ATM
- triple check list
- relocate travel papers
- call cab
- kiss Sadie goodbye
- walk to door
- make the mistake of turning back to see Sadie's pouty face
- go to dirty clothes and pull out worn t-shirt for her to sleep on
- kiss Sadie again
- tell Sadie we'll be back on such n such day at such n such time
- Sadie curls up into a ball and lets a little tear roll down her cheek (aww)
- Crap! We forgot to take the trash out!
- Did you check the locks?
- We forgot the toothbrushes!
- Phone? Where's my phone?
- Ticket? check.
- I wish I had packed _____ instead of _____.
- I need a Starbucks.
- Bathroom, where's the bathroom? I don't want to have to use the plane toilet.
This is what happens when we get back:
- meowing concert from Sadie
- internet catch-up
- unpack
- nap
- laundry
- nap
- phone calls (we are safe home type)
See ya when we get back, which will be the beginning on my new plan.
For those just tuning in....
I am going to spend a dedicated year to really truly making a change. I'll be starting the paleo diet (lifestyle if you prefer). I am going to focus on health, movement, cleanliness, and being Zen. There will be more reading and less tv. There will be more out of the house activities instead of internet surfing. The next year will be the best. I am incorporating some motivational tips I UGG
I just ate 3 cinnamon rolls. WHY? Because they were there I suppose. The day was all wrong today. I left my breakfast in my car and couldn't get back to it to the parking garage to get it out. As soon as I got in the door I got on of those dreaded phone calls, the next 8 hours was a whirl of meetings and ringing phones and countless emails. I thought I was going to have a boring day, but work had other plans. I didn't get all my stuff finished, so I think I will go in a couple of hours early tomorrow. I have to get everything done before my vacation.
So the day was stressful and the cinnamon rolls were handy. Supper will make up for it. I am going to make a turkey noodle soup I hope. I am pretty sure I have all the necessary ingredients.
It's later and the work stuff hasnt stopped. I've gotten 5 phone calls in the last hour that are work related. UGG
So the day was stressful and the cinnamon rolls were handy. Supper will make up for it. I am going to make a turkey noodle soup I hope. I am pretty sure I have all the necessary ingredients.
It's later and the work stuff hasnt stopped. I've gotten 5 phone calls in the last hour that are work related. UGG
It's 11:00
.. I am still awake having too much fun surfing the net. I normally go to bed at 9pm. I've been really bad about staying up late this week. I tossed the CPAP in the floor last night. I just couldn't deal with it, the headgear was irritating me and my nose kept itching. I wish I didn't have to go to work tomorrow or the next day. Technically I don't have to go in, I am going to spend the next 2 days sitting at my desk pretending to be busy. Thursday & Fridays are never busy for us and I have plenty of staff in on those two days. Maybe I'll take one of my new books and read. SHH, don't tell!
Two more days
I am not sure if I mentioned this on the blog. I'm done with the Blogger v Blogger challenge. Vadim & I communicate via email as well as a little on the blogs, so I can't remember where I read or what I said sometimes.
I do know Vadim said yesterday on his blog that he was finished due to the stomach problems he has been having. I haven't said too much about it the last few days, but I was feeling quesy on it. I think overall the project was a good one to teach me what I want to do. Without the book to read I don't think I could have stumbled upon the book I am currently reading. The book I am currently reading was in the same vicinity and I did some book shopping last weekend.
Something that I was exploring in the recent months is 'clean eating'. I bought a book or two and a magazine or two months ago, but I was disappointed. What I thought clean eating was all about, and what it apparently is all about are two different things. I have always had the idea in my head, in a nagging sort of way, that I should be eating a more natural diet. What I find I do is substitute things that maybe are not so good for foods I miss. Maybe the foods are not so bad either, but having to consume so many shakes in the way I did, did it for me. The gears in my brain started going and finally a switch flipped and the lightbulb came on. I want to eat a more natural diet. I want to enjoy food the way I want to enjoy it and not have to subsitute something.
So back to the clean eating thing. I thought that clean eating was supposed to be eating foods in a more natural state, not the raw food movement by the way, just minimally processed foods. Well, it is, but I have found that some of the magazines and books I read, and even a cookbook I bought really dissapointed me, because the clean eating group have their own versions of 'frankenfoods'! Amazing? Yes and no.
If you think about it, the low fat people have their low fat versions of everything. To take the fat out you have to put something else in to make the food taste good.
The low carbers have our own frankenfoods, I am sure I don't have to give examples. :)
The clean eater people have this lowfat/lowcarb identity crisis I think. I just kept getting more and more dissapointed. There is a lot of processed junk involved. I guess I was just confused.
By the way, I am not saying that any of these ways of eating is bad. I think it is all a matter of what works for you and your body. I just know that I am trying to find what works for me. Going back through and reading all my menus the past couple of weeks I find it really funny to realize that perhaps this low carb gig isn't for me. I have said that I won't give up losing weight, but I haven't really lost any. Sure, I have had some successes along the way. Then the weight comes back. I see all these other people being so successful and wonder what I am doing wrong!?
So, here I am. I am ready to embark on a new frontier. One that I am really excited about. One that Mr. Sadekat is really excited about. Together we are going to do this and the next year of our lives is really gearing up for something. We have some really big things coming up in our future and this new eating plan is just a small tiny part of it.
... I'd just like to point out that I have been typing this post up for almost 2 hours. I keep getting distracted!
So the eating plan that Mr. Sadekat and I are so excited about is...... *drum roll please* ... Paleo
Basically you eat lean meat, most veggies (no potatoes please), fruit, nuts. You can say it is on the lower end of the carb graph. You can eat a variety of lean proteins, tons of veggies, and fruit! I miss fruit. I like to eat fruit for a snack, or for dessert. Mr. Sadekat is excited about this plan, and will do it with me, except for one thing. He will eat bread, it's a cultural thing that he refuses to give up. That's ok, I can deal with that. There are no grains, beans, sugar, salt, no processed foods.... meaning, no convienience foods.
I've been reading a few paleo menu blogs that I happen upon and I have noticed people approach this plan to fit their lifestyle. For us, we plan to eat mostly organic fruits and veggies. Meat we would like to be grass fed (free range, natural, etc) but we are not sure it's in our budget. We have to see how we can handle that. Wal-mart doesn't sell much on the organic side of things, but luckily we live right across the street from a Whole Foods and Costco does a pretty good job of keeping organic veggies in their cooler room.
Dairy isn't allowed on this plan either. I have been thinking of giving up on dairy for a while. I can't remember if I have said this before, but as an infant & small child I was allergic to cow's milk. My Granny bought a goat and I was able to tolerate goat's milk. Eventually I outgrew my allergy..... or did I? I wonder sometimes if some of the sinus issues I have are not related. I have read that individuals with sinus problems should give up dairy for a couple of months. If their symptoms go away then that is the answer.
So anyhoo, this is another wordy post for me. I won't go back and edit this one like I do alot of my other posts.
I hope this all made sense... if anyone has any questions about paleo, I can try to answer. I am still reading the book, but I have done alot of reading online too.
This new way of eating is just one of the changes that I am making next week. There are a few more that I plan to share with y'all as the time comes. I am really excited about my goals for the next year.
As for the title... it's only two more days of work before my vacation starts... I'll tell you later what we are going to do!
I do know Vadim said yesterday on his blog that he was finished due to the stomach problems he has been having. I haven't said too much about it the last few days, but I was feeling quesy on it. I think overall the project was a good one to teach me what I want to do. Without the book to read I don't think I could have stumbled upon the book I am currently reading. The book I am currently reading was in the same vicinity and I did some book shopping last weekend.
Something that I was exploring in the recent months is 'clean eating'. I bought a book or two and a magazine or two months ago, but I was disappointed. What I thought clean eating was all about, and what it apparently is all about are two different things. I have always had the idea in my head, in a nagging sort of way, that I should be eating a more natural diet. What I find I do is substitute things that maybe are not so good for foods I miss. Maybe the foods are not so bad either, but having to consume so many shakes in the way I did, did it for me. The gears in my brain started going and finally a switch flipped and the lightbulb came on. I want to eat a more natural diet. I want to enjoy food the way I want to enjoy it and not have to subsitute something.
So back to the clean eating thing. I thought that clean eating was supposed to be eating foods in a more natural state, not the raw food movement by the way, just minimally processed foods. Well, it is, but I have found that some of the magazines and books I read, and even a cookbook I bought really dissapointed me, because the clean eating group have their own versions of 'frankenfoods'! Amazing? Yes and no.
If you think about it, the low fat people have their low fat versions of everything. To take the fat out you have to put something else in to make the food taste good.
The low carbers have our own frankenfoods, I am sure I don't have to give examples. :)
The clean eater people have this lowfat/lowcarb identity crisis I think. I just kept getting more and more dissapointed. There is a lot of processed junk involved. I guess I was just confused.
By the way, I am not saying that any of these ways of eating is bad. I think it is all a matter of what works for you and your body. I just know that I am trying to find what works for me. Going back through and reading all my menus the past couple of weeks I find it really funny to realize that perhaps this low carb gig isn't for me. I have said that I won't give up losing weight, but I haven't really lost any. Sure, I have had some successes along the way. Then the weight comes back. I see all these other people being so successful and wonder what I am doing wrong!?
So, here I am. I am ready to embark on a new frontier. One that I am really excited about. One that Mr. Sadekat is really excited about. Together we are going to do this and the next year of our lives is really gearing up for something. We have some really big things coming up in our future and this new eating plan is just a small tiny part of it.
... I'd just like to point out that I have been typing this post up for almost 2 hours. I keep getting distracted!
So the eating plan that Mr. Sadekat and I are so excited about is...... *drum roll please* ... Paleo
Basically you eat lean meat, most veggies (no potatoes please), fruit, nuts. You can say it is on the lower end of the carb graph. You can eat a variety of lean proteins, tons of veggies, and fruit! I miss fruit. I like to eat fruit for a snack, or for dessert. Mr. Sadekat is excited about this plan, and will do it with me, except for one thing. He will eat bread, it's a cultural thing that he refuses to give up. That's ok, I can deal with that. There are no grains, beans, sugar, salt, no processed foods.... meaning, no convienience foods.
I've been reading a few paleo menu blogs that I happen upon and I have noticed people approach this plan to fit their lifestyle. For us, we plan to eat mostly organic fruits and veggies. Meat we would like to be grass fed (free range, natural, etc) but we are not sure it's in our budget. We have to see how we can handle that. Wal-mart doesn't sell much on the organic side of things, but luckily we live right across the street from a Whole Foods and Costco does a pretty good job of keeping organic veggies in their cooler room.
Dairy isn't allowed on this plan either. I have been thinking of giving up on dairy for a while. I can't remember if I have said this before, but as an infant & small child I was allergic to cow's milk. My Granny bought a goat and I was able to tolerate goat's milk. Eventually I outgrew my allergy..... or did I? I wonder sometimes if some of the sinus issues I have are not related. I have read that individuals with sinus problems should give up dairy for a couple of months. If their symptoms go away then that is the answer.
So anyhoo, this is another wordy post for me. I won't go back and edit this one like I do alot of my other posts.
I hope this all made sense... if anyone has any questions about paleo, I can try to answer. I am still reading the book, but I have done alot of reading online too.
This new way of eating is just one of the changes that I am making next week. There are a few more that I plan to share with y'all as the time comes. I am really excited about my goals for the next year.
As for the title... it's only two more days of work before my vacation starts... I'll tell you later what we are going to do!
It's a funny thing about this blog
I get so wordy when I start to type up my daily posts lately! I picture people having to take a nap midway through each post. I think it is just my excitement coming through. I am reading lots of stuff online lately and I picked up a few books recently. One book kept me up last night. I did some online reading on the topic covered by this book. Alot of reading over the last few days. It's familiar territory for me since this was something that I was poking around in a bit a long time ago. Anyhoo, I got so excited from this book, the wheels were turning in my brain and I couldn't sleep. The CPAP ended up in the floor for the first time in a while and I finally passed out on the couch with the book in one hand and my glasses in the other.
I would love to blab all about my current reading, but you must wait. I have more reading to do.
Meanwhile, it's a Turkish feast tonight in the Sadekat house. I'm cooking up some chickpeas right now and they smell so good! The peas are an ingredient in our version of pilaf. I am cooking up a big Turkish meal because the Bossman cried to me that he has never had any. I promised him one of the finest sack lunches I a have ever seen. Brownie points!
On the menu: Beef kebab, rice pilaf, onion relish, lentil soup & bread. Crap! i just realized I don't have all the ingredients for onion relish and I have to go out. It's very cold and mix snow/rain. Better go now before it gets worse. BAH! I have to bbq in the cold!
I would love to blab all about my current reading, but you must wait. I have more reading to do.
Meanwhile, it's a Turkish feast tonight in the Sadekat house. I'm cooking up some chickpeas right now and they smell so good! The peas are an ingredient in our version of pilaf. I am cooking up a big Turkish meal because the Bossman cried to me that he has never had any. I promised him one of the finest sack lunches I a have ever seen. Brownie points!
On the menu: Beef kebab, rice pilaf, onion relish, lentil soup & bread. Crap! i just realized I don't have all the ingredients for onion relish and I have to go out. It's very cold and mix snow/rain. Better go now before it gets worse. BAH! I have to bbq in the cold!
How do you put a lime in a coconut?
I bought my first coconut today. It came from a place near my hometown in Texas. Sorry I can't buy local on this one. Typically you don't see trees bearing coconuts in the snowy mountain ranges. I poked it's eyes out and am draining the coconut water into a measuring cup right now. I want to make a shake from it in the morning. 1 cup of coconut water is 45 calories, 8.9 carbs, 2.7 fiber according to fitday.com. I wonder if I should use straight coconut water, or a blend with regular old water. I will go take a sip right now to taste it. I never had coconut water before!
My Mom used to buy coconuts but the water always watered our cement garden when she wacked the nut open with a hammer. I guess Mom doesn't like coconut water.
Ok, why in the world did my Mom let all that wonderfulness go to waste? If I didn't just get off the phone with her, I'd call her up and ask her! I got exactly a cup from my coconut. I am so going to have a delicious shake in the morning.
I keep replaying that scene from Castaway where Tom Hanks says something about coconut being a natural laxative. I hope I don't get explosive... nevermind.
My Mom used to buy coconuts but the water always watered our cement garden when she wacked the nut open with a hammer. I guess Mom doesn't like coconut water.
Ok, why in the world did my Mom let all that wonderfulness go to waste? If I didn't just get off the phone with her, I'd call her up and ask her! I got exactly a cup from my coconut. I am so going to have a delicious shake in the morning.
I keep replaying that scene from Castaway where Tom Hanks says something about coconut being a natural laxative. I hope I don't get explosive... nevermind.
Cranky old lady encounter
I headed over to the store that sells walls according to Miss Hilton. The rest of the planet knows it as Wal-Mart. I had to pick up a new blender so that I can finish my blogger v blogger challenge w/ Vadim.
Right as I walk into the store I hear someone scream my name. I find a former co-worker with her elderly mother waving frantically at me. I haven't seen her in over a year. We were never... buddies? Friendly, yes, but friends, NO. She introduced me to her mother and we chatted for a few minutes. Next thing I know her mother says this to me. ...."You seem like a really bubbly joyful person, why don't you quit that company so you can meet your full potential? If you continue to work there you will find the life sucked right out of your soul." HELLO!?!?!?!?! I told her that I love my job and I love my company and wouldnt' dream of quitting. She rolled her wheelchair away from me. LOL I am still laughing about it. The former co-worker was let go during a corporate shift, so I guess they are still bitter?
So the new blender... Dang! Blenders are $$$ CHA-CHING expensive! I have never bought one due to being married. I have never bought a toaster either. I bought the cheapest one that had a gnarly enough looking blade. A general electric digital mixer with an instruction manual I will have to read. It should make a nice read for a bubble bath I am thinking.
Oh, by the way, someone mentioned an immersion blender. I have one, but I don't have a big enough do-hickey to mix it up in. Somehow mixing it all in a bowl just seems wrong..... like protein soup.... eww
Right as I walk into the store I hear someone scream my name. I find a former co-worker with her elderly mother waving frantically at me. I haven't seen her in over a year. We were never... buddies? Friendly, yes, but friends, NO. She introduced me to her mother and we chatted for a few minutes. Next thing I know her mother says this to me. ...."You seem like a really bubbly joyful person, why don't you quit that company so you can meet your full potential? If you continue to work there you will find the life sucked right out of your soul." HELLO!?!?!?!?! I told her that I love my job and I love my company and wouldnt' dream of quitting. She rolled her wheelchair away from me. LOL I am still laughing about it. The former co-worker was let go during a corporate shift, so I guess they are still bitter?
So the new blender... Dang! Blenders are $$$ CHA-CHING expensive! I have never bought one due to being married. I have never bought a toaster either. I bought the cheapest one that had a gnarly enough looking blade. A general electric digital mixer with an instruction manual I will have to read. It should make a nice read for a bubble bath I am thinking.
Oh, by the way, someone mentioned an immersion blender. I have one, but I don't have a big enough do-hickey to mix it up in. Somehow mixing it all in a bowl just seems wrong..... like protein soup.... eww
RIP Hamilton Beach
Tonight my poor blender bit the dust. It commited suicide by falling on my foot and shattering itself into a billion, no make that a zillion pieces. My foot is ok aside from three cuts. Mr. Sadekat would have made a fine surgeon, but he could use a better bedside manner. No more shakes for me until I get a new blender. I burned up my magic bullet on Friday trying to grind up something.
Is someone trying to tell me something?
These are my thoughts...
Fall is a time of reflection for me. Every year I think about the year ahead. I'm a fall baby you see. The past few days I have been doing a lot of thinking. The sort of thinking that can either propel you toward change or make you think it's too late and you should stay in your rut. Well, I have lots of things to accomplish in my life and I am not going to accomplish any of them by continuing to have my ass firmly planted on my couch. I have made a decision to go toward change and grow.
I am going to have a few new things in my life to keep myself motivated. I frequently get that 'feeling'. Do you know what I mean? That ultimate motivation that gets you all fired up and ready to start. Day 2 you are still fired up and the next thing you know it's day 4 and your candle is burning at both ends. You have lost your motivation and then you look down and there is junk food on your plate and the scale is higher than you have ever seen it before.
Monday Oct 19th is the day I will go forward with my new goals and my new way of doing things. I really hate to pick a special day to do things, but this day is significant. It's my 35th birthday. I want to spend the next year of my life the best way possible.
There will be a few changes to my "wee little blog". I am not going to menu blog anymore. Sure, it's fun to go back and read what you ate at few weeks ago or even a year ago, but basically I eat the same foods over and over again. I probably will still blog everday since it's my favorite hobby.
I am going to spend the next day or so setting up my tasks and goals to complete in the next year. Measureable goals that I can accomplish. I am still working on the tiny details, but I have the master plan in my head. I just have to translate it into written words. I have gotten a couple of ideas from other bloggers and even a vlogger or two on youtube. As I go forward I will share some of the tips on my blog, but for now I think I want to keep a couple of secrets.
Stay tuned to hear more!!
Special note to Vadim. I have really enjoyed our challenge and because of it, I know I can accomplish much more than I thought. I have been most successful with the motivation you have given me. Thank you very much. <3
I am going to have a few new things in my life to keep myself motivated. I frequently get that 'feeling'. Do you know what I mean? That ultimate motivation that gets you all fired up and ready to start. Day 2 you are still fired up and the next thing you know it's day 4 and your candle is burning at both ends. You have lost your motivation and then you look down and there is junk food on your plate and the scale is higher than you have ever seen it before.
Monday Oct 19th is the day I will go forward with my new goals and my new way of doing things. I really hate to pick a special day to do things, but this day is significant. It's my 35th birthday. I want to spend the next year of my life the best way possible.
There will be a few changes to my "wee little blog". I am not going to menu blog anymore. Sure, it's fun to go back and read what you ate at few weeks ago or even a year ago, but basically I eat the same foods over and over again. I probably will still blog everday since it's my favorite hobby.
I am going to spend the next day or so setting up my tasks and goals to complete in the next year. Measureable goals that I can accomplish. I am still working on the tiny details, but I have the master plan in my head. I just have to translate it into written words. I have gotten a couple of ideas from other bloggers and even a vlogger or two on youtube. As I go forward I will share some of the tips on my blog, but for now I think I want to keep a couple of secrets.
Stay tuned to hear more!!
Special note to Vadim. I have really enjoyed our challenge and because of it, I know I can accomplish much more than I thought. I have been most successful with the motivation you have given me. Thank you very much. <3
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