{"id":6237,"date":"2009-06-08T15:29:05","date_gmt":"2009-06-08T19:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=6237"},"modified":"2009-06-08T15:29:05","modified_gmt":"2009-06-08T19:29:05","slug":"june-8th-2009-life-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/06\/june-8th-2009-life-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"June 8th, 2009: Life Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi gang!\u00a0 Save for one moment when I was a little hot, I had the best sleep last night.\u00a0 YaY!\u00a0 And I know it probably sounds odd but most times I love Mondays.\u00a0 Mondays are my rest and work days.\u00a0 Rest meaning, other than <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Stick Fighting'>SF<\/abbr> class in the evening, I don&#8217;t do any exercise.\u00a0 And work because I get things planned out for the blog.<\/p>\n<p>I tried something new with my coffee this morning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6240\" title=\"Mug of coffee\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_coffee-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mug of coffee\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_coffee-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_coffee.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I used vanilla almond milk instead of creamer.\u00a0 It was just okay.\u00a0 Didn&#8217;t really make the coffee any sweeter or creamier, so I guess that won&#8217;t really be an option for a creamer substitute.\u00a0 Quest continues!\u00a0 I read some blogs and then got Scott up and made some breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6239\" title=\"Bowl of oatmeal \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bowl of oatmeal \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_breakfast.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oaty oats!\u00a0 I have been back in an oatmeal mood lately but this does not mean that oatbran is getting kicked to the curb.\u00a0 Oats with a twist, I added in some chocolate protein powder today.\u00a0 It smelled so yummy, just like chocolate NesQuik!\u00a0 Gave some nice flavor and depth to the oats without being overpowering.\u00a0 Super basic mix-ins today, cranberries and pecans.\u00a0 I also had another small mug of coffee that I did not finish and used regular creamer for that.<\/p>\n<p>After breakfast I got dressed and took Rocky out for his walk while there was a break in the rain. It was so humid outside, we were swimming instead of walking.\u00a0 It also made for a short walk because yuck, it was too muggy.<\/p>\n<p>Back home, I got laundry started and did some blog stuff. Eventually I got hungry and headed into the kitchen to make lunch.\u00a0 Salad here I come!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_salad.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6242\" title=\"Salad \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_salad-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Salad \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_salad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_salad.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mixed greens<\/li>\n<li>Shredded beet, golden beet, and parsnip<\/li>\n<li>Raisins<\/li>\n<li>Crumbled turkey bacon<\/li>\n<li>Cucumber<\/li>\n<li>Pecans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Drizzled with balsamic, honey, and a bit of olive oil.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_smoothie.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6243\" title=\"Purple smoothie \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_smoothie-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Purple smoothie \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_smoothie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_smoothie.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Purple-people eater!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Splash of POM<\/li>\n<li>1C of unsweetened cranberry juice<\/li>\n<li>1C water<\/li>\n<li>Small bunch of kale<\/li>\n<li>Small bunch of spinach<\/li>\n<li>1 carrot<\/li>\n<li>Frozen blueberries<\/li>\n<li>Frozen pineapple<\/li>\n<li>Frozen mango<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Blended to perfection!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6241\" title=\"Salad, smoothie, crackers, and hummus \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_lunch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Salad, smoothie, crackers, and hummus \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_lunch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-08-09_lunch.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There was also some crackers and garlic hummus on the side.\u00a0 Fabbo lunch!\u00a0 There was a kitchen incident today!\u00a0 As I was shredding the beet, it caught and my hand slipped causing me to shred up my right thumb.\u00a0 Booo!\u00a0 And we really didn&#8217;t need any extra iron or protein in our salad but ohs wells, sometimes it&#8217;s not always about what we want or need I guess.\u00a0 Thank goodness for liquid bandage!\u00a0 It stings like a mofo when applied but it works like a charm.\u00a0 I hate band-aids, they always fall off and make me feel very restricted in movement.\u00a0 While liquid bandage reveals my scapes and cuts in all their glory, they are protected and I can move around!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life Changes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lots of thinking has been going on around the HQ lately in terms of where I see my life going and how to achieve that.\u00a0 I work from home and do verbatim transcription.\u00a0 However with the recession, transcription is not an extra that companies want to pay for right now.\u00a0 And that&#8217;s understandable.\u00a0 As much as I love blogging, it doesn&#8217;t pay the bills.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve thought about things I would like to do and have come up with two things:<\/p>\n<p>1. I would love to do freelance writing work, either writing product reviews, lifestyle articles, or things along those lines.\u00a0 I have no idea how to get in that line of work.<\/p>\n<p>2. Working with athletes.\u00a0 Having dealt with injuries myself (and more to come, I&#8217;m sure), I realize how important it is to have people who are dedicated to understanding athletes and keeping them healthy.\u00a0 As an athlete myself, it&#8217;s extremely important to me that the person working with me is also an athlete.\u00a0 I feel more of a connection with them because they can fully comprehend how an athlete&#8217;s mind works.\u00a0 You can&#8217;t tell an athlete that they have to stop doing something.\u00a0 That&#8217;s like telling a chef to stop cooking if they have an injury, it just doesn&#8217;t work.\u00a0 In order to do physical therapy though that would require me to go back to school.\u00a0 For the record, I&#8217;ve been out of college for 10 years.\u00a0 Huge culture shock if I went back! :p\u00a0 But before I jump in with both feet and consider all of that, I probably should get some experience first just to make sure I want to do physical therapy.\u00a0 And again I have no idea how to go about that.<\/p>\n<p>So here I am with lots of things swirling around in my head.\u00a0 I know that I love working from home and am happiest that way.\u00a0 My transcription business has been running for four years. I&#8217;m very self-motivated, a hard worker, and very organized.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve got some mad skillz, yo. <img src='\/images\/wink.gif' alt=';)' \/>\u00a0 If I were to get a gig doing therapy and love it, my ultimate goal would be to someday open my own business in conjunction with a registered dietitian to provide athletes with all kinds of support.\u00a0 But that is totally looking at the big picture.\u00a0 Things to think about for sure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-06-09_me_rocks1.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6238\" title=\"Me and Rocky \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-06-09_me_rocks1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Me and Rocky \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-06-09_me_rocks1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ohc-06-06-09_me_rocks1.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I realize how jealous you are of my jammie pants. <img src='\/images\/wink.gif' alt=';)' \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi gang!\u00a0 Save for one moment when I was a little hot, I had the best sleep last night.\u00a0 YaY!\u00a0 And I know it probably sounds odd but most times I love Mondays.\u00a0 Mondays are my rest and work days.\u00a0 Rest meaning, other than <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Stick Fighting'>SF<\/abbr> class in the evening, I don&#8217;t do any exercise.\u00a0 And [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-1CB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}