{"id":8054,"date":"2009-08-27T12:19:15","date_gmt":"2009-08-27T16:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=8054"},"modified":"2009-08-27T12:19:15","modified_gmt":"2009-08-27T16:19:15","slug":"august-26th-2009-discoveries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/08\/august-26th-2009-discoveries\/","title":{"rendered":"August 26th, 2009: Discoveries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello my pretty ones! Listen, I am so sorry for being MIA yesterday.\u00a0 I got a work tape in that once I found my motivation, I didn&#8217;t want to stop, I just wanted to keep going and get it done.\u00a0 It was a bioengineering subject matter and it seriously tested my google-fu skills.\u00a0 I will say that most of my spellings were right the first time. I discovered that I am bio smart! GO ME!<\/p>\n<p>Actually a little trivia, in college I used to be a bio major but changed because all the chemistry made me want to rip my head off.\u00a0 I hate chemistry and have no desire to mess around with acid that could eat through my hand, thank you.\u00a0 I still love bio stuff and learning about cells and systems and how our bodies work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8062\" title=\"Chocolate Soymilk\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc08-26-09-cs-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Soymilk\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc08-26-09-cs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc08-26-09-cs.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday was a quick run for me, 2.5 miles that I busted out in 26 minutes. Awesome!\u00a0 I drank some <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Chocolate Silk'>CS<\/abbr> and headed out with Rocks.\u00a0 I have been seeing people start walking along the side of this one house in the subdivision behind ours.\u00a0 But it had been infrequent enough that I assumed they were the people that maybe lived at that house.\u00a0 Yesterday I saw two runners go run that way and I thought, okay something has to be down there.<\/p>\n<p>I decided to go see what it was all about and I discovered a walking trail! :o\u00a0 It actually meets up with the rails to trails trail that I do my long runs on.\u00a0 OH MY GOODNESS!\u00a0 A trail right in my &#8216;hood, this is awesome news!\u00a0 I was so excited I could barely stand it.\u00a0 Now I have easy access to that trail for my longer runs.\u00a0 <img src='\/images\/woohoo.gif' alt=':woohoo:' \/><\/p>\n<p>Once back home, I did a quick stretch and then took a glorious shower.\u00a0 Then it was time for some wonderful oaty oats!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8070\" title=\"coffee and oats \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-27-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"coffee and oats \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-27-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-27-09_breakfast.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s kick it back to summertime with peach and nectarine oats!\u00a0 I loaded up on them during my last grocery trip so you can expect to see this a lot once again.<\/p>\n<p>After breakfast, I did some officey stuff and then finally got down to business and started my tape.\u00a0 I took a quick break for lunch before I ate my headset.\u00a0 Yesterday I would be fine and then BAM starving.\u00a0 So strange especially since I only did a shorty run.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_salad.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8068\" title=\"Salad \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_salad-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Salad \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_salad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_salad.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Salsa salad!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mixed greens<\/li>\n<li>Red onion<\/li>\n<li>Cucumber<\/li>\n<li>Shredded carrot and parsnip<\/li>\n<li>Salsa!!<\/li>\n<li>And some flax chips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I bought a big bag of the FoodShouldTasteGood flax tortilla chips and they are noticeably different than what I used to get in the smaller bags.\u00a0 These are thinner, less nutty great taste, and they seem more processed. I&#8217;m a little bummed out because they were my fave chips.\u00a0 I wonder if they are starting to grow and get more recognized and so now they are a bit more processed?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_smoothie.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8069\" title=\"Smoothie\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_smoothie-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Smoothie\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_smoothie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_smoothie.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Smoothie!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1C US cranberry juice<\/li>\n<li>1C carrot juice<\/li>\n<li>1C water<\/li>\n<li>Kale<\/li>\n<li>Cucumber nub<\/li>\n<li>Frozen peaches<\/li>\n<li>Frozen mango<\/li>\n<li>Frozen blueberries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Delish!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_pineapple.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8067\" title=\"Pineapple\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_pineapple-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pineapple\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_pineapple-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_pineapple.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pineapple for some fruit love.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8066\" title=\"Salad, smoothie, and fruit \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_lunch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Salad, smoothie, and fruit \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_lunch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_lunch.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lunch was fantastic!\u00a0 My salad wasn&#8217;t quite as fabbo as past salsa salads for some reason but still pretty tasty.<\/p>\n<p>I cleaned up the kitchen and also made dinner.\u00a0 That way I could keep working later and work while it heated up. <img src='\/images\/smile.gif' alt=':)' \/><\/p>\n<p>I worky worked after lunch and stopped around 5:30ish.\u00a0 Scott and I chilled for dinner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_enchilada.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8065\" title=\"Enchilada \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_enchilada-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Enchilada \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_enchilada-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_enchilada.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Where I discovered pumpkin makes a nice enchilada sauce.\u00a0 Oh Yeah!\u00a0 Veggie enchiladas with spicy pumpkin sauce on top.\u00a0 Sound good?\u00a0 It was! Although I should have made more sauce!<\/p>\n<p>Filling:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Green pepper<\/li>\n<li>Carrot<\/li>\n<li>Broccoli<\/li>\n<li>Spinach<\/li>\n<li>Brown jasmine rice (leftovers from Fish Tuesday)<\/li>\n<li>Black beans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>YUM!\u00a0 I ate my portion with a bit of guacamole, mmmmm.\u00a0 And then had two more bites and I was full up!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_dinner.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8064\" title=\"Enchilada \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_dinner-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Enchilada \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_dinner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-26-09_dinner.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I realize my portion looks so wee, but it&#8217;s the plate.\u00a0 I used a gigantic plate which causes the portion size to be a bit skewed. Trust me, my portion was perfect Andrea size. <img src='\/images\/biggrin.gif' alt=':D' \/><\/p>\n<p>After dinner Scott and I decided on how to approach the evening.\u00a0 We had stuff to get done which included some work and office organization things.\u00a0 Which meant that sadly we had to miss <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Stick Fighting'>SF<\/abbr> class.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things I needed was a new basic computer desk for my work computer.\u00a0 It&#8217;s going to have it&#8217;s own section in the office.\u00a0 This will help with organization space and also with tax time.\u00a0 Because when you work from home, the easier it is to say, &#8220;this is a work space and only a work space&#8221; the easier taxes are to figure out. <img src='\/images\/biggrin.gif' alt=':D' \/><\/p>\n<p>We found some great things at Target!\u00a0 A nice but super basic computer desk on sale for $75 bucks, not bad! Plus some sweet lambs, a clock, and curtains for the office.\u00a0 I also found some towels on clearance for $4, oh yeah!<\/p>\n<p>And for those that drink Silk soymilk, I discovered that Target has the cheapest price for it at under $3 (seriously like $2.30 or something)a half gallon.\u00a0 And a box of two is $4 something!<\/p>\n<p>When we got back home, I literally went straight to bed.\u00a0 I was in bed before 9pm and out like a light at 10:30.\u00a0 Wooo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello my pretty ones! Listen, I am so sorry for being MIA yesterday.\u00a0 I got a work tape in that once I found my motivation, I didn&#8217;t want to stop, I just wanted to keep going and get it done.\u00a0 It was a bioengineering subject matter and it seriously tested my google-fu skills.\u00a0 I will [&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-25U","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8054"}],"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=8054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8054\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}