What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu?

Morning everyone! I slept until 5:30! Yay for vacation days! I am heading out around 9am to meet up with my friend and her family for the day. It's going to be a nice day 83 and mostly sunny, so we'll spend the day on the private beach that is part of their AirBnB. And we have reservations for dinner tonight. My first dinner out since... maybe Valentine's Day?

My day at work was weird. My floor probably seats 100ish people, and for most of the day I was the only one there. Creepy. And the neighborhood that my office is in has always been a very rough neighborhood, but since the pandemic it has taken a really bad turn for the worse. I was shocked to see how many homeless were sleeping on the street and people openly taking drugs on the street. It was really sad and scary to see what a damaging effect the last few months have had on the area. I love the new Black Lives Matter sign that was painted on the street, but the sky looked super creepy from the window in the morning!

And the office itself was weird. Zillions of empty cubicles and covered up water fountains and caution tape over the kitchenette.

I was also not so good about eating for a 2nd day in a row... Movement was nil... I had planned to walk around Boston but I didn't feel safe enough. And I found the stash of Valentine's Day candy that was in my desk so I indulged in some of that. Another day of points above my daily goal :(

QOTD: Have a lot of restaurants/small businesses near you gone out of business permanently? Again, it was sort of shocking to see how rough the pandemic hit Nubian Square in Boston where I work. Lots of small businesses were shuttered. And every day on the news we hear about another iconic bar or restaurant in the area going under. The Cheers Bar closed for good last week! And for any of you current or former Bostonians... the Pour House is closing! I used to live around the corner from there and I have a lot of memories from my 20s in that place!

Uhhhh, really don't think I can post a menu again today, because I have no freaking idea. I will start the morning with my usual Fit Frappe & Eggs... after that?? My BFF's parents are super health freaks their late 80s who are way more fit and active than me, lol. So I am sure lunch will be healthy. This is where we are going for dinner. The scallops sound very interesting... I will probably go with those :)

Have an awesome long weekend! See you on Tuesday!

Good morning all and happy Friday at last! Had the strangest dream last night. I was in this nutrition class and they were discussing weight and BMI. The instructor had these graphs posted on the overhead projector and then he posts the graph of my BMI....my starting and where I'm at now and points me out and says "this is probably the largest I've ever seen." And the whole class gasps. Oh I was mortified!! I guess my weight and food choices have been on my mind a lot lately. My mom also sent me a picture she found of me from eight years ago. It was a work picture of me that HR takes of all the new hires. I was sitting at my new desk and oh my goodness I was huge! So I'm sure that picture triggered the dream as well.

I woke up this morning to find a mess that the kitten created yet again. She had all the decorative trim (not sure what you call it) on the antique end table my mom got me clawed off and on the floor! This is the second time she's done this. I've put tape on it and sprayed it with pet block and that still apparently does not stop her. If anything it attracts her even more! I swear this girl is driving me crazy! If she wasn't so damn cute! Sigh...

QOTD: several restaurants in the downtown area have gone out of business. It really is sad. The area where I live hasn't been affected too much and bough.

B: coffee w/Splenda x 2

B2: built protein bar

L: 2 oz deli roast beef and a hard boiled egg

D: TBD

S: maybe a L&F Greek yogurt

Not sure if it will help but when I had my Oliver cat, I put double sided tape on things he was scratching and it worked! Something about the sticky he really didn't like.

Im sorry for your bad dream, it's strange how our minds mess with us.

Thanks! Yes, that double sided tape is on my "to buy" list. I will try anything at this point! Fingers crossed it works.

we have one who STILL does that kind of stuff at age 10! (fortunately, those kinds of shenanigans often stop after kittenhood). He especially loves knocking things off tables and the kitchen counters. I can't tell you how many times I've come home to find things like dried pasta strewn all over the floor! And I always know EXACTLY which cat did it! He also chews and licks the window treatments in our family room, so I started keeping the door closed when we're not in there so he can't get in there. I don't want him ruining $2000 worth of window treatments! ARGGH!

It's so frustrating! I can't leave anything on the table or counters either because she will knock things off. She used to not jump up on the counters because she could not jump that high but now that she can she is always jumping up there and it's so hard when I'm trying to prepare food. I immediately put her down and tell her "no!" But sometimes she thinks it's a game and keeps on pushing her luck. I now have to hide my toilet paper and can no longer leave it out where it normally goes or she will have it in shreds all over the floor. She chews and claws on everything! She has three scratching posts, but she still scratches my furniture along with those scratching posts. Ah the joys of a kitten! I sure hope she grows out of these bad habits! My older boy is a saint compared to her! I'm wondering if I should keep her shut in the bathroom with her litterbox and food/water at night while I'm sleeping just so she can't get into anything. But I'd really hate to do that.

This Cat Spray will keep your cat off the counters. It is so funny to watch. After I trained my cat, I passed it on to a friend who used it on their new counter invading cat successfully.

I have had success with Feliway in the plug in air diffuser It was expensive but really helped calm one cat that used to be a terror in the house. That was about 14 years ago and it was $50 for the refills back then. Not as costly now.

Thank you! I will be looking into that cat spray and Feliway. At this point I am desperate!

wow that looks like walking dead/end of the world stuff. I went into the office about 2 months ago and saw maybe 3 people the entire time. I cleaned my desk and threw out old food. I should have brought my other monitor back but I didn't. ive driven by there a few times but haven't gone back in.

food for me yesterday was good looking for some great meal prep for next week. then we are on vacation starting next sat!!! we are just going to a private home on the bay side and its pretty distanced from other homes.. almost all meals will be there but honestly just needed a break from reality. they have a canoe and we will take the inflatable kayak.

QOTD: some have - particularly one diner that was the oldest in town... They were sit down and old school and that model killed them.

food plan today: more of the same as yesterday

eggs, egg whites, veggies, protein waffles, yogurt, shake- very boring. unless I go get some more food...