What's on your Monday Menu?

Good morning everyone! Happy Monday :)

We had a great time at the concert on Friday and I had a great time doing the class on the farm on Saturday! The space was lovely and the people were great. Unfortunately, I ended up under the weather yesterday. I thought it was just a combo of exhaustion & allergies from a day on the farm, but it's getting worse and this morning I woke up with no voice. It might be allergies, but I'm doubtful at this point. Anyway, I took yesterday completely off and binged the entire last season of Mrs. Maisel (so good!) so today I need to dive back into school work, no matter how yucky I feel.

QOTD: If your text messages were released to the public, could you get elected to a public office? I think I could. I get a little snarky sometimes and I am sure my mom wouldn't be happy that I can be a mean-girl, but I don't think there is anything inappropriate. What you see here is pretty much who I am :)

B: Protein coffee (x2)

S: Pirate Booty

L: Cauliflower Pizza

D: Veggie Burger

Good morning QJB and menuers,

Aww, sorry you're sick after the weekend. It's especially hard to have to power through when there are deliverables no matter what. Tea with honey. Lots of it!

QOTD- Yep. I assume anything written is out there. Conversations can get super interesting but I hesitate to put anything in text. I'm much more animated in person. :)

I'm so glad to have the sleep meds. They do a good job of dragging me down and keeping me under for a good part of the night.

Today is work, work, and more work. Meetings start early and I have some deliverables coming up. Just making it through!

Accountability- Did better on water. Ate some leftover fried rice from last week when I got a hibachi lunch. I ate the shrimp and some veggies but brought the leftovers home. Good for fiber, maybe? I also ate an unplanned split pea, spinach and coconut dal. It was delicious.

Exercise - Still baby weights. My arms are sore. I'm glad for it.

Menu - English muffin with turkey and cheese, hot dog with M&M sauce, protein pudding, blueberries, four strawberries, seaweed. The last two days have been better for volume.

Happy Monday everyone!

Um, Hot Dog with M&M sauce? I'll bite. What is M&M sauce?

It's a regional hot dog sauce I had as a kid. Turns out it's a version from a hot dog place my parents used to go to 45 years ago called M&M Red Hots in New York. They just closed down last year after 100 years.

Basically ground beef simmered with spices. My first attempt took 8 hours and does taste similar to what I remembered as a kid. Pics are the almost finished product and my bariatric-friendly version with no bun. Always bury the dog.

We call it chili here.

good mornin QJB and everyone! Hope you feel better soon and get checked out QJB!

not much on deck today. I have an appointment for a women's health visit. Shouldn't last too long. My pain levels have been sky high. I attribute some of that to the high humidity we're having along with the obligatory rain that comes with that. Our main lake/reservoir has gone up almost 8 feet in about 3 weeks or so. When they update it today that number will grow. I am getting tired of the rain...it's flooding homes and businesses...killing livestock. I'm just over it!

Our crappy neighbor was at it big time last night and yesterday afternoon. We've been reporting every single time to the narcotics unit through email. Maybe the squeaky wheel will get greased sooner than later. These two are just dumb. The garage is detached so we can see what they do after we start getting sick. It's like I said in a report. We saw her going into the garage with a cake pan and I don't think she is baking a cake in a half assed half roofed garage. My mom found some n95 masks on clearance and they are helping just a little bit. W ordered a gas mask but it's hard for her to get on. It does affect me too but I think I process it faster. I feel like crap but it goes away after 30 mins or so.

QOTD: mine is about as good as could be. Mostly reminders for appointments and me confirming them. There is one with my pain pump nurse and one from my niece.

I really have no clue about food. I know we are going to make roast stew from the roast, potatoes and carrots I made in the crockpot(which was delicious if I dare toot my own horn).

my favorite internet kitty...well one of them. I love allllllll the kitties in the world.

Oh nooo! Sorry to hear you're under the weather. Not fun! I am glad you had a good day chilling and hopefully todays schoolwork won't be too onerous.

I had myself a delightful weekend. I reconnected with some friends, got two new chairs for our family room, did painting class, went to brunch, heard a sonic boom!!!

QOTD: pleading the 5th! Lol! Nothing recent by any means but I'm not gonna lie, my 20s and early 30s i was less smart and more daring. Ha. I've never done heroin or killed anyone or anything. You won't see me pop up on Forensic Files, I promise!

And snark with friends can be fun!

B: wegmans roast Turkey, pepper Jack cheese

L: spicy tuna roll

D: I think leftover pasta with ground turkey meat sauce, more sauce than noodles, and a side salad

Have a most fabulous Monday all!

Oh I am very very very very glad that texts did not exist when I was in my 20s :) I am pretty sure I wouldn't be featured on Forensic Files either, but I certainly wouldn't have gotten elected to anything!

Well hell I'm glad tasers didn't exist in my 20's. I had a lot of fun.

You are too funny.