Not Now?

Today was a "ketchup" day. I couldn't get to sleep last night and got up early so midway through the morning I played "ketchup" on my sleep. This is the sort of thing that causes me to feel that I accomplished nothing and have slept my life away. Of course I did get up and I did accomplish the cleaning of dishes and the cooking of meals and the watching of "Silver Lining". I do have laundry washing and again I am unable to get to sleep. Next week will be different whether I like it or not because I go back to work next week.

In the Now

I am setting the stage for living life with intent, not just to survive another day. I have reflected and found that I have been doing the minimal necessary to get through each new day. Some days that minimal only requires getting out of bed long enough to go to the bathroom; getting out of bed for any other reason isn't reason enough. This morning I woke up, stayed in bed for an extra hour, and then got up to make breakfast. I have decided to work on eating healthier and better size portions. This morning's breakfast contained a single patty of sausage diced up, three spoons of black beans, broccoli stem, cauliflower, carrot, basil, garlic, two eggs scrambled, and shredded cheddar cheese.  I cooked it in my smallest skillet and divided it into two parts. We shared. I added a spoon of sour cream and some salsa verde to our plates. We had cranberry juice with a bit of lemon-lime soda to take away the tart. It was filling.  It was a good start to our day.

    Dinner was diced up chicken breast soaked in a ranch milk mix and coated with wheat thins crushed up, carrots and onions, red potatoes, and black beans baked in the ranch milk mix with grated cheese. When we finished our dinner I layered everything with grated cheese between and salsa verde on top and then put it back in the oven to bake. Once it was done baking I rolled it up in flour tortillas and put it away for work lunches. I do not feel that I have not had enough to eat today. I feel good about my food choices.