But today…today is blog-worthy! Why? Because today was one of those days where, in simple prose, you would say you should have stayed in bed. Or…Dr. Suess might have said it something like this:
The girl we'll call "She" put her feet on the floor
Little did She know what life had in store
As She washed up her body, her face & her hair
Her phone began binging with friends in despair
She prayed up their concerns & onward She went
Off to Weight Watchers and to pay the boat rent
This is really where the day fell apart
The gal at the scales was a grumpy ol' fart
She got on the scale, oh no, not a gain
She wasn't happy, but She didn't complain
That is, not until, a mistake She did find
She wanted it fixed, that's all if you mind
But the gal at the scale was stressed, at the least
And she reacted a bit like a horrible beast
The gal said it out loud for all those to hear
"She's" starting weight came out nice & clear
She didn't look back, She left in a hurry
A look from the line that said, "Please don't worry"
She picked up a stamp, an egg sandwich and then
Went off to the office of the boat moorage men
The men were not there just the lady you pay
And she must have been having a horrible day
The lady you pay looked at "She" and then said
Where's your insurance, its how the contract is read
She didn't know that She needed that form
But just a reminder seemed more the norm
She got out her card to pay anyway
And the Mastercard said…no way, not today
So then She tried Visa and they let it through
And the gal at the desk glared & said, "Nothing new!!"
She could have pleasantly died on the spot
But She picked up her chin & pulled out of the lot
She needed fresh air so She picked up the pup
And headed out for a walk - things could only look up
The walk was grand, just look at the view
She couldn't resort to being mad too
But when She got home, She had to phone
The wedding bells planner all on her own
We need that guess list, the template to invite
I guess you know what She's doing tonight
I talked on the phone to my husband away
And he, of course asked, Babe, how was your day?
I grumbled on through the course of events
Until I remembered, life never relents
Why is She surprised when a day goes so wrong
Everyone out there is plugging along
Fighting a battle you never will see
Just on the outside, grumpy are we
So tomorrow She decided when her feet hit the floor
She'll pray for the people who need so much more
That will be better than feeling all hurt
She's decided to pull up her Big Girly shirt (fooled ya'!)
She'll have a day when she's grumpy too
A kind word from someone may pull her through
The moral is easy, just try to step back
Breath, take a moment before you attack
The weak appear strong but often are shattered
And you gave some grace in a moment that mattered...
It may all sound a bit confusing in Suess, but this is pretty much the truth of my day. While I worked on the final address list & the wording for the wedding invitation, I also baked a loaf of Wheat Belly bread. I made it exactly per the recipe book & am a little afraid of being in copyright violation with all my recipe sharing, so I will only include pics of my baking stress relief.
It's not so clear to see, but that's the whipped egg whites going into the food processor to pulse just like the good Dr. suggests. And below, the bread after coming out of the oven. It looks more like a banana bread or the like, but the flavour is actually pretty good. My husband & I are actually kind of getting onto it. We don't eat much bread, day in day out, but like a couple thin little slices of this toasted for our egg sammy in the mornings...
I put a tray of these babies in to bake while I worked on the beautiful prose :) Sweet potatoes & quinoa are becoming real staples in our diet of late. Annnnd, we love 'em both!!
So now I will eat my delicious salad of lettuce, quinoa, chick peas, beets, sweet potatoes, tomato, cucumber, red onion, peppers & greek-seasoned chicken (mostly to share w/Shaq.) *I know, I'm bad…* I will "sparingly" add a morsel or two of goat cheese because of the .3 lb gain at the scale today. (I think I liked the days of having to balance the scale compared to these electronic ones that can be so precise!) Tossed gently in my Tahini/Nutritional yeast dressing that I included in an earlier blog for the Glory Bowl.
Oh, & gently seasoned with the Smoked Black Peppercorns, that I found on my recent stay near the amazing Granville Public Market, finding its new home in this lovely little mill from the favorited Lakehouse, Kelowna, BC…:
Wah Lah - supper fit for a princess…at least one that's had a day with a lot a' bad step-sisters in it...
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