Ohgabetta

Ughhhh.  I am sick.  I got myself some kind of summer cold and it is fierce y'all.  Terrible congestion, sore throat, and just sneeze after sneeze. Ick.  Needless to say, with what little bit of taste sense I have, delicious Chinese food from my very favorite restaurant was a necessary endeavor. I got the chicken with broccoli and veggie fried rice and although it was off the lunch special menu, it offers more than enough for dinner too.  Well well, winner winner, chicken broccoli dinner. So the silver lining to getting sick?  Ordering this deliciousness on the perfect day for my blogging and Instagram challenge because the topic is foodie.  With that, I'm off to try and sleep this bug away.  Sanitize your paws often and drink up the OJ kids. Stay healthy lovies! Until we meet again, M

I have been trying to eat clean for my daily life. Don't get confused, I'm not some die hard believer of that silly saying, "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." Umm, clearly whoever said this, has never had shrimp and grits from the heart of New Orleans. Or raviolis in Little Italy. Or 4 Rivers BBQ. You get the point. But I am conscious of my day to day and the need for healthy eating and living and all that jazz. For example, I don't have a cookie just cause it's a cookie and it's there. I'm not wasting the calories on any ol'choc chip, know what I mean? Some days I fail, some days I soar. I work in an office environment where it's always someone's birthday, therefore there's always someone's cake. And if that doesn't happen, like clockwork at 3pm each day, I hit the crash and feel like if I do not get a sugar fix as soon as like yesterday, I will lose my mind. Basically, I turn into my Poppy and "just n...