Things are looking up. My cough is down considerably - only wake up in the early hours to cough so I get a stretch of sleep first. My last "fit" is after I work out, then I'm good for the day (sometimes a little at night before bed, but then I SLEEP).
I woke up to my monthly friend a few days early. I adjust a couple times a year and have a little bit earlier cycle. Praise to all that is GOOD ... THIS explains the CRAVINGS and MUNCHIES and all the less-than-stellar eating. Oh, it was my PMS. I figured I had a entire week of cravings ahead of me. I've had my monthly for 38 years and it still can surprise me - is it that smart or am I that clueless?!?
A few days of feeling blah and I should be back at life 100%
What this means for this morning is NO boxing. Between coughing (and then having to urgently pee) and my monthly start, I'm out. Treadmill for the win.
Okay TMI OVER!! Sorry for such a graphic start to the post LOL.
I made WellFed's Chocolate Chili yesterday. It's a family favorite. Whole30 and delicious. It gets its name because it has some unsweetened cocoa powder as part of the seasonings. I like it because it's chili with just the meat. Nothing else - the onions, garlic and tomatoes cook down and it's like a hotdog style chili. The flavor is great. The recipe is simple. I always make a double batch. No leftovers for freezing this time. I will get leftovers for lunch though - yum. We did a toppings bar and it's the perfect fall football food.
I also made TheWholeSmiths (on Instagram) paleo pumpkin cinnamon swirl bread. It was amazing. I didn't have coconut sugar so I left it out and it was fine. Not sweet at all (1/4 cup of maple syrup for sweet). I left out the tablespoon of almond milk (didn't have that either) and used coconut oil instead of butter for the swirl part. Super moist with the pumpkin and the texture was spot on. I have pumpkin left for another loaf today. I waited to make sure we liked it before making a second loaf. I had some - not a dessert, more like a flavored bread.
Here's the recipe in picture form. I should have taken a picture of the loaf too!
My sister sent me this hooded shirt - all dogs (can you even see with my seatbelt). The middle one looks like my Parker. I sent her this picture to show I was wearing it. When I uploaded photos just now, it came along for the ride. This happens randomly with pictures.
Speaking of dogs ... Aspen is in a diaper. We have to start the potty training. Hopefully, the diaper will make her hold it and then when we go outside she'll go to the bathroom in NATURE!! Plus, she had diarrhea yesterday. It was a poop and pee days with all the dogs. Heaven help us.
That's about it for this Monday. I have a list of house chores, my self-care and dog potty training on the horizon. Hubby is working from home (dental work today) so I need to get my self-care in early this morning. 21 Day (FREE) meditation from Oprah and Deepak starts today. The series is about energy. I'll take some of that, pretty please. Last few days of October -- in a blink it will be next year. Later gators.
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