Good News Chip

Hello!

Chip is busting at the seams with applications -- wow!!  He's meeting a couple on Monday.  I'll give you all the details after the meeting.  I expect it's going to be an adoption unless he triggers her allergies.

Here's a picture of the oatmeal bake "carrot cake" with tofu icing.  It's okay, but I'm still having trouble thinking about the icing.  I think I'm going to toast a piece today, leave off the icing and see if that's better. It makes me laugh that I struggle thinking the icing is an imposter, so to speak.  I eat tofu all the time!

Added LOTS of extra spice to
see if that helps disguise the tofu.

I listened to some Brooke Castillo stuff and I started a little experiment.  The rest of the month, I'm not eating between 3 and 6pm.  Those are my snacking hours and I can't seem to pull it back.  I want to look at my thoughts during that time (without distracting with buffering) and see what's up.  I think it's boredom and "I deserve to NOT have to work on this today since I've done all my other things."  But I still snack even if I've done nothing all day.  Just an experiment.  Being curious.  Yesterday was all about feeling bored, but not feeling like I had any more energy to do anything else.  Also feeling like I deserved a reward -- for what?  Who knows.  I plan to journal.  Yesterday I was on the phone for a lot of that time so I was already a little distracted (not on purpose, just happened that way).

I signed up for Spanish Level Dos yesterday.  It'll be Mondays at 6:15.  Not ideal, but with Easter Sunday, I'd end up missing 2 bookclubs or 2 classes.  That didn't make sense.  6:15 is the EVENING.  I know in my book it's practically midnight, but I'll survive 6 weeks.  And the dogs are more settled at that time of day too (because it's BEDTIME lol).

I have a coaching call this afternoon.  I kind of have a plan for our discussion based on some journalling prompts she sent me.  I might also bring up the buffering --although I expect she tell me to observe first and then discuss.

I'm going to take Duke for an outside run today.  It's a little chilly, but I think I'll be okay (my toes).  

That's about all.  Spanish study for an hour or so, a few house chores and maybe a quick trip to the grocery store.  Hope you have a great day and stay well.  Later gators.