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Quick and Easy weeknight dinners!
This week I have ACTUALLY started my routine of eating healthy everyday and getting back to my love for long distance running. Starting on Easter Sunday I have ran daily and cooked healthy meals. It has only been a few days but I feel like I have more energy, and I wake up looking forward to getting outside and getting in my exercise.
These meals were so quick and easy, each took just about 10 min to prepare. PERFECT for a busy week, balancing work and fitness. I started this week so I could get into the routine of work, eating healthy, and working out because I start my new job next week! :) I’m actually excited to get back into the hustle and bustle of working and being busy!
The first meal was a healthy spin on DELICIOUS TACOS! I used lean ground turkey instead of ground beef, spinach instead of iceberg lettuce, fresh avocado slices, and just a sprinkle of low-fat cheese instead of smothering the entire plate with a giant handful. Just one confession I still used a dollop of regular sour cream because that was all I had, maybe next time I’ll get adventurous and use Greek yogurt. I am definitely one to be able to put away a few tacos in one sitting, but this was so filling I only had the one. I was full before I even got to the rice, and rice is my favorite! No matter how much I love rice I listened to my body and didn’t even touch it, and this turned into a very delicious, light, LOW CARB dinner. :)
The second meal was delicious habanero chicken sausage with asparagus and brown rice. I absolutely love hot links and subbed them out for a healthier version with the chicken sausage. One of my favorite ways to make asparagus is coating them in olive oil, salt and pepper, and fresh grated Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top. This time I skipped the parmesan cheese and the asparagus came out just as delicious and flavorful. Making these two small substitutes made this dish a little more healthy but was still bursting with flavor. And the chicken sausage was just as spicy and flavorful!
Trying to eat a healthier diet starts with just small substitutes and can still be just as delicious!
Life is short, eat the Cookie!
Sometimes we can all be a little hard on ourselves. I am definitely the first one to admit this. There were days where i didn’t see any beauty in myself, which in turn I didn’t see much beauty in the world. You just have to step back and give yourself a break every once in a while. I DID! And i’m learning to live life each day to the fullest, appreciating the little pleasures hidden in the everyday grind.
Everyone deserves to live a happy life, and appreciating the little things is a GREAT START! Doing what makes you happy is a great way to boost your self-esteem, and see how beautiful life can truly be.
Yesterday, I planned on going for a run being that the weather was perfect and getting back into my workout routine is one of my top priorities. All day I thought about it, I even talked about it, I was determined to get my miles in. But as the day went on I found things to do around the house that were far more important, at least that’s what I told myself. PROCRASTINATION! (and ill let you in on a little secret, I didn’t get much done around the house either)
Chalking up my day to being a lazy day in, not too thrilled with myself for not getting much done, I was just going to go to bed and start over the next day, DETERMINED to go on that run ;) I walked out into the living room to get a glass of water, and BAM!!! I was hit with it. The warm, sweet, chocolaty, aroma of a FRESH BAKED batch of chocolate chip cookies.
Before I could even compliment my roomie on the smell of her midnight snack, she tells me that she baked some cookies and to come help myself. Now i’m going to be honest here, my first initial reaction was exactly what i’m trying to steer away from, “YOU don’t DESERVE cookies” and the landslide of negative thoughts about myself stemmed from there. At the top of the list was “you didn’t go on your run today, how dare you eat a cookie” Followed by “you’re out of shape” and “you didn’t stick to your diet already today” Its crazy how easy one negative thought can turn into a landslide, and sooner or later you’re just beating yourself up.
At this point I took a step back and took my own advice, appreciating the little things and not being so hard on myself. My house smelled amazing and my roomie took the time and effort to bake a fresh batch of cookies. So I grabbed a pretty plate, 2 cookies, and my favorite coffee mug and filled it with some milk. (I don’t even drink milk, but when in Rome right?) And a random batch of cookies turned into a night of laughing and watching reruns of our favorite guilty pleasure, Desperate Housewives.
The point of this story is allowing myself to EAT THE DANG COOKIE turned into a fun night with my roomie, and of course catching up on the drama of our little guilty pleasure ;) I truly appreciated the little things, no matter how little they were. I appreciated my beautiful plate and goofy coffee mug and the fact that I was able to have nice things. I even appreciated the milk, even though I don’t really like milk, there was something rather refreshing about dunking a fresh baked cookie into a mug of ice cold milk. And of course I appreciated my awesome roomie!
I even was able to put my own little positive spin on consuming a bunch of sugar after midnight. It was the little bit of motivation I needed for myself to get up the next morning and go on my run. And that’s what I did. I started today off with a great run on a nice day, and with an open mind of what beauty the rest of the day had in store for me.
Give yourself the permission to enjoy life’s simple pleasures. Allow yourself the gift of doing absolutely nothing, like me on my lazy day in. And give yourself a little bit of praise when you accomplish the little things, like me on finally getting to that run. Life is too short to be so hard on ourselves so I am giving you permission to cut yourself a break and….
EAT THE COOKIE!
Finished commission for a client on Discord! I had much fun with this one, because the background was such a relaxing task to work on. Painting hills and gras is just therapeutic, I don't really know why. Also I found a new brush to shade fur with and it went sooo smooth... this commission was like the fastest one I ever completed in that size/level of detail x)
Me omw to see Miguel Ohara so I can get some d!ck and then explaining that I want his d!ck
ALWAYS RUNNING
-kalika
I found a new favorite style! These just feel sexy!
Listen guys I love the raven cycle I am such a fan I have spent many hours reading and contemplating this book and being in love with every character but I gotta say my favorite quote and the one that sticks out to me the most is. In the dream thieves between Maura and Mr. Gray of all people, when he pulls the 10 of swords and they say, “you’re going to have to be brave” “I’m always brave” “braver than that” I think about those words every gotdan day and they actually motivate me so much anyway all this is to say that today I am going on my first run since freshman year of high school! 6 years! I will report what Emotion I am feeling at the end ✨
I give running on a trail at 5:30 with absolutely no light 0 out of 5 stars, would not recommend
new york, new york
grand central smelt of pennies, ticket stubs, and desperation at 5:15 am.
"where're you headed?" the worker asked.
where was he headed? he didn’t realize leaving meant going away. but to go far enough to be folded into memory or far enough to be followed? would his wife search for him?
"connecticut.”
no comment; the worker printed a slip and took his money mechanically.
he needed a congratulations, deserved one for his decision. but who would congratulate a man abandoning his wife?
HAHAHAHA I was bored when I draw this ! ! This drawing is from January 2024. Oc: Sahuto and Saddine ( Young ). Note: Sahuto and Saddine were friends, but an incident ocurr and the friendship disapear...
I listened to one of Sebastian Stans playlists while on a run today and I think I just fell in love all over again
Todays run (4/21/25):
Total distance: 1.58 miles
Avg pace: 13:34/mile
Total time: 21:29 min
Goal pace: 1.5 miles in 12:50
to run after being kissed
it’s not a haiku guys! i wrote this a while back to be lyrics, but i thought i would have some fun in ai and make something to pair this writing with. not my usual topic to write about but it’s fun to switch it up :)
shower
4/12/22
I don't feel like I'm working out when I start slow with a 15 minute walk/jog but then I remember this!