The New Me!

I'm two days free and haven't really indulged as much as I thought I would. Ok, the Biagio's donut this morning doesn't count! My sweet son got me a jelly donut because he knew it was my favorite--I couldn't just turn away from such generosity! I compensated by lunching on some fruits and veggies (still no pop yet!).

The boys spent the day with Grandma, so I went to Whole Foods with my friend, Cindy,  and got the makings for some veggie lasagna. After searching the Internet, I found two versions that I'm going to try to blend...one has red peppers and mushrooms and the other spinach (Speaking of the Internet, I talked to an adorable elderly man who was asking me what no-stir almond butter was...he said he read on the Internet that it was better for you than peanut better...so cute!). I also got brown rice to try; I thought maybe if I mixed it with my jasmine rice it would be more palatable...we shall see.  Fifty dollars later, I have some new food options this week to try and make the 21-Day Challenge more of a life-style challenge.

Next door to Whole Foods is the most amazing place I've ever been (that may be an exaggeration, but I'm really not sure!): a massive TJ Maxx and Target. The Target had two stories and an escalator for your cart! It was like I had come home to the mother ship! I restrained myself and only bought some wind pants for my son, but I will return! At this point, you should take notice that I STILL had not had a pop!

For lunch we headed towards home to a new place called Zoup! It's on the corner of 306 and 20 between Old Navy and Marshalls...could there be a better place???  There were so many varieties of soups, and they let you try samples! It was like the adult version of Baskin Robbins. I had to try the chicken pot pie soup which was absolutely amazing--it had little chunks of pie crust! It was a very heavy soup, though, so I opted for the lighter homestyle chicken noodle and half a chicken sandwich. And here is where I had to have a pop. Zoup! is one of the few restaurants I have found that actually serves fountain Coke instead of Pepsi. The old Cher would have ordered a medium and refilled before leaving...the new Cher opted for a small and tossed it on the way out.

Since Old Navy was right next door, we had to stop there as well.  I found a really comfy hoody for jammies on clearance for $12...imagine my delight when I found out the clearance rack was 30% off and that if I used my Old Navy card, I got an additional 30% off of that!  Glad I didn't cancel it yet!  There is nothing better than finding a good deal and getting an even better deal out of it. 

It was a great day spent with a great friend.  I even missed the drama of the end of the Buckeyes game.  I didn't need to be in the house to know that Brian had some choice words for the last four minutes of the game. 

Last weekend, since I was feeling so good, I decided to tackle goal #26 - quit biting my nails.  I dug out the Nail Biter nail polish, and I'm excited to say that tonight I was able to polish the teeny bit of nail that I've been able to grow in a week.  They aren't picture-worthy yet, so you'll have to trust me on this.

I'll try to remember to take some pictures of my lasagna tomorrow.  I'm also going to try to make a healthy version of banana nut muffins for myself.  I got organic cane sugar and some almond meal flour...should be interesting!