(Not so) lazy Sunday

I am in love with today. 

Why? 

Because it is the Sunday of a three-day weekend. I enjoyed a nice relaxing Saturday with my husband. It was great. We went out for breakfast, went shopping, took a nap, and just spent time together. 

And now it's Sunday. Normally, Sunday would be the last day to get any rest and relaxation before jumping right back into the work week. But not today! This Sunday gets all the rest and relaxation it deserves with the promise of one more work-free day tomorrow. 

Isn't that great? 

Unfortunately, I don't get to spend these two days hanging out with the husband because he is working the rest of the weekend. Lame! 

So I'm starting off my morning with some granola + almond milk and some coffee out of my favorite mug. 

I love coffe mugs. There are just so many cute coffee mugs out there! This (pictured below) coffee mug is my favorite because it came from the most adorable coffee shop in the United States, and the iced coffee I ordered was incredibly delicious.  I wish I could say it's the most adorable coffee shop in the world, but I've been to Italy.. and well, it's still super adorable. The Thinking Cup is located directly across the street from Boston Common and provides a lovely view of all the goings-on in the park. 

We had just spent our morning volunteering at St. Francis House and discovered that this coffeehouse was the perfect place to rest our feet and contemplate the events of the morning.

I think about that service trip quite often. While I was actually there to chaperone the alternative spring breakers (who are actually only two-four years younger than myself), that experience really changed me for better. Well, at least I'd like to think it changed me for the better. 

I definitely look at homelessness differently and have sought out more service opportunities than ever before. 

Anyway, I'm allowing myself to be lazy this morning, but this afternoon it's time to get to work! Last weekend the husband and I deep-cleaned and organized our kitchen and bedroom. This also included the bedroom closet, which took FOREVER. But our apartment is more organized and less cluttered as a result. This weekend, we are tackling the bathroom and the office. 

The bathroom is already completed. I had entirely too many samples of lotion. In an effort to simplify our life/living space, most of those are in the trash or will be taken to work to share with others. 

I plan to start working on the office and have made some significant progress before the husband gets home. The closet in our office needs some serious review, it has become a catch-all storage space for things that don't have an obvious home in the rest of the apartment. After this room is completed, the rest of the apartment will need to be deep cleaned and then we'll be done! 

Yes, we do are doing our spring cleaning just as we entering the summer season.

Better late than never, right? 

I have considered going into work for a few hours before starting this project, but the jury is still out on that decision. I probably should, just to get things organized and ready for Tuesday, but it just doesn't sound appealing. 

Also, I don't eat beef, pork, or poultry anymore. 

Say what?!?! 

My post on the diet woes really got me thinking.  I need to be healthier, that much is obvious. So, does it really matter which diet is the absolute best? 

Not really. 

At the moment, it matters that I make a drastic change in my diet (in a position direction). I decided that a pescetartian diet was the most realistic diet for me at the moment. If I tried anything more radical or restricting, I would probably fail. 

This may be a stepping stone to something else, or it may be the way I eat for the rest of the my life. But it's the way I'm going to eat for now. 

I'll let you know how it goes. 

Burnout

I work for a university. We have 5ish times each year when things are crazy-insane busy. This is one of those times. I was evaluating degree audits at 8pm last night. 

It is not fun. 

Don't get me wrong, I do like my job. 

But when it gets this incredibly busy, I'd much rather be back here:

Or here......

No, I do not know those people.

Anyway, work is demanding and taking a lot of my free time at the moment. I will be spending some of my three day weekend at the office.

I like my job. I like my job.

Seriously, I like my job.

But I'll be very glad when things calm down just a little.

The Diet Woes

There are so many suggested diets out there. I'm not talking about those fad diets - but there are entirely too many of those as well. I'm referring to diet as a way of life, eating habits that are meant to last forever. Or at least a very, very, long time. They all are supported by science. They all seem legit.

Paleo?
Pescetarian?
Vegetarian?
Vegan?

The one thing that I can assert with 100% accuracy is that I have to change my eating habits in some way. I'm totally unsatisfied with my outer appearance. I'm also tried of dealing with an eternal shortage of energy and the constant headache, sinus, and allergy issues.

Despite all of this, I've found myself entirely unmotivated. I can never seem to be healthy and make a lasting change.

How do people do it?

It is so incredibly simple.

Don't eat the piece of chocolate. Go for a walk. Nix that (every) morning latte. Go for bike ride.

Yes, it's incredibly simple. It isn't, however, incredibly easy.

I've watched entirely too many netflix documentaries lately and it's really got me thinking.

I need to do something -- but what?

I need your help.

I know I don't have a lot of readers, and no one ever leaves comments, so it's time for you to step up your game and help me out.

I realized that I have an item on my list twice.

I have listed going on a picnic in two different sections of my list: around town and just for fun. Since we went out on a picnic two weeks ago (yay!), I crossed it off my list in the around town section.

That means I need something else to replace the duplicate entry.

Any ideas?

Please provide some suggestions!

Heart Shaped Hands

I love Sporting Kansas City.
I have never been a strong supporter of any team, until I went to a Sporting game last year and fell absolutely in love. Win or lose, SKC is my team.

Sporting Kansas City is a soccer team, by the way.

April 28th, 2012. The Westport Food Truck Festival.
We are enjoying our day at the festival, walking around deciding where to eat next. I stop dead in my tracks. Kei Kamara is walking toward me.

He is forward (a position on the field) for Sporting Kansas City and he happens to have the most incredible Cinderella story. He grew up in Sierra Leone in the middle of a civil war, somehow managed to make his way into the United States, and now plays professional soccer. He is a Kansas City fan favorite.

So, we did what any normal people would do, which is interrupt his day off and introduce ourselves. We discussed how well the season was going so far and how proud we were of our team. He thanked us for us support and hoped we planned on being at the mach the next week. Of course, we said, we are at every home match.

If you have ever been to an SKC match, you will know that "heart shaped hands" is Kei Kamara's thing.

It's something he does when we score a goal, when he is greeting fans, etc.

So, it was only fitting that I posed for a photo with Kei Kamara with my own heart shaped hands.

He was so incredibly nice.

Anyway, I met Kei Kamara and it was awesome.

The food truck festival itself was also very cool.  We tried some interesting things like fried mashed potatoes and deep fried oreos. Both things tasted amazing.

I have been meaning to post about that weekend for quite some time, but I have been so busy with coursework and finishing up the semester.

But I have a few weeks off before I have to start working on my thesis, so it's back to blogging for awhile.

Kei Kamara. Heart Shaped Hands.

Apology Accepted

I have some fun updates for you, but it is my last week of class and that means that I have to do homework.

I promise I will blog again soon. Sometime this week.

I'm sorry I have sucked at blogging lately.