Freaking ravenous today

The online strength community repeatedly says, eat more on training days. I must be Bizarro because it is the day after training that I want to eat everyting in or out of sight. It's 2:44pm, I've had enough food for a whole day and could easliy continue to chow down if I didn't have Yoga to go to in an hour. After training last night I had a three-egg omelet with cheese and guacamole on top. However, I then woke up at 3am so hungry I had a can of somewhat disgusting chicken and Italian vegetable Campbell soup. Apparently Italian vegetables are soggy peas and mushy potato chunks. Make that half a can, I dumped the rest down the sink. Plus two teaspoons of hummus. 7:30am I had made a packet of oatmeal w/ a tablespoon of peanut butter and teaspoon of honey before taking the crazy little dog to the groomers.

Then I had black bean soup with some brie melted in it. After retrieving dog, had a big tuna sandwich. That is four meals today so far! I should look back to see when I started complaining of PMS last month. Found it PMS, aka Belly of Doom. That was the 15th and today is the 13th so I suppose its right on time.

Good news, my Christmas present should be coming tomorrow! It was ordered online by me so I can't wait to check it out and hope it will be a good one. I'm all about making life easier on my man. He is good about choosing presents but I saw this and wanted it so what the hell.

Rough day

It's been a long head-achy day. I couldn't get it together to cook, so had a slice of pizza and a salad. After this settles down I may go for a walk/run, just feel kind of run-down and depressed. This should be my favorite month, I love Christmas and it's cold out but it isn't happening for me so far. I think the relentless recession talk is getting to me. Saturday night I was so bummed I ordered $70 worth of Philosophy stuff from QVC in an effort to be cheered up. Maybe when it gets here it will have the effect. Basically I want good-smelling stuff for showering at the gym, it is not the most pleasant experience in that locker room and needs all the help I can get. Work has been slow and I could use a good brow grooming, professional haircut and pedicure for starters. High maintenence much?

The Christmas debate (non-religious)

It happens every year. At least one, usually more, of my friends complains about Christmas decorations, Santas, etc. appearing everywhere before Thanksgiving. I strongly disagree. I'm sure this comes from moving to Florida when I was five, but to me Christmas is the best holiday and why not extend it for two months? I remember wearing cute fur-trimmed coats (mine was navy-blue w light-blue fur trim) navy tights, fluffy hats, walking home from kindergarten looking down at the snow melting into oily puddles at the side of the road, The oil, water, ice mixture turned into shiny dark rainbows at my feet. Now, even though many years we can wear shorts and flip-flops for the winter holidays (extremely disappointing!), I long for jewel-toned velvet, fur trims, fluffy scarves and long leather gloves. Christmas means jewelry, perfume and lingerie in pretty boxes. It means getting dressed up, so rare when one lives in the land of capris year-round. Your make-up doesn't sweat off and one looks and feels comfortable and beautiful. It is the time of year that I wish was all year round, okay we could have two months of hottish weather to keep it special. Extending Christmas is an extension of my favorite fantasy time.