First, today I indulged in some peaches. We had two peaches left that were sadly prejudged by my picky husband. I was going to give him one for lunch but he felt they were too soft (they barely gave to pressure) and so denied the large succulent and aromatic fruit. However, as I split into it I discovered that he denied the most perfectly riped peach. It was soft but with a crisp crunch which made the most perfect slices that held without getting mushy. It was perfectly juicy and the flavor was tart and tangy, yet sweet, leaving it full of flavor, unlike those that are overripe. I was so happy to be able to indulge in such a beauty and rub it in Tim’s face for judging, denying and missing out on something he would have extremely enjoyed..OH WELL.
Well, as a kid I loooooveeed the microwavable peach oatmeal packets..actually I loved them all..but thinking of those yummy before school morning breakfasts, I decided to make some creamy peach oatmeal. I stirred in cream cheese to make it creamy as well as my diced peaches, some flax, cinnamon, vanilla, ginger and a bit of chopped walnuts. It was once again another blast from the past revisited in happiness! Amerie had peach oatmeal, yet another plum, peach slices and some cottage cheese…Because I get up so early, I always end up making two breakfasts. Well I kept eyeing Amerie’s oatmeal and peach slices (It was my snack time anyways!) and I wanted to try my homemade cottage cheese with some fruit so what better than with a juicy peach. I whipped this crazy concoction (The cottage cheese) the other day, knowing I’ll never be able to match the real thing! It came out okay, but it was my first time, so as I continue to make it I will definitely be experimenting on how to make it taste , look and even feel like real cottage cheese, or so I’ll try.
So I had cut up the other peach which was slightly overripe and therefore, not as tasty as the last, but I served it with a couple tablespoons of cottage cheese and it came out pretty decent. Then things got crazy!This mid-morning after fighting with a very moody and whiney toddler, I finally got a phone call from the job up north. I was waiting for a simple yes or no, but instead I got “Can you come in tomorrow for a second interview around 1 or 2?” What! Tomorrow…yes!!! I am so excited because I have been offered a second interview which brings me a step closer to the job..but NO!!! Tomorrow, already? That’s ok I can manage and rearrange my “schedule”..but ARRR…we have another problem! NO OUTFIT!
Before I became vegan, I of course, had Amerie and nursed her for about 13-14 months. Well around last October, maybe, I had gone back to my pre-baby weight, but I began gradually losing more weight. During the time I began weaning and eventually stopped nursing, I became vegan, I began working out, and unfortunately, lost even more weight bringing me somewhat under 100 lbs. Everyone blames the veganism, but trust me you can be vegan and still enjoy hearty or fatty or even junk foods if you really want to; therefore, you can still be a curvy vegan. I mean, I found out Nutter Butters were vegan yesterday, and my husband and daughter just grabbed a snack bag size of mini ones, Who do you think has been in the bag eating sneaking in a bite of the half broken full cookie pieces or partnerless cookie halves..hello it’s peanut butter!! And I’m not sick. To me I feel healthy!
But as a result though, I have no clothes..seriously..all I have is about 5 shirts, 3 tank tops, 2 shorts, and a dress. I have a really hard time finding clothes that fit and plus, I’ve been waiting for a job so I can have money go shopping. Therefore, after the call, I immediately got stressed because I couldn’t wear the same thing again! It would make me look so sad and pathetic, but at the same time, as my mom joked, it would really show them how bad I need the job and maybe they’ll give it to me..very funny, but I have too much pride left in me to go that far! I just couldn’t do it! So I panicked, got Amerie and I dressed, whipped up a horribly sad lunch for Amerie with a biscuit, a piece of puto (which is Filipino sweet sticky rice cake), some cashews, sliced apples and a yogurt. As for me I had a Cinnamon Sugar Grilled Cream Cheese with sliced green apples and a bowl of applesauce with some cinnamon and flax. That grilled cheese was the bomb! But we devoured and went on our way to go shopping!!!
We went to our local mall, searched for almost 2 hours..nothing fit! Half the stores didn’t carry my size or a small enough size…I was frustrated!! I soon gave up when Amerie began throwing screaming and crying fits left and right. She was extremely tired and I couldn’t blame her. She did so well sitting in her stroller, eating snacks, playing with my phone, being patient and being overall very well behaved. So Tim mentioned going south to another mall to try which nixed the dinner plans!
We headed on south where we immediately dived into the food court for food. Amerie had been asking for pizza all day so I grabbed her a kids pizza meal consisting of a huge slice of grease laden pizza, a sugary drink and animal crackers which were actually healthy! I dabbed the oil off as much as could, sliced it into pieces, hid the drink and let her have away at it, with a fork of course (she can’t eat without utensils!). She was in heaven. Meanwhile, Tim grabbed his bourbon chicken and rice with a large sugar water with tea and I went to Great Steak and Potatoes where I had a better be vegan grilled veggie sub. Usually it called ofr mayo and two cheeses, well I asked him for my sub without it and to only use light oil when “grilling” my veggies. His response, “That’s the bulk of the meal!” I know but I’m vegan and then I see light margarine as I ask for little oil so I question him on any use of butter or margarine and he replies saying he just used that as reference….yeah he better be! Some people can beat around the bush and be sneaky just to get your business. Fortunately, I found no buttery flavor and my sub was very, very hot and savory. Who could go wrong with grilled veggies in a sandwich!
It was getting late so we headed on the road to search for a pair of pants and after about two stores we finally found a pair of dress pants at Dillards; Size 0 and perfect fitting around my waist. A little loose around my legs but so what..they fit!!! What a relief; we could finally relax and breath. Before we left, we took our time and gave Amerie a little freedom to walk around and play in the kids area and even gave her a treat of riding on the expensive 1$ horse carousel. She deserved it for being so good and so well behaved. I couldn’t have been any more proud of my little toddler.
Overall, another stressful day. I guess that’s what you get being in the life of a mother, wife, house keeper and vegan!
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