Today is the first day of spring. (How did it get to be late March?) A day for new beginnings and fresh starts --- boy, do I need one! I've been working hard to get my walking routine back on track, but just about everything else in my life is still in chaos. It's monumentally tough to want to work hard when you feel so uncomfortable. My lower back aches and I'm always crampy - it's like PMS every day of the week around here - but my doctor assures me this is normal for someone recovering from a ruptured cyst. This, too, is supposed to pass.
So I forced myself to sit down at the computer this morning and plan my breakfast menus for the week ahead. That's something I used to do every Sunday and it feels good to do it again. I'll make a stop at the supermarket later today and make sure that my pantry and refrigerator are ready to go. Since I'm not yet doing any morning exercises, I've got some extra time and I'm even planning to do a little baking on Tuesday morning. There's a recipe for Pineapple Muffins in The American Woman's Cook Book (1945) I've been wanting to try. (I'll share if they turn out yummy.)
You know, it turns out I've become a bit of a snob since I started baking for myself. When I let myself indulge in whatever the heck I felt like eating over the past month, the things I indulged in rarely tasted as good as I'd expected them to. Isn't that funny? Things I remembered from before my diet as having been to die for didn't really pan out when I "treated" myself to them again. And it's not that I've become some fantastic cook, so maybe it's the ingredients. Those looooooooooooong lists of additives and preservatives just don't taste very good to me any more. Has my palate changed? I guess I've become accustomed to eating things that are simpler and fresher. That's probably a good thing in the long run, but it does make "indulging" a little harder...
Thank you all so very much for your kind comments and warm thoughts. I'm sure I'll feel more like blogging as I start to feel more and more like myself. Wishing you all a happy first day of spring!
12 comments:
Glad to have you back blogging again!
It's good to see you back and starting to feel yourself again. Don't rush things, take your time to get back into your routines.
I surely missed you!!!
I know what you mean--when we started making things like homemade mac and cheese, the other stuff just didn't cut it anymore. Here's hoping you feel better soon!
I've missed your blog!
I have to agree with what you said. Since we've been cooking for ourselves whenever we go out to eat we are miserably disappointed.
Glad you are feeling better!
LPM
Y'all are so sweet! I've missed my readers, too. I'm trying to take things slow - have to, really - but do feel rather impatient with myself sometimes.
Isn't it strange how quickly a taste for homemade goodies replaces a taste for other things? Neat strange. Our taste buds must have been just waiting for us to give them a chance at some REAL food! :)
so happy you're sitting up and taking nourishment :-)
Yes, homemade is almost always better; one exception I can think of are biscotti, I never seem to be able to make them as good as Nonni's.
I'm just a lurker, but it's great to have you back - I've really missed your posts!
I know exactly what you mean about the baked goods. I used to love all those boxed treats, but now if I let myself have one, it just tastes like a mushy pile of chemicals. Home-made is so much better! It's hard to believe so many people don't know what they're missing.
Hope things are coming along for you and that you will be feeling right as rain soon.
Wendy
I am so glad to see you back blogging. I almost never comment, but...Yippee for Jitterbug and Yippee for spring!
I'm so glad you're feeling better, Jitterbug... I fully agree about homemade foods. Now, if only we all had more time to play around with and experiment baking and cooking recipies! Pipe dreams notwithstanding, I hope you're feeling 110% soon!
Glad you are back and hope you continue to improve health-wise. (I missed you!)
Home baked/cooked (almost) everything tastes better than purchased.
Jitterbug,
What an ordeal for you! It's a good thing you're tough. ;) I've had you on my mind for several days, so it was nice to pop in and see what was up in the Jitterbug household. You are a trooper; get better soon!
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