SickFace to ShopFace

24Jun09

I’m going to see how many plays I can have on SnackFace. I woke up today feeling like the bottom of a shoe: tired, worn, covered in snot and germs. I barely slept, shivering then sweating, snotting then clogging…you get the glamorous picture.

Needless to say, I did not go for an invigorating run this morning. I felt guilty at first, but all 5’10″ of me was begging for rest. So instead, I slept for an hour longer, then stretched, showered and made a nice breakfast:

Broiled English Muffin with almond butter mix and strawberry fruit spread; bowl of berries

Taking an idea from CurlyTop, I mixed a dab of almond butter with almond milk for a thinner, more voluminous mixture. It was basically just thinned-out almond butter, but I didn’t mind!

The morning hours were rough. Somehow I felt worse. I don’t remember what I did all morning; just searched for story ideas? I went home for lunch again:

Another vitamin-packed salad!

On the plate: spinach, red pepper, cherry toms, broccoli, green beans, salsa, balls, hummus, sesame sticks and balsamic vinaigrette. I LOVED this salad. For a sweet after-lunch bite, I broke off a little piece of a Caramel Nut Brownie Luna bar:

Supah sweet.

Perhaps it was just that salad, or maybe a combination of antioxidants and assorted vitamins from foods I’d consumed, but I felt instantly better after lunch. Not 100% better, but markedly so! And no pseudoephedrine since 7:30 am, so it definitely wasn’t that. I actually sang a bit after lunch, and think that loosened up the sinuses as well.

The rest of the workday flew by. We had to test some new products that came in, and although I don’t like to eat too much sugar when I’m feeling ick, I had to help:

Tasty nibbles. Sounds naughty.

All were from different companies, but this is what the bites were: macaroon made with cashew butter, peanut butter chocolate cookie, almond butter chocolate-covered cookie and a brownie. Some were delicious and some were very cardboard-ey. Either way, I’m always happy to participate.

After work I made a quick dinner before a little outing. I apologize for the poor photo quality and for the fact that part of it looks like poo:

Looks kinda meaty...hmmm

The supporting roles were raw green beans and carrots with triple layer hummus, and the main star was Trader Joe’s Chickenless Pulled Chicken in Barbecue sauce, stuffed into half a pita. I was pumped to try this product because even when I didn’t like other meats, I was always down for good barbecue, namely ribs. Unfortunately, I was disappointed in this product. If you buy it, I recommend adding your favorite barbecue sauce to it. For me, the TJ’s sauce was not tangy or sweet enough. It did, however, deliver 17 grams of protein. Gettin’ jacked ovah here.

Promtly at 7:20, Brooke and Britt picked me up. We needed to go to the three-story Forever XXI for slut-gear for the weekend. Ha! Kidding. I did get a freakum dress that you’ll see soon enough

When I made it home at 9, I was already hungry! Shopping is my cardio, I suppose. I had many, many Peanut Butter Puffins with almond milk. Mmm. I could use some more, now that I think of it.

ATTENTION: If you’re in San Francisco, come to Vegan Drinks this Thursday from 6 pm to 8 pm at Martuni’s!!! It’s open to everyone 21 years of age and up! Please come mingle and meet me and the VegNews crew along with many other fabulous people. Also, I’ve heard that Martuni’s makes bomb martinis that are enormous. I’m there!

Okay pudding pops, I’m going to go read all about your lives, watch Sex and the City and probably eat some more. You know, just normal SnackFace status LOVE YOU!

Ciao for now,

Kailey

QUESTION: Are you going to come to Vegan Drinks? If not, what will you be doing instead?
Okay, I know most of you won’t be there. Probably none of you, but I SO WISH we could all get together. Wishful thinking!

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