5 things about today

[maharetr]

1. I got myself out of bed to go to the beach, and drove samvara and Kiba to said beach. samvara guided me through parking with cars on either side. Still not something I'm comfortable doing alone, but I did it! Kiba was so well behaved, and the water and weather were wonderful. It was packed at the beach, more people than I'd ever seen usually (hi public holiday). Then cafe for breakfast. Iced chocolates are like food of the gods at the moment.

2. I made a smoothie this morning before we left the house, too; practice for making smoothies when I'm in the morning rush. (long story short: I'd been eating breakfast at work at my desk of a morning, which I was aware was pushing it but boss finally went from 'only during homeroom' to 'no more, sorry'. So! Smoothies. I might battle to find something that tastes 'good', but current recipe:

soaked oats and chia seeds
frozen berries
a little water
big dollops of yogurt
a bit of cottage cheese (apparent 'super secret' ingredient of the foodie websites. I'm not convinced but am going to finish the container anyway)

Mix, then stubbornly apply stick blender.

Anyone have their own smoothie methods?

3. I wrote! I wrote 100 words and then I wrote a little more, and I have half a ficlet. Oh my god.

4. I played Fallout 4 for the first time a few days, too. Have left Piper in Diamond City, and took Nick as a companion because I couldn't find Deacon. Take that 'it's been a while since you did the thing..." anxiety!

5. We've been feeding Kenobi mince to take his meds (wild success), which last round turned out to be amazing-quality beef hamburger patties cos that's what was left at the IGA. They smelled so good raw that I sequestered two for myself, and had one this evening with rice and beetroot 'salad'. A+ life choice, although the rice was slightly hard. Still good.

All in all, an excellent day off. The fact that tomorrow is Wednesday is going to be unbelievably confusing.

(Bonus thing! Women's International Cricket, broadcast on channel 9, on Australia Day. So many women being expert and sponsored and on TV and it took my breath away)

Comments

[transcendancing]

I shall have to think of smoothie options! Though offhand if it were me I'd add milk of some kind (dairy or non-dairy), you can add cashew cream too. I had an amazing smoothie back in Perth that was berries and almond or soy milk and also cocoa powder with a little agave for sweetening - maple is good for sweetening without adding cane sugar if you're trying to avoid that. Chocolate berry milk breakfast!

Mango. Peach. Strawberries - together, separate, with yoghurt. I would use the farmer's union greek yoghurt because it's tangy and has an amazing mouth-feel personally.

You can use all kinds of fruit and veg depending on what you like - I've not really tried any of the ones using veg though because it breaks my brain on what I think smoothies involve, but that's just me and my picky eating :P

If you wanted non-dairy smoothie, apple juice + fruit and ice? Or any citrus, + apple or pineapple, strawberries and apple, berries and apple.

...now I want a smoothie :P

YAY FALLOUT!! I'm enjoying watching Fox and Ral play :) Also YAY PARKING NEXT TO CARS! Remember that time you kicked ass at parking in Mt Lawley?

[maharetr]

<3! *takes notes!* This round was the frozen berries with the browns vanilla, which is nice but you're right -- the greek/Mandella pot set would work so much better with this.

I don't immediately remember parking win in Mt Lawley. I remember the 'I could do it because you could do it, so I could tell you I could do it so you could do it' piece of mental judo to get me up the Carousel one-lane entrance ramp, tho, that was glorious:D

[transcendancing]

It was parallel parking in the tightest of spaces - like a 20 point turn to get in and out - you were so freaking awesome :)

I loved that bridge! :D

Experiment with your yoghurt - maybe a mix of milk/yoghurt would work, or pouring yoghurt? Even if nut milks aren't your thing usually, they can be awesome in smoothies.

[maharetr]

(belated but) Oh! YES! We'd been parked in, and it was much excruciatingly careful back and forth to get out. I'd forgotten that! <3

[transcendancing]

It was pretty magnificent!

[hope]

Yay 5 things! :)

[maharetr]

Inspired in no small part by your post, so thank you! :D

[fred_mouse]

smoothies: I've done soaking the chia in a mix of coconut milk and water - this makes something that can effectively be drunk/eaten as is. Effectively, chia pods.

Also - are you going for high calorie density, or low calorie density? Because if the former, and the cottage cheese isn't quite right, a smooth cheese like marscapone or neufchatel (sp?) or quark.

ETA: also, putting chocolate in smoothies is a perfectly valid way to inspire yourself to eat it.

[maharetr]

*takes notes* I'm definitely going for high calorie density/bulk to keep me full for four-ish hours. I soaked a hefty amount of oats and chia this morning, and it seemed to work. I've had banana suggested for sweetness, too, so I'll try that first, and then break out the big chocolate guns if that doesn't work :D

[fred_mouse]

banana smoothies: banana, something creamy, honey, cinnamon - I find this very drinkable.