Busy Un-Busy Day

Now that school is over, I feel like I don't know what to do with myself. When I had to study all the time I just wanted to be able to sit and do nothing, and now that I have nothing to do I want to be busy! I guess the grass is just always greener on the other side, eh?

For breakfast I cut up the strawberries I had that were getting a little old, and topped them with some nonfat yogurt and that amazing granola I bought yesterday! I also used up the last of my iced coffee and milk.

Doesn't that look delicious!? I basically spent the rest of the morning packing boxes and doing laundry and showering and making myself presentable enough to venture into public, with breaks about every 5 minutes. I'm surprised I had enough focus to whip up some chicken salad for lunch! I added some carrots and scallion for a little extra veggie power, and put it on a bed of spinach with some honey-multigrain pretzels on the side.

After lunch I was still hungry, so I had a banana.

And then after some more housework (and breaks), I was still hungry so I had a smoothie with milk, frozen mango and vanilla protein powder.

And then while I was driving around doing some errands, I munched on some of the green beans from the market, but didn't take a picture :( I was craving some fries around dinnertime, so I cut up my last sweet potato and baked it in the oven with some canola oil, with some pesto mayo to dip the fries in.

Usually this is one of my favourites, but today the fries turned out just okay. I think it's because I normally peel sweet potatoes, but today I was feeling lazy and left the skin on, which made them a little tough. Oh well, lesson learned!

I don't know what's up with me today, but I'm feeling so hungry. I just want to eat the world! I had some chocolate peanut butter ice cream for dessert:

And then a second dessert of a banana with peanut butter, and the rest of the mini Lindt eggs. Aaaand my spoon might've found it's way back into the peanut butter jar...

Today's just a peanut buttery day ;) I'm going to make myself a cup of tea or chew some cinnamon gum before the whole jar disappears, and hopefully have a relaxing end to the evening. Good night everyone ♥

To get ready for my last day of studying, I fuelled up with an iced coffee!

I love Starbucks, but my budget is a little too tight to afford $5 iced lattes everyday. Instead, I wash out the cups after I'm done with them, and reuse them when I make iced drinks at home. That way I can save some money, and still feel fancy ;)

Lunch today was an omuraisu, or Japanese "rice omelet", which is ketchup-flavoured rice wrapped in a thin layer of egg. Very quick and easy, and a great way to use up leftover rice!

Omuraisu

• 1 egg
• 1/2-1 cup leftover Japanese rice
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 1/2 tsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp mirin
• Extras (ham, bacon, peas, spinach, etc.)

Beat the egg and pan fry in a thin layer, like a crepe. Remove from pan and set aside. Mix rice, soy sauce, mirin, half of ketchup and any extras in the pan, and cook just until heated through. Pour into egg wrapping, and fold so that fillings are covered. Decorate the top with remaining ketchup (I like the classic squiggle :) ). I chose to add some grilled chicken and peas to my omuraisu today.

For my afternoon snack, I had some homemade Vanilla Nut & Cranberry Mix, as well as some grapes (that I didn't photograph because I ate them too fast!).

I wasn't feeling very well all afternoon, possibly because my body didn't like all the caffeine in my iced coffee earlier. I ended up having the salad I had planned for dinner anyway, because I knew I would likely want it once it was made and sitting in front of me.

Easy Southwestern Salad

• 1 cup mixed greens
• 1/2 cup grilled chicken strips (coated in taco seasoning)
• 6 sweet potato tortilla chips
• 1/2 oz grated cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cubed avocado
• 2 tbsp "chipotle sour cream" aka. sour cream + taco seasoning [Note: I never buy sour cream because I don't use enough, so I always sub in plain yogurt. Tastes just as good!]
• 2 tbsp salsa

A little low on veggies because I haven't wanted to keep a large variety as I'm going to be moving soon, but normally I would add some tomatoes and scallions as well. It was good, but my stomach still felt a little uneasy after :(

For dessert I mixed some Cointreau liqueur chocolates and chopped ginger into 1/2 cup of vanilla frozen yogurt. Yum! :)

You can see the liqueur inside oozing out into the frozen yogurt. Very decadent! I ate dessert out of my new polka dot mug that I'm completely obsessed with now. Home Sense has the best stuff! ;)