darkfoxx Posted February 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 YesterdaySmoothie for breakfastBack to the gym and annoyed at how crowded it wasLunch was the second half of dinner - chili Gobi + chili chickenSnuggled pup all day instead of leaving the couchGrabbed dinner from our favorite grab n go - that damn chicken katsu curry we are addicted to + a fruit cupSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 SaturdayRice cakes & peanut butter for breakfast while DH went to check on a paddle board Walked around a mall, bought warm shirts for our next trip, lunch at an Italian cafe - sea bass, buttery lemon sauce, quick pickle kraut, saffron hummus, cauli steak with sticky balsamic sauceGrocery shoppingCame home and napped with the pup as DH went paddle boardingDinner was spaghetti & clam sauce made by a friendSnack mixSinuses are still pissed from a combo of the trip and sandy air: headachey, snotty & sneezy all day Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 SundayDid not turn out as planned.Peanut butter & rice cakes for breakfastScouted location for potluck breakfast on TuesdayHalfhearted and depressing visit to the Museum of Islamic Art Healthy-ish place for lunch: half an order of potato wedges and beef shawarma Napped with Pupper while DH played CoDBig bowl of mixed fruit and whipped cream instead of the schmancy Japanese dinner we had reservations forCurrently ignoring that the TV exists and waiting to go to bed while planning the next trip Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GoodDoug Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 I need to remember to not look at your feed just before lunch... you are making me soooo hungry! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cheetah Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 On 2/17/2019 at 12:51 PM, darkfoxx said: Halfhearted and depressing visit to the Museum of Islamic Art I'm curious about this. What made the trip depressing? Looks like food is going pretty well; at least the pics are nice! :-) Keep up the good work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 I'm curious about this. What made the trip depressing? Looks like food is going pretty well; at least the pics are nice! :-) Keep up the good work!Walked in the door, and Darling Husband decided he didn’t want to participate - so we argued about it when it wasn’t a quick fix, and split up to look at exhibits on our own.I did end up running into friends, so that at least pulled me out of the ensuing doom spiral a bit.The exhibits - including the temporary one on Syria’s place in history - were fantastic as always, though.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 MondayBreakfast smoothieWorkoutAnother bowl of fruit with whipped cream for lunchMade berry protein pancakes for potluck tomorrowMade Korean Coconut Buddha bowls for dinnerSnacked on my nut mixTuesdayTook Freya to the park for the potluck The pic from breakfast doesn’t near encapsulate the amount of shit I ate. Add homemade cookies & fatayer to the list + seconds of all of it Walked with her and some girlfriends after the potluck; almost lost her damn ass again when I forgot I was holding her while trying to free her leash and just let go - for like 3 minutes - good thing she was distracted trying to eat mulch and we’ve been working on coming when called.Oops.That woke me up at 3am this morning in a dead panicDH came home not having worked out for the day and we hit the gym - I did half an hour of a circuit I made up - deadlifts + TRX rows + lat pulldowns then leg presses + leg pull thingies Dinner was leftover Korean bowls Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 I'm noticing more mentions of arguments. I don't know if they happen at the same frequency as before and you are talking more about them, or if they have started to happen more often on that side of the world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 I'm noticing more mentions of arguments. I don't know if they happen at the same frequency as before and you are talking more about them, or if they have started to happen more often on that side of the world. I was trying to remember that as well - and I’m not sure if they’re quite new or more frequent arguments, or years-long continuations of the same few arguments we always have. Some are certainly as fractious as the biggies we used to have (pre-NF days) before I even quit my corporate job. Certainly things have changed over here power dynamics-wise and personally career (as it were - or wasn’t) wise, and for DH workload (perceived and actual) wise, and those things all take adjusting to. Throw in actual stakes, goals for the next chapter of our life that may or may not be realistic and may or may not line up when the rubber meets the road - and there’s a host of subtext going on. Also: we’re coming up on 13 years - he knows how to be an asshole, and I can most certainly be the proper kind of bitch to work under his skin - which is super counterproductive, we both know. I’d like to think maybe he’s also examining his internal life in his old age and trying to come to terms with having one and expressing it? This part may be wishful thinking, but he did actually express an emotion that wasn’t wrapped in a tantrum a bit ago - and tbh, I didn’t know what to do with that information because I’d already filed his behavior in the ‘you’re being a dick and I’m not putting up with that shit any more’ category after there was nothing I could offer him to fix the mood.*sigh* I know, I know - communication.And we’ll get to it. It’s easier on either travel days (which probably won’t happen this next travel day), or in hotels - which most certainly will. That, and hopefully our upcoming “real” vacation will help reset shit and slap our first world problem asses with some gratitude for where we are in life like it usually does. Ooh. Maybe seeing some old shit on this next trip will help too - that shift in perspective usually helps switch our mindsets from getting bogged down in petty BS to a more relaxed attitude.It *has* been quite awhile since we had a real vacation that included zero work for him. He always gets cranky and ready to lose his shit if it goes too many months between those complete down times. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Also remembered that February & March are *always* full of fights in my house every year - no idea why, would go the seasonal route, but we are in the desert + have been in the tropics & in a temperate Zone - soooo that’s variable and not always “Spring”.Could be the emotional roadmap of the year - my birthday, his birthday, New Years, we don’t really do valentines, our anniversary ———-TodayBreakfast out with my Wednesday Group - manakeesh with ground meat and flaxseed crust + 3 coffeesMore coffee as I walked around the mall to kill timeCame home and snuggled the pup whose belly feels like poo while nursing my own nausea from the carGot up eventually and made rice cake thins + peanut butter for a late lunchDidn’t want to get up again because pup; ended up cooking dinner mostly one-handed: Japanese-ish bowlMade DH get me mixed snack so I could hold pup because pup’s butt fits in the pocket of my robe still, but she’s too big to stay (+ I was being good and decided to not strain my tweaked yet again wrist by grabbing snack bin one handed)Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cheetah Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 I hope that your vacation is restorative and relaxing! Your food looks exotic and fun, and I'm more than a little jealous. :-) What kind of dog do you have? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NicTheRugger Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Your doggo is so cute!! And your food pics are making me hungry. I hope your travels are going well! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 I hope that your vacation is restorative and relaxing! Your food looks exotic and fun, and I'm more than a little jealous. :-) What kind of dog do you have?Freya is a miniature dachshund - about 10 lbs of physical weight, with tons of personality.Odin will be about the same - he’s from the same family. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Freya is a miniature dachshund - about 10 lbs of physical weight, with tons of personality.Odin will be about the same - he’s from the same family. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkAs for food, most of the more “exotic” fare I eat is either generic Arabic or Lebanese - if you live in a spot in the US the Lebanese haven’t settled, check out Yotam Ottolenghi - I absolutely love his way with food, and it’s similar to what I can get locally (but better, because daaaaaaaaaamn people here like bread, cheese & chocolate too damn much).https://ottolenghi.co.uk/recipesI would say about 90% of the items he uses can be found wherever you are - and for specialty things, if you don’t have a Whole Foods, hippie store or ethnic market, Amazon is a lifesaver.Happy exploring! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 ThursdayMonthly wine brunch dayBerry protein pancakes with almond yogurt for breakfastSkipped my workout because I was emo Watched a taping of killer show a friend of mine created and performed Wine & more food than this on a boat cruise in the afternoonCurled up with the pup and nappedDH came home Some talking was doneSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 FridayBreakfast was the last of the pancakesJust couldn’t get the energy to go to the gym Caught up with a girlfriend over coffee, a walk & lunchBailed on the Mardi Gras Party I was supposed to go to because I ran out of motivation Dinner was some sort of French burrito thing that was pretty good Skipped the snack I was wanting because of pup snugglesI’m thinking she’ll be back to her normal crazy self today and ready for a walk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 SaturdayBreakfast was rice cakes with peanut butter while DH was out paddle boardingLunch was a chicken tikka salad wrapA small nap was had and an appetizer plate was made:Indian Boondi mix & fried peanuts, raspberries & goose berries, hummus, sun dried tomatoes, beef soujak sausage, bresiola, firm goat cheese, lactose free cheddar, babaganoush & figs + veggie chips & pringles for dippingGame night with friends was had - alcohol, appetizer plate, beef & guiness pie with mash & red velvet cake with whites chocolate icingSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 SundayWas supposed to get up at 5am for possible help with my eGate - did not make it.Breakfast was more rice crackersDid, however, go get my International drivers license.Mall walkedLunch was Chang’s - spicy dumplings & sea bass noodle thing off the Chinese New Year menuPup walkDinner was a falafel wrap & hummus from the grocerySent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cheetah Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 17 hours ago, darkfoxx said: International drivers license. Good job! That must have been exciting. :-) Food pics continue to impress. What are your gym plans for the week? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 Good job! That must have been exciting. :-) Food pics continue to impress. What are your gym plans for the week?This is a travel week, so I’m planning on hitting the gym daily - it’s a tiny one, but has enough that I can cobble something together.This morning was a trip on a weird kind of tracked treadmill (?) will take pics tomorrow - followed by an all-over body dumbbell routine. Not my Soflete thing, but there isn’t a bar available for that, so I improvised.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted February 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 MondayAte too damn much - Japanese business lunch + unexpected Outback for dinnerBlew my workout off because of stomach spinsBut - checked out a cool jewelry fair, found a local designer I’m loving, and finally got a replacement for the belt DH got me for Christmas that was too big.TuesdayBreakfast was awesome and lightLunch was goodDinner was wingsScheduled no workout dayWednesdayTravel day - breakfast out with my Wednesday GroupWhiskey & diet instead of food in the airportPlane dinnerWelcome snacks instead of room service when we checked in.The red picture is of the artificial canyon in this hotel.DH was right - he’s going to have a hell of a time getting me to leave. Graphic design alone has me swooning. And it’s dog friendly!A better pic:Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Terra Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 What exotic location are you in this week??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cheetah Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 Nice foods! The canyon is intriguing but I think walking through a tunnel of red would do something bizarre and unpredictable to my brain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted March 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 What exotic location are you in this week??? Jordan this trip - and man, this place is beautiful. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkfoxx Posted March 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 Nice foods! The canyon is intriguing but I think walking through a tunnel of red would do something bizarre and unpredictable to my brain.Adding to that, the floor is sliiiiiiiigjtly wonky like it would be outside(ish) - I thought it was just me the night we checked in, but no - oddly almost tripped on it this afternoon, too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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