I cannot imagine what it took Jo Ellen to stay calm but I have to give very big props to her for keeping her cool while Liz was going off. She was using her coping skills very very well! She is a better person than I am, because after the chair push…!
I have an update! I did a whole review on this last week but just wanted to give an update. I travel a lot and got this for road trips so I could take full size bottles and all my stuff (I use my LV trio toiletry pouches for plane trips).
But there’s been an unexpected twist… I never unpacked it - it’s been sitting on my bathroom counter all week! Everything within reach, contained, and easy to see - and holds my morning and nite facial lotions and potions (face wash, m4 cream, tretinoin, vitamin c, hylauronic acid, sunscreen- all the things that usually sit on the tray and make my bathroom look cluttered. And I guess if I wanted to (and wasn’t so lazy) I could put it in the cabinet below and my counter would be clear!
Bonus points- We’re headed to the beach for the long weekend in a few hours and all I have to do is throw in my toothbrush! (Unfortunately I finally have a 100% no work weekend and chance of rain is 100% all weekend 😩**)**
I’ve had periods of time where I have successfully gotten in to the habit of meal prepping, or cooking in general, for a short period of time - once I had hello fresh for a while - but then I fall off it
For a while now I’ve been really not capable of/able to grocery shopping, or if I do grocery shop the food just goes bad in the fridge. I order Door Dash, or stop to get food on the way home.
Obviously this is becoming financially ruinous lol, and because I’m eating not the best I don’t feel the best. Even if I try to eat healthy stuff like salads from restaurants it’s ultimately kind of rich and yeah just restaurant food every day.
Also cooking comes with such a mess, and my kitchen is already often a big mess to begin with because I tend to not really clean up after myself…you can see how this all adds up to cooking is not fun!!!
In addition to this I def eat for stimulation too, so I eat candy or chocolate every day without fail. I always need a little sweet treat, dessert, or candy on the go. This is highly processed, sugary food and I crave the flavours and novelty. Who would want to eat carrot sticks when you can have nerds gummy clusters?!
I’m single so it’s not like I have anyone to assist in the process :)
I’m not sure if I have a point other than venting! Does anyone have any strategies or success stories, things that have worked for them?
I have heaps of freeze dried raspberries, but no fresh raspberries on hand.
Aside from the fact that I will need to add some water to compensate for the fact that the freeze dried raspberries are…dry, does anyone see a reason why I couldn’t make this glaze with freeze dried raspberries instead of fresh? I’ve never worked with freeze dried fruits before, but bought a few bags at Trader Joes on a whim and haven’t gotten around to using them.
(Side note this recipe is from “Snacking Cakes” by Yossy Arefi, which is a lovely cookbook that hasn’t steered me wrong through the dozen recipes I’ve tried 🙂 I’m not an expert baker but I’ve been happy with everything I’ve tried so far!)