Saturday Morning

Now this is more like it.  Yes, it's nippy, but not bone-chillingly cold.  Today's high is slated to hit about 73.  Currently it's 55 outside, and our sun is out there shining for all he's worth. :)

My glucose was good this morning, and I had a nice bowl of Aarti's Pumpkin Oatmeal, my version that is.  And now I am here at my blog, sipping a nice cup of hot coffee.  What a great morning!  I've got two sleeping chihuahuas with me; Quito and Cisco.  How they can sleep when we got up an hour or so ago, I'll never know, but they aren't youngsters any more.

And speaking of Aarti Sequiera, I wonder when the next Next Food Network Star will begin?  There are few shows that I watch with any regularity, but that's usually one.  I was happy when Aarti won her season, because I thought her food was exactly the type I would want to eat.  And indeed, when one of my minions was Thomas Rajan, we discussed our two cultures and decided that people of India and latinos are very similar, including how they cook.  Thomas Rajan was one of the most delightful minions that ever graced us with his wit and knowledge.  I expect great things from him.

Today, I think I will work on getting my closet into some kind of more organized chaos.  When you open the doors, it looks like Walt Disney threw up in there.  I love color.  And I love prints, big, bold, crazy. :)  So yes, it looks to be a daunting task, but I should be able to figure out some way to organize my clothes.

That's it for this post; I'm feeling fine, just a little burning and one moment of actual pain upon eating my muesli this morning, but nothing I can't handle, and Thursday is Herceptin Infusion day, so if it gets worse, I'll be sure to let someone know.

Stay warm, all, unless you're my great niece down in Aussie-land.  You stay dry, Lindsay!

Ahh, Pumpkin!

This weekend I watched a bit of the Food Network, and Aarti Sequeira made oatmeal with pumpkin.  That's brilliant! Pumpkin is full of great nutrients like Vitamin A, Folate, decent fiber, Vitamin C and Potassium, to name just a few.  Plus, there are probably for most of us, tons of good memories associated with pumpkin.  What a great way to work a veggie into breakfast!

Her recipe can be found here.  We changed it up because I used my favorite Muesli which already has raisins, and we didn't have any pepitas.  We used walnuts.  For the spices, we used cinnamon, cloves and allspice.  Hard as we searched through our spice cabinet, we couldn't find cardamom.  And I LOVE cardamom, so that's on the grocery list, now. :)

What a lovely breakfast it was!  There is something very warming and comforting about that pumpkin.  Needless to say, we didn't put on the extras; I don't need the sugar, and nobody really needs the heavy cream. :D  It was great just the way it was.

On an optimistic note, I do believe I'm getting a little curl back into my hair.  Well, so far, it's probably more like a bit of a wave, but I'll take it!  I don't think it will ever be thick again, but oh well, it'll be cooler in the summer!

In anticipation of getting back to work on the 31st, I'm trying to regain my strength.  I don't think I'll be heading to work minus the walker, mostly due to the lack of lung capacity... I can't carry my laptop from the car to my desk.  But I also don't want to feel all weak and dizzy, either.  So, I'm trying to eat right, which really isn't that hard, as we've been doing that for ages.  And I'm getting up and walking as much as I can.  Can't let my legs get all out of shape!  I've got my mama's legs, and I can tell you that at 85, hers were still looking quite amazing.  Maybe the skin wasn't very tight, but her muscle tone was right-on.

And on that note, I think I'll go hit the NuStep, and work on my endurance.  It's a lot harder to go to work than you might think.  It's not just sitting at a desk all day; you have to have some stamina. ;)

Hugs to all... keep warm, and tell someone how much you love them.