Sunday, October 27, 2013

Cooking and Baking, Baking and Cooking

I used to enjoying cooking and baking. A lot. I liked that, even though I didn't eat a lot of it, I could still put together a tasty meal for people. See, I am vegetarian by choice. I have been for almost 1/2 my life now. I remember torturous meals growing up with meat on my plate. I did not like it Sam I Am. But I would fix meat dishes for others with no problem. 

Then something happened. My body quit functioning the way it used to. And my joy in cooking disappeared. It's difficult to cook when you don't want anything to do with food. It's hard to prepare meals for others when you know eating what you are making will make you feel awful. It's really hard to get excited about food when you have no idea what you can eat.  Meat- gone. Dairy- gone. Sweets, caffeine, carbonation- gone. Gluten- working on getting it gone. Taste- long gone!

Of course, if it makes me feel better I'll do it. But I won't lie, it won't be easy. Gluten is in everything. No, really, EVER-Y-THING. I have to find time to sit down and research meals. Then find time to research where I can purchase items for these meals. Then find time (and money) to actually purchase these things. And at the end of a long day of work, I don't want to think about food or cooking not one meal, not two meals, but most often three different meals. 

As for baking, I still occasionally get some pleasure out of it- though I cannot sample my works of art. And that does diminish some of the enjoyment. However, baking is more of an art and does, therefore retain some if its value as a stress reliever and source of fun. But it depends on the day. 

Some days the kitchen is my least favorite room in the house.

Friday, October 25, 2013

Co-hosting



Feeling Beachie posts four statements with blanks each Friday for you to fill in on your own blogs. This week, I happen to be the co-host (*gasp*)!  You can co-host too, just email your statements!

This week's statements:
1) I wear the color ____ a lot.
2) I think that ____ make the ____
3) Ugh! ____ is getting on my nerves!
4) ____ was a major accomplishment _____.


 My answers:
 1) I wear the color black a lot.
2) I think that breakfast makes the day better.
3) Ugh! Medical testing is getting on my nerves!
4) Paying off a credit card was a major accomplishment this week!





 

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

One Step Closer

Maybe....

I have been prodded and probed and scoped.  Now I get to be X-Rayed. And try to figure out what to eat that DOESN'T contain gluten. Sometimes I think the process of healing (or figuring out what is wrong in order to try to heal) is worst that the illness itself!

I was getting gas this morning and noticed how pretty the moon looked up in the morning sky. And it struck me. We have the technology to send humans to the moon (unless you are a conspiracy theorist and believe that was all a hoax), but we can only "practice" medicine. Multiple tests and horrible procedures to try to find answers as to why our bodies suddenly quit functioning the way they used to function.

It could be worse. They ruled out cancer. Which, of course, I hadn't even been considering as possibly the problem. And only the start of an ulcer, not an actual ulcer. It doesn't seem to be my gall bladder...

So let's see. I stopped eating meat at age 16. Then I cut out pretty much all sweets, caffeine, carbonation, and dairy. Now I have to try to eliminate gluten. So that leaves, what, grass?

Okay, yes, I'm feeling a little sorry for myself right now. I admit it. By tomorrow I'll be over myself. But today I am sad and frustrated. I want macaroni and cheese. Anybody have a gluten free, dairy free (taste free?) recipe?

Friday, October 18, 2013

A joyful new body full of love letters?

Each week, Feeling Beachie lists four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. This week’s co-host is Lisa from Lisa writes! she came up with the last two statements!

This week’s statements:
1) Help! I really _____
2) My ____ is my _____
3) I cannot wait to _____
4) The sentence has ______________ letters.

My answers:
1) Help! I really need a new body!
2) My daughter is my pure joy.
3) I cannot wait to  have answers about my body.
4) The sentence has to be perfect to end love letters.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Eat breakfast, don't starve

Each Friday Feeling Beachie (www.feelingbeachie.com) lists four statements with blanks for you to fill in on your own blogs. This week Pam from TROUPPETRIE co-hosted and supplied the last two statements. Join in the fun! 

Phew this week's are tough!

This week's statements:
1) I get so ____ when _____
2) ____ is my favorite ____ for _____
3) I would rather ____ than any ____ to make my life easier
4) The one safety rule that is always followed at my house is ____ because _____

My answers:
1) I get so annoyed when the Huz doesn't being in the empty trash bin on trash day.
2) Breakfast is my favorite meal for the day. But not necessarily at breakfast time...
3) I would rather starve than eat any  meat which would make my life easier.
4) The one safety rule always followed at my house is don't run with scissors because that's the first safety rule I thought of that I know we enforce...

Friday, October 4, 2013

Fill 'em in

Each week, Feeling Beachie lists four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. This week’s co-host is LESLIE FROM TIME OUT FOR MOM she came up with the last two statements!

This week’s statements:
1) The best part of the day is ____
2) The first thing I do in the AM is ______
3) If I hear one more thing about ___ I’m going to ___
4) Tomorrow morning I am going to _______

My answers:


1) The best part of the day is Punky's reaction when I pick her up from the sitter.
2) The first thing I do in the AM is debate whether or not it is worth it to try to go back to sleep until my alarm goes off or not.
3) If I hear one more thing about how the prep is worse than the procedure I'm going to slap someone?
4) Tomorrow morning I am going to do laundry before I go to work.