Last night Bay & I had some self care time which continued into today. We took a candle lit bath with a glass of water. I typically get too hot in the tub. I recommend using an icepack around your neck. Then you can reap the benefits of a nice long bath.
I'm a hard core believer in self care. If you don't take time for you who will? We are always worth it. Their is always time, no excuses!!Take ten minutes for yourself everyday and you'll see how fast the time goes by. Today Bay and I waxed our eyebrows. I love seeing how much hair is pulled off. Ha. Ha.
Bay is extremely knowledgeable. She'll usually sends me a new article to read everyday. I love it! Knowledge is power. We've talked a lot about legumes and how to store them. I am a little forgetful on soaking beans and finding a recipe to match it. I never know what my taste buds are going to be craving until I start getting hungry; then I look for recipes that make me drool. I've steered clear from the canned beans due to additives to make the product last longer. A can made of aluminum that is marinating my beans doesn't sound appetizing. This morning she told me their is a cool article on Feed Your Skull on how to soak and freeze legumes. YES! The answer to my indecisive days. I am really excited to prep a whole bunch of legumes.
I also learned two things from Heather from YU. One: we can make our own garden in our house with the right lighting as seen here. Two: She also mentioned, "Add Maca powder to all of your smoothies every day (regulates hormones). Increase your intake of magnesium, especially the week before, and week of, your period. Drink some CALM Magnesium powder for this. When cramps are especially bad, I make a cream out of shea butter, almond oil, ginger oil and menthol crystals and rub that on your lower abdomen—it helps so much hot/cool relief. It‘s like Tiger Balm or Icy Hot without the chemicals and petroleum. Recipe posting soon." Also Maria mentioned that if you use coconut water has "electrolyte combination,sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, it works for any cramp, may help your case. Just be aware that magnesium may also increase bowel movements."
Bay made for breakfast: "day 7 of 7!!
today's flavor made by cheddar cat (inspired by YU): dandy blueberry green smoothie. dandelion greens, blueberries, mixed greens, water, local raw honey, banana.
i made it to day 7 feelin' super amazing! so i've decided that i'm gunna take this to the next step and keep going! happy monday y'all!! xo meow"
Breakfast:
This morning we had some delicious leftover buckwheat pancakes, so many left, with summer time smoothie. I know I have said this so many times but leftovers are the best! I've saved so much money over the past month on eating leftovers. I usually will spend around $114 or more a week for groceries, expensive I know. That means I will spend over $455 in one month on groceries alone. That's over half of a pay check. So far this month I have only spent on groceries and a handful of times going out to eat a total of $284, $171 less than I normally do. I used a website called Mint to help me organize my finances and was shocked too! This makes me want to make my own food and only go out for date nights.
Yesterday, I was craving roasted hummus. I soaked a cup of garbanzo beans over night. The beans tripled in size (image left)! I added some kale and tomatoes to a GF cracker. (image bottom right) This is the first time I have made hummus using soaked beans, not from a can. Just a warning they kind of stink. Ha! Bay and I are curious what the garbanzo bean plant smells like. Since I don't have an oven in my little studio and I want the taste of roasted garlic hummus, I sauteed the 15 cherry tomatoes and garlic in a pan using raw organic press coconut oil. I think it tastes just as good at the oven. The trick is low heat and covering the lid for 15 min or more. I don't have a lid for my pan so I used a plate instead. I added some kale and tomatoes to a GF cracker. Yum!
Lunch:
Leftover I ate some delicious Thai Chili Coconut noodles. I added so crushed peanuts and dried coconut flakes to give it some extra crunch. Bay showed me how to crush peanuts by using the bottom of a jar. Cool right?! No need to bust out a knife.
Dinner:
I ate more leftover buckwheat pancakes. I warmed up frozen blueberries and strawberries the same way I did in the hummus recipe above. Delicious. Delicious. Delicious. Now for another candle lit bath.
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