July 3, 2008 at 7:07 pm (Rants and Vents)
Tags: consideration, food, frustration, living, Nutrition, Rants and Vents, roommates
Tell me, am I expecting too much? Is it really difficult to wash dishes, buy your own groceries and in general, live in a clean, tidy environment? Do I possess some amazing skills that these things seem simple to me?
My roommate claims to be home so rarely that it doesn’t make sense to spend a lot of money on groceries. But she has no problem eating my cottage cheese, fruit, leftovers and yoghurt – things I buy/make especially for work lunches and snacks. I spend MY money on said groceries because I use them and when she conveniently does too, I end up buying more. Why doesn’t she? Well, she’s never home. Except to eat my food and leave dishes around the place.
Now I’m not normally a food nazi. I usually hate the whole idea of my food and your food. But that’s when both people are buying or making food. Then it becomes a case of “I’m going to the grocery store – do you need anything?” and you share. But when someone else is eating and not sharing, I get pissed. Plus she’s managed to help herself to half a packet of Tim Tams that my parents brought me from Australia, whereas I’ve been trying to save them and have had 3 in total. At the rate she’s going, we’ll be out in a week and nothing more for 3 months at least (until I go back for a visit).
I think this week is really pushing me to take that opportunity to live alone. I’m slightly (entirely, completely) on edge and at the end of my cottage-cheese-eating-dish-washing rope!
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July 3, 2008 at 12:48 pm (Nutrition)
Tags: diet, goals, health, meal planning, Nutrition, planning, recipes, women's health
So my parents are currently winging their way home to Melbourne and I’m back at work and in the routine. I’m trying a few things out for July:
- Plan my week’s meals every Sunday so I know whether I’m planning on eating out or not and what to buy at Dominion.
- Go back to planning my workouts at the beginning of the week and writing them down so I’m committed to them.
- Try a new recipe out every week to expand the repertoire of dishes
- Designate one morning on the weekend for housecleaning so it doesn’t all pile up and necessitate a full military operation every so often!
I made Black Bean Beef and Asparagus last night and it was delicious! I think I made a little too many noodles but that could be me, since I don’t eat many of the noodles. I also added some green beans to up the veggies and it worked perfectly! Next time, to lower the calorie content, I think I’ll try using extra-lean ground turkey, rice noodles and splenda in place of the sugar in the sauce. It wasn’t much sugar, but I didn’t want to change the recipe too much the first time I tried it. Now that I know how it turns out, I’ll play around more.
The definite benefit of cooking more at home is that I have plenty of leftovers to freeze for the future! My roommate is very rarely home for dinner so dishes that serve 4 are great for leftovers and lunches. I have leftovers for lunch today (I might still get a small salad on the side) and dinner is there for tonight too. No excuses and no more spending on eating out. And since today looks like it will be late one at work, I am thankful that I don’t have to think of something for dinner!
Happy 4th of July for all the Americans out there – have a great weekend 
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I'm a twenty-something Aussie living in Canada, moving to New Zealand and trying to be somewhat strong and healthy while I navigate the perils of a long-distance relationship, freelancing and planning a long-distance wedding without losing my mind. Welcome!
