Dear Friends,
Today I am hungry...probably because I ate unwell this weekend and now my stomach thinks I need oodles of fat and sugar to be full. I am thwarting this desire by 1) running outside in the sunshine (meant going to work at 7am) and 2) eating a huge amount of fiber-rich, low calorie foods. I just sauteed a big batch of cole slaw mix with a tidge of olive oil and lots of sriracha sauce and ate it all. Nothing like half a cabbage to make one feel full and beautiful :-)
On another note, I interviewed a potential summer intern this afternoon and it was fabulous. Sometimes I get so far removed from the teaching/mentoring side of my profession that I forget how much I love it. It helps that she was adorable! Days like today reinvigorate me to move towards actually being a professor and enjoying my time with students.
I think that's it for now. I should probably go dedicate a million years to getting through my eHarmony profiles.
Love you guys!
Amber
P.S. Grateful for my amazing life! Teaching, mentoring, being taught, my Mom, my Brother, my nephews, my Daddy, my friends.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Day 27: No thank you
Dear eHarmony,
You are overwhelming me with the number of matches you give me a day. Also, although matching me with people who look like they could be my father makes the sifting through of profiles easier, I don't appreciate you matching me with very nerdy looking men. I get I'm a nerd, I really do, but I'm pretty sure I emphasized in my personality questions that I am totally a snob and like attractive and nerdy men. So step up eHarmony, step up.
Love,
Amber
P.S. I'm totally grateful for my friends (great long convo w Desiree today and we haven't had a chance to do that in a while; cupcake making with Leigh and Britni; wonderful book club last night); my family; chocolate lava cake that you make in the crockpot; French vanilla ice cream; KU Jayhawks basketball; and my laptop.
You are overwhelming me with the number of matches you give me a day. Also, although matching me with people who look like they could be my father makes the sifting through of profiles easier, I don't appreciate you matching me with very nerdy looking men. I get I'm a nerd, I really do, but I'm pretty sure I emphasized in my personality questions that I am totally a snob and like attractive and nerdy men. So step up eHarmony, step up.
Love,
Amber
P.S. I'm totally grateful for my friends (great long convo w Desiree today and we haven't had a chance to do that in a while; cupcake making with Leigh and Britni; wonderful book club last night); my family; chocolate lava cake that you make in the crockpot; French vanilla ice cream; KU Jayhawks basketball; and my laptop.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Day 26: Bacon Brownies
Dear Friends,
Even though I am eating vegetarian right now, I've decided to make bacon brownies to take to the Superbowl party I am attending on Sunday. I'll make a batch of peanut butter cup brownies for myself. The big question right now is...do I chop the bacon into small bits to mix into the entirety of the brownie batter, or do I leave the bacon in strips so as to be recognizable in the brownies? I've read recipes that do either and cannot decide what is best. In all honesty, I should probably make a batch of each so that my friends can vote on the best approach. And since I'm not eating bacon, this might be the best way to get rid of an entire pound.
Thoughts?
Love,
Amber
P.S. I'm grateful for having an outlet for just such a question today! Love you guys.
Even though I am eating vegetarian right now, I've decided to make bacon brownies to take to the Superbowl party I am attending on Sunday. I'll make a batch of peanut butter cup brownies for myself. The big question right now is...do I chop the bacon into small bits to mix into the entirety of the brownie batter, or do I leave the bacon in strips so as to be recognizable in the brownies? I've read recipes that do either and cannot decide what is best. In all honesty, I should probably make a batch of each so that my friends can vote on the best approach. And since I'm not eating bacon, this might be the best way to get rid of an entire pound.
Thoughts?
Love,
Amber
P.S. I'm grateful for having an outlet for just such a question today! Love you guys.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Day 24: Took a break and I'm ok with it
Hello Dear Friends!
San Diego wore me out. I flew out last Tuesday, got in around 7pm, ate dinner (granted it felt like 10pm in my head), unpacked and passed out at 9pm. Fast forward to 4am. Up! I am not great at the east coast to west coast traveling it would seem. I got in a great workout that morning, but my days were off the rest of the trip. I would be awake at 4am, even though I wasn't going to bed until 10pm (11pm, 12pm) west coast time.
Pair that with the fact that I spent both Wednesday and Thursday in all day meetings and preconferences and my mind was blown. Thursday night I even judged posters in a poster session from 7pm to 8:30pm...then had dinner afterwards.
So I slacked off on here, and I'm okay with it. I'm back now and back I shall stay. I realize I've turned this into more of a diary than anything else, so I may focus on trying to bring in some fun posts from time to time. You'd be surprised the ridiculously wonderful things I find on the internet, sitting at a computer for the greater part of a 9hr workday and then being on it more when I'm home. I'll try to incorporate those more to entertain you!
Love,
Amber
P.S. I am immensely grateful for almond butter and fuji apples; red lentils; my family who consistently reads this thing; my friends who blow my mind on any given day; my preceptor Bill Klein (my boss); warm February days; strong legs with which to run; snuggly beds; and tomato basil sauce (back to food to finish this up).
San Diego wore me out. I flew out last Tuesday, got in around 7pm, ate dinner (granted it felt like 10pm in my head), unpacked and passed out at 9pm. Fast forward to 4am. Up! I am not great at the east coast to west coast traveling it would seem. I got in a great workout that morning, but my days were off the rest of the trip. I would be awake at 4am, even though I wasn't going to bed until 10pm (11pm, 12pm) west coast time.
Pair that with the fact that I spent both Wednesday and Thursday in all day meetings and preconferences and my mind was blown. Thursday night I even judged posters in a poster session from 7pm to 8:30pm...then had dinner afterwards.
So I slacked off on here, and I'm okay with it. I'm back now and back I shall stay. I realize I've turned this into more of a diary than anything else, so I may focus on trying to bring in some fun posts from time to time. You'd be surprised the ridiculously wonderful things I find on the internet, sitting at a computer for the greater part of a 9hr workday and then being on it more when I'm home. I'll try to incorporate those more to entertain you!
Love,
Amber
P.S. I am immensely grateful for almond butter and fuji apples; red lentils; my family who consistently reads this thing; my friends who blow my mind on any given day; my preceptor Bill Klein (my boss); warm February days; strong legs with which to run; snuggly beds; and tomato basil sauce (back to food to finish this up).
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