my boss and i came up with a buddy lunch system a few months ago. we take turns making lunch for each other. we walk over to a nearby coffee house (the bean), order yummy drinks and sit down to enjoy our healthy meals.
i love this system because i am not a big fan of eating out. i am limited in what i can eat – not only because i am vegan. i like to eat healthy in general and don’t really trust the “foods” most establishments try to put down my throat. this new lunch system is more economical than eating out and for the most part, the portions we bring as smaller than those we would have at a restaurant (although sometimes my portions are TOO small). and the best part, of course, is that we still get to nice to get out of the office and relax around mid-day.
i love orange ! i looked for orange sheets for a very long time, but never found them. there were colors that looked like orange, but they were never the right orange.
last weekend Jose and i went to target. while we were cruising up and down the aisles, i noticed the perfect orange sheets ! without hesitation he put them in our cart. i washed them as soon as i got home. we put the fitted sheet over the futon cover which we had washed earlier. it made the room look warmer. my kitty seemed to like the new look too ! 
since my last entry, the pain on my side got better, got worse, came, went and finally went away for good. i didn’t run because i didn’t want to “aggravate” it. instead i cycled and went to the gym. i finally went for a run on tuesday and nearly fainted, partly from exhaustion, partly from the pain. Jose took good care of me.
the next time i tried to run was sunday. it wasn’t as exhausting this time. but i believe i may have re-fractured my foot again or maybe it never really healed ?? puzzling. frustrating. what to do ? back to the doctor.
Jose planted nice flowers for me. that made me feel good. he’s in chicago now.
today was a major downer. i was in a depressed mood most of the day… until some new mugs at the bean caught my attention. one of them said “just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” that is so beautiful. it changed my mood and turned my day around. even finding out that i would have to pay $2k in medical bills out of pocket couldn’t get me down after that. ok, maybe it’s temporary, but so what. butterflies are free and maybe someday i will be too. yipee !
