January 29: Meals

Today was a pretty good day for me. I woke up with a minimal headache and got a lot of things finished at work. The most exciting part was I got everything squared away with AT&T, a problem I have been fighting for 3 months. You can read about that issue here. So I worked and then ate dinner with my family. Came home and played with Tonka and then went to the store, for groceries. Go me go. Here's what I ate today:

Breakfast: Honey Bunches of Oats w/skim milk

Lunch: Tuna melt on onion bagel (I was out of bread), pickle,
mandarin oranges

Dinner:Biscuits & gravy, french toast, juice

Snack: Handful of trailmix

January 28: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today was a lonng day and again I was starving all day. Here's what I ate:

Breakfast: Instant Breakfast and 1/2 onion bagel

Lunch: Tuna melt on whole wheat, 1/2 pickle, pineapple/Mandarin oranges
(I ate all of the sandwich, none of the pickle, and 1/2 the fruit)

Snack: Handful of Hot Tamales

Dinner: Steak & Everything sandwich from WiseGuyz & Coke

(I ate 1/2 the sandwich and drank 1/2 the Coke)

January Book Review: The Late Bloomer's Revolution

The Late Bloomer's Revolution, by Amy Cohen, is the 2nd book I've finished this month. I have to say I was quite disappointed with this one. I originally came across it in an article I read on MSNBC. I can't find the article now, but included in it was a complete chapter of the book. It kept my attention, I laughed and I could relate. It left me wanting to read more and a few days later I bought the book.

The Late Bloomer's Revolution is the story of a New York City girl, Amy Cohen, who's life turns out completely different than she plans. She feels as if Life has left her behind. She is in her late 30's, single, and recently lost her job as a TV writer. The story is mostly of her dating life and the ups and downs. But it also discusses how she handles her mother's passing away and finding new employment. There were times I related with her in the book, mostly with her dating frustrations and how she tries to relate to her married friends. But the remainder of the book I just wanted to slap her silly. It's so depressing. There is one chapter in which she goes on and on about riding a bike and how when she was young she went to a 'biking birthday party' but she didn't know how to actually ride a bike and she falls down. Blah. I think the saddest part is that the book is based on the author's life. I mean we all get down sometimes, I totally understand that, I've expressed my frustrations with life on my personal blog on more than one occassion. But, come on. I really struggled to finish this one.

My expectations were probably too high for this book and that is the reason I didn't care for it. Although, I'm guessing there are many women out there that could really relate and would thoroughly enjoy it. I would give this book a 2 on a scale of 1-5. It just wasn't for me I guess.

Since I've finished this book way ahead of schedule I supposed my next book, Nineteen Minutes, will be my official February book. And it's a longer one (480 pages) so it will probably take me the whole month to finish! Now I just have to remember to borrow it from my sister.

January 27: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today started out nice. I woke up and my headache wasn't as bad as most mornings, but it started to get worse this afternoon. Boo. Anyway, it seems like my stomach was growling most of the day so here is what I had:

Breakfast: 2 slices of whole wheat toast with butter

Lunch: Salad and 1/2 onion bagel

Snack: Luna bar

Dinner: Chicken fajitas, rice, and beans

January 26: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

I was running late this morning and didn't have a chance to take a picture of what I ate or drank in this case. I had another Instant Breakfast shake though.

Lunch: Salad w/scoop of tuna and Dr. Pepper (I drank 1/2)

Dinner: Macaroni & Cheese