Dinner tonight:

Curried turkey tenderloin with penne and roasted asparagus. Thanks, Chef MD!

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Low Motivation Today....

I'm supposed to be working on my thesis right now.  Or my homework... or the housework.  I just have no motivation today.  Could be the lupus, could be the steroids... or it could be the rainy, cold weather that makes me want to snuggle with Spartacus instead of doing anything.  I thought maybe if I did some babbling on here it would inspire me.

I would love a case of puppy lap right now.

I just spent the past half an hour browsing various message boards.  I've recently come to the conclusion that making friends in real life seems rather difficult.  I can't seem to find anyone who shares my interests- where have all the tomboys gone?  Add to that the sociological fact that people tend to associate with others who at similar life stages to their own and I'm just not supposed to make friends in grad school.  To be married without children seems to be an enigma. I've been contemplating taking an ad out in the paper:
"23 year old, married, female graduate student and social worker who enjoys football, beer, and good food seeks friendship with a male or female of similar tastes. Excessive partiers need not apply."
Is "partier" a word?
Anywho, so I've been browsing various message boards, thinking that the internet is probably the best place to find a like-minded individual- but even then it's not working out.  I've belonged to the Lupus Foundation board for awhile now- it's a great place for general questions about lupus and finding people with similar symptoms.  It makes you feel less crazy, really, which is always nice.

However, I can't help but notice that the boards are full of nothing but whining.  And, of course, people who like uplifting whiners with promises that things get better, the board is there to help you, etc. Which, of course, is crap, since the boards are really slow.  It takes a good day for anyone to respond to a topic.  There's not even a section of the board for non-lupus related talk. I'm sorry, but lupus is not my entire life.  So, while it would be nice to make a lupus-friend, I don't think it's in the cards.

I next checked The Nest- a branch of theknot.com.  Back before getting married I was member of The Knot to help me with inspiration ideas.  I met a great bunch of ladies- including Leila (Who I've been meaning to link to for days now... whoops), who were down-to-earth, but fun, and really helpful in times of stress. They had careers and practical dreams.. they were mature! The only bummer was/is that they all live in Washington.  And they like the Twilight series. Sigh...
Anywho, the Nest ended up being very baby-crazy.  Don't get me wrong, I've got the itch, but it's so far from a possibility right now that I don't want to read about it.  I still may give the site a shot if I find a Sac area group- but for now I'm back to square one.  

As much as I'm bitching, I want it to be clear that I still have my best friend.  

At the Ball. It was like the good prom I never had.

I will be very happy if I only have Kevin as a friend for the rest of my life.  Or, at least until we enter that married with kids part of our life.  I hear you make tons of friends once you start popping out babies.  

In the meanwhile, Facebook comes in handy.  I still have connections to friends from high school.  Most of them are too far away to grab a beer with, but it's still nice to interact.  So long as I don't become one of these:

How do you meet new people?

Mmmmm, healthy and satisfying lunch!

After a morning of cleaning, filing, and sorting, I'm treating myself to some roasted red pepper and tomato soup and a piece of toast misted with olive oil and some goat cheese. I'll probably have a salad, too. And yes, I often eat out of measuring cups. I'm fancy like that.

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Great start to the morning!

45 minutes of yoga, followed by some yogurt with flax seed, walnuts, blackberries, and a bit of maple syrup. Today is going to be productive, I can feel it!

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Check out this lupus girl rock dinner!

Broiled swai with thai coconut curry sauce, brown rice, and broccoli. Not bad for a girl who has to start steroids tonight.

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Let the madness begin!

School starts this week.  Shit.
Alone, this would not be that intimidating.  However, it's also the end of the month- which means a lot of home visits.  Then they decided to have a seminar this week too.  Fantastic.
Then there's that whole eating-healthy, physical therapy, yoga stuff I'm trying to pull off at the same time.  I'm slightly discouraged.
At least for the next few weeks I have this to look forward to:

I'll be in Spokane February 11-14th! That should keep me going, at least for a little while!
Now, to contemplate if I have time to do yoga in the morning.

Plan for the week

I've used my new book of Chef MD's book of culinary medicine as inspiration for my meal plan this week. I've also made it my goal to eat veggies for two meals PLUS at least one salad a day.

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