Circling July 26

Made my appointment for my horseback riding lesson!  The owner was kind enough to extend the lesson so we would have to go down only once.  I heard from a friend that I will have muscles and joints that I didn't even know were in my body and suggested I not go for the full two hours.  The owner said that part of the time will be grooming the horses, so the entire time is not spent on the horse, but she booked 1 1/2 hours which she said would provide plenty of riding time.  I'm so excited!  Just to be on a horse makes it worth while even though I'm giving up 1/2 hour of what I paid for.  She was also kind enough to schedule it so we would be on the road before rush hour begins.

I was in sort of a funk today and got absolutely nothing done at my desk.  I think it might just be that I was tired.  I laid down on the floor and slept for about 1/2 hour before my husband's phone call woke me up.  I feel much better now, but I'm not going to do the editing as I have to be absolutely in the zone to do my best mental work.  I also had a tummy ache which is very unusual for me, so maybe something was just going through my system.  I'm going to take it easy tonight (I am going to speak at the Selectman's meeting about the stupid parking laws, but it's early and I will only be there about 1/2 hour, if that) and hope for a better day tomorrow. I promised a paper back to an author by the end of the week so I am going to absolutely bury myself in it tomorrow.

Okay so I discovered the best homemade fast food breakfast (which I am actually having for dinner tonight):
1 small container of egg substitute (now normally I am no fan of egg substitute because of all the chemicals to make them look yellow PLUS "flavorings" and other probably not-good-for-you ingredients) BUT they come in little 2-serving containers, and right now I'm just looking for easy (not that cracking two fresh eggs isn't easy... hmm... I am being lazy aren't I?).  Then I dice up a little green pepper and onion, and dice up about 6 slices of turkey pepperoni, and saute that mixture up in a small frying pan.  I take the veggie/pepperoni mixture and mix it with the container of egg, and put it all into a microwave omelet form and voila - a perfectly round egg to go into little pita pockets.  Regarding that omelet form - last year "one minute muffins" were all the rage and I cooked mine in that also.

I'm trying to eat a little upside down - the King, Prince, Pauper design.  It's probably why I am so hungry in the morning, but that's okay.  I find that if I eat lighter at night I feel better all around the next day.

Of course it doesn't help that there is left over rib eye steak and a massive sweet potato in the fridge, but I think I will wrap that up for lunch tomorrow and know that I have something yummy waiting for me with my lunch salad.

Anyway - if you are near a Walmart and like "fast food" egg sandwiches it's worth a trip to pick up that cooking gadget.

Miriam