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• “Thank god spring is creeping in!” I said. And then it snowed for another fucking month. To those of you from Denmark, I’m sorry, it was me! I couldn’t keep my mouth shut and Nemesis heard me. (I actually thought it was pretty cozy but I’ve stuck inside ever since so don’t listen to the crazy lady with cabin fever, people.)

• “Eat clean and healthy and blah blah even though you’re sick“. Shut up lady. Just shut up. Cause before you know it, nobody in the family is able to eat or hold food in. So just be thankful for your ability to eat. Still looking forward to getting that back btw.

• And the finale -cause I just had to, now didn’t I?- ; “In a couple of days I’ll be back in the (dearly missed) gym and back on track!” I’m just shaking my head here.. Let me  describe my situation to you. I’m sick like a dog and I’m on some pretty god damn heavy meds who people sell their grandmas for. All 4 of them (it’s called divorce). And I ain’t be playin’ in no gym, people.

Anyway, this wasn’t to complain (good job, huh?) but just to say, hey I’m sorry for The Universe being an ass, I’m still alive (kinda) and I’m a boring farthole with nothing to post. So if I’d have to complain it would be about being boring farthole.
But look I made it to the computer, HALLELUJAH IT’S A MIRACLE! Bye now, I’m going to go pass out.

One of the challenges about being sick is that you just want to curl up in a ball and eat all the sugar and white bread in the world. You know what I’m talking about. The “I’m tired” trap. I would be lying if I said that I hadn’t “slipped” a few times over the weekend and buried myself in a pile of home baked (white) bread and butter but you know what? Doesn’t matter. My body needed quick energy to keep up and for my next meal I made sure that I gave my body the healthy, clean food that it needs in order to kick Mr. Flu’s ass.
Clean eating doesn’t have to be a hassle. Actually it’s often a lot quicker and more easy to find something healthy in the kitchen. This weekend I’ve been eating;

• A ton of soft-boiled eggs. Preparation time: 6 minutes. You don’t even have to stare at the egg boiling.
• Skyr (a kind of high-protein, low-fat yogurt). Preparation time: Put your spoon in it and start eating! My favorite is one with raspberry, rhubarb and vanilla. Some berries and/or dried fruit on top and you have a dessert!
• Bananas and raw veggies/fruits. Preparation time: how fast can you get to the fruit bowl?
• Wasa’s whole crispbread. Preparation time: throw a piece of chicken on there and you’re good to go. Low on calories, high on fibers. ;)
• Avocado. Preparation time: 30 seconds. Cut it in half and dig in! I eat avocado daily in a number of ways but I’ll blog  about that another time.
• Buckets of green tea. I’m not very strong on green teas but I’ve found one with lemon that is delicious.
• WATER. My fridge doesn’t make water so I always have glass bottles stocked up so I have an alternative to all the other stuff in there. Water is the most important thing for our body but even more so when we are sick.
• Stevia vanilla ice cream. Let’s get one thing straight; when you’re sick you need ice cream and that’s how it is! I chose one based on the herb Stevia which makes it low-fat but more importantly it’s not an artificial sweetener.

Some of this food contains a lot of (healthy!) calories and though I currently count my calories to shed my baby weight I’ve laid off these past few days in order to give my body what it needs to recover. In a couple of days I’ll be back in the (dearly missed) gym and back on track! The key is to stay positive and not panic because you’ve eaten more or something that you shouldn’t have. Just continue where you left of!

Now, I’ll get back to my green tea and kleenex.

A little gift shopping afterwards for a friend’s birthday I’m attending tomorrow.

Since I was already at the mall I pulled my ass together and got a new skin cream (which is actually a serum) and some cheap mascaras. I use to swear to Dior but I use them up so quickly and you can’t tell the difference with this combo. 

The girls are sleeping safe and sound so I’m enjoying some green tea and Stevia vanilla ice cream with Oreos (not so low-fat) while working on some photos. Today has felt particularly slow since Kevin has worked from home and Willow is sick. The rest of the weekend will be about camping in pillows, blankets and teddy bears, baking pancakes and just enjoying the girls. I’m going to a birthday party (-ALONE-) as well. Looking forward to getting dressed up and talking to people who don’t say “poop” all the time. I can tell those of you that don’t have kids that life as a mom is all about balancing the makeup and the poop.

..Though I have a little cleaning to do but don’t I always? I plan on getting that done while the girls nap. I had originally planned for a Pilates session on my living room floor but I got my ass kicked at the gym yesterday so my thighs are screaming at me every time I bend my legs.
So this morning while the girls and I ate breakfast and watched the snow come down, we agreed that a day off accompanied by tea and fairy tales was just what we needed.