My mind is a complex unit.
While it may not be the hub of productivity, it is constantly running.
Worrying.
Planning.
Thinking ahead.
Contemplating how I can get away with tricking my husband just one. more. time.
Scheming how I can possibly eat just one more bowl of pumpkin oats without you all deciding to stop reading my blog.
Believe you me, my brain is not somewhere you want to be.
Sometimes, I just crave simplicity. I spend so much time during the day thinking that when I get home, I have no desire to make what is planned for dinner.
Enter in: Simple Grilled Veggie Salad (with a horrible picture to match)
In the mix:
- head of romaine
- chopped tomato
- cucumber
- grilled onion, brussels sprouts, celery, red pepper
- sunflower seeds
- simple balsamic dressing
On the side, I had some leftover butternut squash from last night.
The problem with simplicity though is that when I don’t properly think through how filling my dinner will be, I will be ready for a snack by the time the dishes are washed.
So much for that one.
In other news, the winner of the Crunchmaster giveaway is Hannah V!
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hannah v
October 13, 2010 at 9:18 pm · EditAnything with a cheesy flavor is for ME!!!! Great giveaway :]
Congratulations Hannah! Email me with your name & address, so Crunchmaster can get your prize out to you!
Question: If someone could be in your mind for a day, what would they find out about you?
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Salads are great…until you realize it’s 15 minutes later and you’re hungry again.
P.S. That picture is not horrible!!
Thank you, but right now I’m mourning the fact that it’s not super light outside when I make dinner!
I feel the same way! There are so many days when I feel like my mind is on overload and the last thing I want to do is think hard about dinner. Usually, cooking is more of a relief for me and I’m able to cook without thinking. It’s like I zone out and into my element. But then, there are some nights when I am just so spaced out that the only energy I have left is to pour a bowl of cereal and call it dinner.
hahah we’ll never stop readin dontcha worry chica!
one can never have enough pumpkin oats.
congrats to the winner!
My mind doesn’t stop!! It is always in motion. My joke is that if my body stayed moving as much as my mind did I would have a smokin hot body! My friends at times have to remind me to finish my sentences…I know it is sad! I love salads for dinner; however, the only way I can fill up on just salad is if it is big and contains some starchy carbs. I usually make a dinner salad out of the normal fixings, but I also throw in some pasta- it helps fill you up.
Congrats Hannah on your win!!
YUM! I love roasted veggies with salad! I had some on my salad today!
Lol, they would find out all my business ideas that whirl around and how much I love JT secretly
xxoo
Someone in my mind would discover that I spend the majority of my day thinking about food…not in an unhealthy food obsessive way, just thinking about it in general…new recipes etc.
Oh god. If someone entered my head… well, first they’d get lost for hours. Many many trains of thought that went nowhere. Then they’d find out how bored I am at work and also how strange my daydreams can be. I guess you may say I’m a dreeeaaaammmmmmeeeerrrr….
Had to channel my inner John Lennon on that one.
Haha, I love that question!! Um…they’d realize that I think far too much, and that I’m much, much, much nerdier than I let on…
I love simplicity, too…and have SO been there in the needing a snack twenty minutes later
If someone was in my mind, they’d probably discover I worry too much. And have a lot of random thoughts, haha.
No amount of repeat pumpkin oats will make me stop reading!
I know exactly how it is to love a meal so much that you just want to eat it over and over again!
Hmm if someone was in my head they would probably want to slap me for stressing out about school all. the. time!
Simple all the way
They would probably find out that even when I say “Oh no, I wouldn’t put ketchup on that, that’s going too far,” what I really mean is “hell yea, why not?”
Hi! I came from Kris’ blog, and I wanted to say hi!
I really like your blog! Very simple and lots of colorful pictures! Is there any post on how you met your husband? Those are always fun to read
Have a good day!
Hi Sagojyou! Thank you for reading! I do not have a post on how I met the husband, but I could do one! Thanks for the idea!
I hear ya girl! And I love planning my meals, but every so often, I just wanna grab a quick meal instead of planning an elaborate dinner! That bnut squash looks good!
my mind is constantly going on and on, too. It is definitely something I have been trying to work on, but it’s easier said than done. I feel ya!
Salads are perfecte quick dinners especially with left over veggies and meat from the night before.
yummmm your oats always look SO GOOD!! I feel you- i have to give soo many thinggs to the Lord or else I will go crazy thinking (not with meals- just everything in my life!) and sometimes i want a DANG FROZEN MEAL!
hahaha you crack me up!
Lol, I just love your blog, Chelsey. It’s so much fun to read.
And don’t worry about the pumpkin oats–every single one of my breakfasts for the past week or so has contained pumpkin. It’s safe to say I’m addicted.
Thanks Kelsey – I’m glad I entertain you. At least I know someone out there thinks I’m funny.
I have a feeling at the end of the winter, 95% of all food bloggers will have to go through pumpkin rehab.
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