I’m kind of sad.
You see, when I wake up in the morning to go work out, it’s really dark outside – as it should be seeing that it is only 4:15 in the morning. The sun starts to make its way into the house right around the time I am leaving for work in between 6:30 and 7:00.
But did you hear the news? The sun is setting much sooner than it has been lately. Something about Daylight Savings or something. I’m sure you’ve only noticed if you have opened up your Twitter feed, Facebook feed, or favorite blogs in the last three days. But just in case you’re not aware, that’s what’s going on.
You’re welcome.
Something else that makes me sad? The quality of the pictures on my really cool phone. Wouldn’t you think that a phone that has 3D capabilities (which I don’t use – unless I want to puke) would take great pictures? Yeah, not so much.
Breakfast – 5:45 AM
Breakfast has been extra special these days – and no, it’s not because I have switched up what I have been eating in the last two months. It’s because I have been drinking my (now) cups of coffee with silk mint chocolate milk. It is taking everything in me not to drink it straight from the container, but I’m trying to make it last. It’s just so good.
Lunch – 11:30 AM
Lunch on Tuesdays always make me really happy. While I love eating with my colleagues most days, on Tuesdays many of them go out for lunch so I get some alone time which I crave on busy mornings. So my lunch was enjoyed in front of my computer catching up.
I had leftover cheesy chickpea and quinoa topped with roasted kohlrabi and broccoli…
a few pitiful last few bites of Greek yogurt mixed with 1 tbsp. protein powder…
…and a nice juicy pear.
Snack 3:30 PM
My usual snack of raisins and almonds were enjoyed scarfed on the way up to my classroom to finish up report cards. My classroom is a nut free zone ::tear::, so they were enjoyed elsewhere.
When I left school around 4:45, it was pitch black outside. I’m sorry, that’s not allowed.
Fun fact: did you know the phrase “pitch black” comes from the fact that the word “pitch” is a synonym for “tar”? So, since tar is black, having something pitch black means it’s as black as tar! I learned that while teaching fifth grade, thankyouverymuch.
Dinner 6:00 PM
I met the bestie at Jason’s Deli for some good salad bar eating and catching up on our lives. I’m pretty sure the cashier thought I was crazy when I tried to hand him only 29 cents because I was too busy talking to hand over the other $8. And then I proceeded to make a joke and tell him I only wanted to eat one artichoke. He didn’t find it funny. We thought it was hilarious.
Yeah, that’s not even all of it – Seriously, salad bars don’t even see me coming. But did you know they have two gluten free soups? Probably the best thing ever – I tried the organic vegetable. It was quite tasty.
I finished up the night with a snack of Love Grown, almond milk, and a nut butter spoon when I got home later on in the night, but apparently I’m a vulture and didn’t take a picture.
Aaaand, it’s Wednesday! The best day because it comes after Tuesday – admit it, it’s true.
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I’ve been drinking my coffee with the Silk Pumpkin Spice. Pumpkin Coffee and pumpkin soy milk is heaven in the morning. I’ll have to switch to mint chocolate after this pumpkin phase subsides.
I haven’t been able to find the pumpkin one yet!!
Me too! I love the Pumpkin Spice one and I’m going to be very sad when it goes away for the season because it’s a cheap version of Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte (which in my opinion tastes way better than Starbucks).
Haha that bit about the artichoke cracked me up..I’m glad I’m not the only one with an amazing (read: lame) sense of humor
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I’m glad someone else thought it was hilarious as well!
Wednesday is normally a pretty good day. It’s not monday & it’s much closer to friday!
TGIW!!
What a fun fact about the phrase “pitch black.” (Ooo, I kinda rhymed there!) The things you learn from kids these days…;-)
Im also a teacher and a new reader, so impressed by your on the go eats! I’ve found it really tricky to master. What kind of protein powder do you use?
Thanks! I use Sunwarrior - I know it’s expensive but I hit the jackpot earlier this spring when I won 6 pounds of the stuff!
You’ve *got* to be kidding me. Silk Mint Chocolate milk?!? Pretty sure I’ll be driving 45 minutes to the “big” grocery store to find this!!!!!!!! Holy cow!
Pun intended- even though silk doesn’t come from a cow.
The whole dark thing is killing me! No sunshine, booo! Guess I’ll have to make my own, with smiles.
Happy Wednesday- AKA Modern Family day!
Our work had a lil’ bit of a “falling out” with Jason’s. So I don’t get it at the frequency that I was. It makes me super sad.
Oh my gosh mint chocolate milk?? That sounds amazing!!
I have that same snack, the raisins and almonds, only sometimes I add semisweet chocolate chips. Isn’t jason’s deli the best? Have you tried their gluten free bread for sandwiches? I haven’t but I want to go there just cause they’re the only deli that has bread that I can eat! 
I haven’t, but I know they use Rudi’s, which is basically the best GF bread you can buy!
The Silk Mint Chocolate milk sounds delish!
I’m the same way with lunch… I usually eat with a group of my co-workers, but some days I like to take my whopping 30 minutes & just eat in peace & quiet!
Those pictures are a billion times better than the ones my bbery takes
SO wishing for an iphone! I’m thinking about building a lightbox to work with these days with the crappy hours for natural lighting.
I got a few DIY lighting stuff for these cold winter months - hoping it works okay!
I’ve never been a jason’s deli, but that salad bar sounds like a good plan to me! And guess what I finally had last night: Sushi! Wasn’t the same though without soy sauce…
WHAAAT!??! You’re not a fan of Jason’s? I don’t know if we can be friends anymore. Just sayin’…
lol I didn’t say I’m not a fan, I’ve just never been! There’s never been one near where I lived!
aaaand I need to start reading better. That’s what I get for blogging past my bedtime.
I’m not a fan of falling back because I now wake up at 6:30 instead of 7:30….not fun and I really don’t like that it’s dark at 6! Where the heck did the sun go? But I do look forward to getting up now because I found Silk Pumpkin Spice! I’ve been using it in my coffee in the mornings instead of vanilla soy milk and OMG it makes everything better.
I love getting up early and getting a head start on my day!
Jason’s is delicious! I like it even more now because they have an “express machine” for people only purchasing the salad bar. I must have come one too many times, haha. Actually, though, their red pepper hummus is delicious. Why don’t all salad bars have hummus?
That’s my one hang up with Sweet TOmatoes - they NEED hummus!
Chocolate mint Silk?! I’ve never seen that before but I’m definitely going to have to keep my eye out for it! Knowing my luck, it’s probably one of those products that we don’t get in Canada.
I always need little bits of 5th grader knowledge like that tar thing….I like to pull out random facts like that at dinner parties so I seem cool. And by dinner parties, I mean sitting at the coffee table, eating dinner off paper plates with Travis.
Do you lick the plates too? I do.
Yum! Everything looks great! Happy WIAW
Great eats! I really need to check out Jason’s Deli. I’ve had their catered stuff, but I’ve never actually been there to check out the salad bar.
My new favorite snack is now almonds and raisins. I blame you, wait scratch that, I thank you!
You’re welcome.
i’m pretty bummed about the loss in daylight too. booooo. it gets dark so early =( although now i can go on sunset runs around 4. and that’s always a plus.
I LOVE Jason’s Deli! Their salad bar is fantastic… I am always going back for more too.
the 2 cups of coffee is definitely key! That salad looks SO good! I love loading up on good salad bars, especially whole foods:)
I hate my phone’s camera! It’s a blackberry but doesn’t have flash. iPhones seem to have the best cameras…. #want
#tooexpensiveforthisgirl
i had no idea silk made mint chocolate… yum! i’ve been using pumpkin spice creamer. SO bad for me, but so delicious!
meh - you only live once, right?
“When I left school around 4:45, it was pitch black outside. I’m sorry, that’s not allowed.”
Agreed!!! I miss sun.
How was the roasted kohlrabi? Lisa and I had it raw yesterday with some evvo, lemon, and salt. Pretty tasty!
It was good! I like it raw too!
I’m glad I’m not the only Jason’s Deli fan in blog world. My sister makes fun of me for it, but I love that place!!
Why would she make fun of you? It’s awesome!
Wednesday is sort of my day to breath a little bit so it’s a good day for me too! So happy wednesday to you!
And a Happy Wednesday to you as well!
Wednesday is awesome this week because it means the week is MORE than half over! And I agree. Darkness upon leaving school is absolutely unacceptable.
Im so glad its Wednesday! I can taste the weekend every time Wednesday hits ; )
I love that it is light now when I wake up, great for my breakfast pics, haha!
I think your artichoke joke is hilarious! I want your Jason’s Deli meal so bad!! Yay for alone time during lunch!
I am absolutely loving the mint chocolate So Delicious coconut milk. Ooh and the nog! The coconut aspect adds an awesome hint without being overwhelming and there’s no soy in it to upset my stomach! Which means all the holiday goodness I want.
Interesting about the pitch black thing, I never knew that!
Oh I definitely have to try the SO Delicious kind!
It rocks!
I hear you on how dark it is in the mornings and we don’t even fall back where we live. I always find it odd waking up and going to the gym in the dark and then driving back home and it still being pitch black out! I loved learning about where pitch black came from! Now I can act like a know it all when I hear someone use that term! Have a great rest of your day!
Oh and super tear that your classroom is a nut free zone! So not fun.
Man I am glad I am not in elementary school anymore. I wouldn’t have survived without my daily PB&J sandwiches! I tried to buy some chocolate mint silk this weekend but the grocery store was sold out! I hope I have better luck this weekend. And I am definitely craving some Jason’s deli now.
LOVE your salad bar meal - looks sooo good! I am a big fan of the salad bar also
Silk makes Mint Chocolate Milk? OMG! Where has that been all of my life?
At your nearest grocer… go get it!!
I LOVE Jason’s deli! It’s great that they have gluten free bread I can still get a sandwich like a normal person
Agreed!
WEll I officially have to get my hands on some of that chocolate coconut milk delicious drink
That bit about the artichokes cracked me up 
I have the Silk french vanilla creamer it’s AMAZING. I’m obsessed ! I want to try the chocolate now. I think they have like pupmpkin and eggnog silk out too! I never knew that jason’s deli had a salad bar? I need to hit that upp!
oh my gosh! It’s the only reason I go!
Ahhahahah love. I knoooow I hate the darkness too, like really?! It’s always dark before dinnertime! Ridiculous.
It gets dark way too early. I love big salad bars. Whole foods and martins salad bars are a field day for me. Haha love the artichoke joke.
Jason’s Deli looks amazing, what a feast!
Lovely to have some downtime with the bestie, hope you (okay, know you) had a great time! Aah…I agree…it gets dark so early now! But as a plus, it’s still light when my alarm goes off at 7am…which is nice! 
You are AMAZING for waking up so early - do you do it so you can workout before work? RESPECT. I’m thinking of doing that too, and waking up at 6am - you make me feel I could man up and just do it, lol! 
xyx
Dried cherries and almonds are also a delish on the go snack. Sometimes…..I’ll throw in a few chocolate chips in case I have an emergency chocolate craving!