Food Update:
Note to self: Whenever you go to a Farmers Market, go with a budget and a shopping list. I impulse bought so freaking much stuff -- that plus going to Whole Foods to supplement what wasn't available at the farmers market meant that I spent significantly more on groceries than I'd intended to.
(Whatever. It was worth it.)
Anyway, my food plan for next week involves
1) a variety of noodle soups, since I also impulse bought a bunch of stuff on Tuesday from a Japanese grocery near my office(!!);
2) leftovers in the freezer
3) overnight oats (since I'm almost out of pancakes)
4) This salad:
Balsamic Chicken Salad with Lemon Quinoa (I decided I'd try out the quinoa thing in a context where I wouldn't want noodles or rice -- we'll see if I like it as much as my dad does)
Exercise Update:
Went for a really good 2.5 mile run with my INTP roommate yesterday. We talked the entire time, and kept a steady pace, except for stopping at stop lights. It was fun enough that we have a vague pseudo-plan to do it more often. (When she's in town, anyway. She has several trips planned for this month.)
Planning on canceling my gym membership in the next few days. I haven't gone to the gym in months, but have been paying the monthly fees anyway. Would make more sense to try something new. For example:
1) there's a discount store conveniently near me that sells super cheap weights up to 5 lbs (along with Claire's-type tchotchkes)
2) there's a yoga studio maybe 20 minutes walk from my work, that my aforementioned INTP roommate really likes, where each drop-in class costs about $12, and a beginner's 1-week starter membership costs $11 -- so if that works, I could go once a week and supplement with
3) workout/yoga videos on youtube, and bodyweight/light-weight exercises in various corners of the internet (e.g. Greatist)