Tears and Triumphs

Yipee! It's my favorite day of the week!

How is everyone doing today? I have a pretty good weekend on tap, so I'm looking forward to five o'clock when I can unplug and relax! This week has been uneventful, but good. My schedule has pretty much been work, yoga, make dinner, clean up from dinner, make lunch for following day, sleep, and repeat. I snuck in some much needed girl time on Wednesday night with my friend Katie. She came over after work, and we walked on the treadmills in my gym and yapped for 45 min. Then we made dinner and yapped some more while we feasted. Lucky for PJ he had alternate plans; two girls chatting away is probably not his idea of a relaxing evening!

I wanted to share with you all a salad that I have been enjoying for lunch lately! I actually snagged the "recipe" a while back from the fitnessista, but I continuously forget to make it. Well now that I've pulled the trigger, I've had the salad 3 times since last week! So, without further adieu, I present: Sushi Salad.

Ah-Maz-Ing!

Sushi Salad

(adapted from fitnessista)

To make salad:

-1 cup greens ( spinach, romaine, arugula)

- 1/2 cup -1 cup of brown rice (I use quinoa!)

- 2-3 oz smoke salmon

- chopped avocado

-chopped cucumber

- 1 sheet of Nori (broken up)

To make dressing:

- I dont use exact measurements! Combine soy sauce (or tamari), rice vinegar, 1/2 garlic clove minced (I use a microplane so it isn't too potent), sesame oil (regular oil would do), small dash of agave if you need added sweetnesss. Drizzle dressing over salad, toss, and enjoy!

So yesterday, this was pretty much me.

I was having one of those days where from the moment I stepped out of bed,  it seemed as though I was receiving a continuous stream stressful news. I assure you, there is nothing going on in my life that is unmanageable , but it sure felt that way as of yesterday. Just when I thought I had heard  it all, something else would come up! BAHHHH!!! I know you've all been there. I was like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode. Well I finally did. I'm not a consistent crier (PJ would disagree!), so when I start crying, it's a BIG cry. As I've said before, I'm an ugly crier, so the cry is not only big but UGLY! With all that said, after 30 minutes of sobbing, I felt like a new woman. The lesson I learned is that sometimes I just need to cry my face off even if the situation really isn't that "big". Holding it all in just leaves me grumpy (I was biting EVERYONE's head off yesterday!), anxious, and alone. I'm happy to report that after my cry, I was able to sort through the clutter, which was mostly in my mind, and look at thing much more objectively. Score.

Even though I felt better than I had during the day, when I returned home last night I was in NO mood to make dinner. The only thing that sounded good to me was a grilled cheese and tomato sandwich on sourdough bread with a side of soup. Well, that's just what I had. The best part? PJ made it :)

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend. Be good to yourself, and cry a little (or a lot)  if you want :)

xo

Sarah