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October 3, 2005
I've been changing... I think it's funny how no one knows.
My mother and I were quite surprised when we showed up at the Cresheim Cottage Cafe to find that it was not crowded. Why is no one else celebrating October 1?
That's because October 1 is only a holiday for me and my mom! We can't remember exactly how it started, but we began celebrating it years ago as our own family New Year. School has started, summer has come and gone, the holidays have not yet decended, and it's a time when we look back on the progress we've made.
This weekend we listed our accomplishments of the year. Mine included:
1) Meeting, falling in love with, and starting a relationship with the most amazing man on earth (who happens to be orange.)
2) Becoming involved with the Mprize, and helping lead several successful projects.
3) Sticking to my CR and not gaining any weight back or returning to bad habits.
4) Moving to a new house (and painting it so it wouldn't be hideous.)
5) Conquering my ambient anxiety once and for all.
Today's headline comes from "Mad Season" by Matchbox Twenty. I was thinking about the song this weekend as I chatted with a friend whom I hadn't seen since the interesting experience that led (I think) to the dramatic disappearance of my anxiety. Lots of the people around me can't tell that anything has changed, but I feel so much better. People notice when you lose a lot of weight... they don't necessarily notice when a giant psychological weight is removed. No doubt it's for the best... even I am beginning to feel personal transformation fatigue at this point. I've changed so much this year that I'm starting to feel like even changing clothes is a bit too much upheaval.
Meanwhile, it's October, and that's pumpkin season! I made an excellent curried pumpkin Quorn dish last night. Here's the recipe:
(MR sized portion)
1 cup canned pure pumpkin puree
1 cup nonfat plain yougurt
255 ish grams of Trader Joe's frozen bell pepper strips (could use fresh)
270 calories of Quorn tenders
Curry powder
Half salt
Heat in a pot, stir, enjoy!
It was great!
Tonight I am thinking of making a pumpkin apple hazelnut dessert... MR enjoyed eating hazelnuts on the side with the curry last night, and we're having my tomato tofu dish (it's time for once-a-month Tofu Night) which leaves quite a bit of room for carbs. I'll let you know how it goes.
I do love fall... and perhaps this fall will be somewhat calmer than late summer proved to be. But I can't complain... it's been crazy, but I seem to have found the ultimate cure for boredom. And you can't argue with results: I went into this summer with a one bedroom apartment, a 3000 mile distance separating me and my love, and a lot of ambient anxiety. I come out with a three bedroom house, an Orange Angel sleeping next to me every night, and a peace I've never known. Can't argue with results.
Still, as Matchbox Twenty once said:
It's been a mad season.
Posted by april at October 3, 2005 8:49 AM
Comments
Happy New Year! It has been an amazingly good one for you - which you deserve.
Pumpkin time is pretty exciting. I bought four cans of organic pumpkin puree yesterday at Trader Joes and I am excited about making my pumpkin custard. This is pumpkin pie without the crust in ramekins - with whey protein powder, flax, and sucralose instead of eggs, milk, and sugar. Mmmm.
Posted by: Little MR at October 3, 2005 7:13 PM
I would love to have some of your tofu recipes. I am also trying to include occasional tofu dinners as well.
Excuse my ignorance, what is Quorn?
Posted by: Judy at October 4, 2005 9:35 AM