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October 16, 2007
I Can't Sleep, But I Can Cook
Can't sleep. Again.
About every other week I have a night when I wake up at 1 am and can't go back to sleep. Somehow it always seems to fall out on a night when I have to be out the door at 6:30 the next morning.
Tomorrow I have to meet nurses at 7:30 am, which means out at 6:30. Then we have negotiations at 11 am to 5 pm. Then on the phones until 9 pm. In between there I somehow need to work in a trip to the grocery store and thirty mins on the treadmill. I'm fairly sure the hotel where we do negotiations will let me work out in their fitness center. For those of you who use conference hotels a lot: they'll almost always give you a key to the fitness center if you ask nicely.
Packing food for tomorrow: salad, Nancy's organic cottage cheese, almonds, not sure what else but will have to pack more as I will be away for both breakfast and lunch. Maybe a whey shake. MR bought me this cute little shaker travel cup with a real lid that really closes. Very good if you're going to make a protein shake.
It's half past three now and I've been up for two hours. Refilled my T-Mobile to go acct on my Scranton phone (yes, I have two cell phones: one with my real number and one with a local Scranton number so people can call me without dialing long distance.)
Since I couldn't sleep anyway, but didn't want to do anything (like run the vacuum) that would make too much noise, I decided to make MR's dinner for tonight. He can make his own dinner just fine when I'm not here, but since I was up and it takes me less than half the time it takes him, I figured I'd go ahead.
Here's what I made:
Asparagus, Quorn tenders, cauliflower, zucchini and eggwhites (only 76 g to punch up the protein) in a broth of organic lemon juice, garlic, horseradish (real, not creamy stuff) and German golden brown deli mustard, just a squish. Topped off with a tiny dash of Texas Pete. This is quite good, and unusual. The king of thing one dreams up at 3 am. It compltely fills a large pot. MR can eat volumes of food that normal men could never finish. It's the funny thing about CR... a lot of CR folks just eat a whole lot more, volume-wise, than ad libbers. It's all about calories.
I also made him a side salad of cucumbers marinated in tarragon vinegar with a touch of Ancho chili powder and garlic, and a dessert parfait of nonfat ricotta with hazelnuts in Walden Farms chocolate sauce. He'll add a teaspoon of oil and a glass of wine to the whole thing when he gets ready to eat tonight. I will probably still be at work.
Meanwhile, I can't afford to fall down on the job at all. The days will be 12+ for the foreseeable future, with early morning shift change meetings and late negotiations and calls. Must not let my exercise slip... remember the stress reduction benefits. And the bone and cardio health benefits. And the improved balance that will save me from fractures when I'm 100. And the looking great in tight black dress benefits.
Okay, I'm going to try to lie down for an hour before I have to get up for work. Night night. Try the lemon/mustard/garlic/horseradish thing. It's really good. Would be a nice marinade for tilapia, shrimp, scallops or even chicken.
I may be really bad at sleeping, but at least I can cook.
Posted by april at October 16, 2007 3:24 AM
Comments
Take care of yourself! I've been sorry to read you've been having such a hard time. Make time for your meditation and "April-time". No point in having a fabulously healthy body at 100 if your mind has been shot to pieces by the stress sniper fairies.
I find a little hot skim milk does wonders for insomnia. Maybe because it's so gross sleep is preferable to dealing with it. :-)
Night night.
Posted by: Sara at October 16, 2007 2:55 AM