Goodbye November!

Seriously, this is the last day of November?  I went into my class today and my professor started talking about our review for our final that's next week?!  I have no idea how this month/semester went by so quickly!  It feels like I just moved!

I need to go grocery shopping, so my meals today have been leftovers and a little random.  Breakfast was a ww english muffin with half PB and half apple-cranberry chutney with an apple.

When I got home from class, I had a banana yogurt with dried fruit.

Lunch was a repeat from last night

And then I had a quick run over to Dunkin Donuts for an iced coffee since I ran out of creamer (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it). Did I mention I live nextdoor to a DD?  Not to mention a Starbucks, too...

The guy made this thing waaaaay to sweet, but I'm a junky so of course I'm drinking it.  Anyone doing the Cyber Monday thing?  I did most of (hopefully all of) my online shopping over the holiday, so I'm not paying too much attention.  I just need to go to class at 2 and then buckle down on some work for the rest of the night.  Oh yeah, and grocery shopping.  I see TJ's in my future :)

Grocery shopping therapy.

First off, thank you thank you thank you to everyone who commented or just allowed me to vent on my last post. I really appreciate the support :) I figured out a way to cheer myself up, because today was GROCERY DAY!!!

Kara's Grocery Trip
TRADER JOE'S:

• Canned garbonzo beans
• (3) Lara Bars
• Some daffodils (I decided to treat myself and liven up my desk)
• Baby spinach
• (3) bananas

GIANT:

• (2) Portobella mushroom caps
• Lite firm tofu
• (3) Fuji apples
• Scallions
• Tomato
• Brussels sprouts
• Sweet potato
• Avocado
• Vanilla ice cream
• Decaf English breakfast tea*
• Cinnamon Raisin Swirl PB(!!!)
• Kashi U Cereal
• Annie's Whole wheat and white cheddar shells
• Eggs
• (4) Chobani
• Kashi 7 grain rice pilaf*
• Blueberries

*on sale

Not everything is in the photo because one of my roommates was in the kitchen so I started to put some stuff away so I didn't look like a weirdo (my roommates don't know about the blog). I was surprised that I bought so little. Usually I have much bigger shopping trips. I do have a lot of things already that I need to use up, so I guess I was just keeping those things in mind.

And look at these gorgeous daffodils!! They've already started opening up since I got them home.

In between breakfast and lunch I had an apple and a Cashew Cookie Lara Bar, which is my favorite so far. I also got a tall soy Chai because I was exhausted.

I am TRYING to stay away from caffeine as much as possible, but I really wanted some this morning.

Lunch was a salad of baby spinach, baby carrots, cukes, blueberries, feta, and balsamic vinaigrette.

AND a half sandwich of just whole grain bread and CINNAMON RAISIN PEANUT BUTTER.

I have been holding myself back from buying any more nut butter until I use some up (I now have 4 open jars...) but I can only resist for so long. And it was so worth it. I didn't get any raisins in this one, but it was delicious and had great texture. Also has less calories than regular peanut butter. Hmmmm.

Blog news:
Be sure to check out julie golean's giveaway of some of her favorite things! I love her blog and I think this giveaway is awesome!

I need to get some things together for my evening class at 4pm. It's my least favorite class, but I'll probably bring my computer with me and occupy myself. Shhhh :) Have a good rest of your day!

Caffeinated.

Yesterday I had a latte around 3pm and it kept me wired well past my usual bedtime. My sleep schedule is important to me, so I was kinda bummed. On that note, I bought coffee at the store yesterday, so I might be switching back from decaf in the mornings.

I have class today, so I'll be out for a while. For breakfast, I had Kashi Vive cereal with skim milk (good, but not as amazing as some reviews I've read), coffee, and an apple. Lunch will be a peanut butter and strawberry sandwich on Double Fiber Bread with carrots for a snack. Here's to a good day!