Since Saturday, we have been on “food delivery holiday.” I’m not quite sure if such a term exist, but what I’m trying to say is that, I suspended our gourmet food delivery. With the unpredictable busy week that we had which was mostly spent out of the house, it would have been a waste if I didn’t put a hold on it.
Truth be told, my husband and I both agreed, it was really a nice change. Although, our food choices were not the greatest in terms of health and nutrition, we enjoyed and welcomed the variety of dishes and familiarity. It’s not that easy having to stick to a controlled diet, custom prepared based on dietary needs but it is the better option for us. Thus, the eight days of eating anything we want was a real treat.
Last Sunday, we went to a Thai restaurant and we had these:
This coming Monday, we shall be back to food delivery. Our systems will for sure have some kind of a mini-shock once again but we have to do it. We both know that it has been working for both of us and that should be all that matters.
In July this year, it will mark the third anniversary of the birth of this blog. How time flies! I didn’t think I would enjoy blogging this much for me to find myself blogging for this long.
Just like many of the bloggers around blog land, my foray into blogging was through a free blogging platform. I was a newbie then, and it was out of curiosity why I signed up for a free account. To make the long story short, I found my way around, and in a few months I was already looking for a reliable web site hosting to host my very first domain. That turned out to be this blog: my world.
I have to admit that I had to seek help throughout the whole process. I had no clue what domain hosting and the like was all about. I turned to the internet to get answers to my questions. One of the online portals that I perused was WebHostingGeeks.com. The numerous links on their site introduced me to the world of web hosting. With the detailed resources on their site I gained better understanding how I can host my very first domain blog. Apart from that, the web host ratings available on their portal helped me determine which web host provider should I get that gives the best value for my money without compromising reliability. The not-so-techie me, although I had first hand knowledge of how hosting works, and knowing my limited capabilities, I had to seek assistance from a blogging acquaintance to get my first domain blog running.
After a few months, I was already toying with the idea of getting a dedicated hosting. “Not so fast!!!!” That was my husband’s plea. He was very apprehensive that I would get so hooked on blogging, which will leave me no time for him and our household. Reading up about dedicated hosting on WebHostingGeeks.com made me think that it was such a great idea if I were to host many sites. That idea of mine didn’t pan out. To date, I have three sites hosted on one web host sans dedicated hosting and I’m happy with it.
In a nutshell, I know that my research and thorough study of what’s available out there in the world of web site hosting paid off. With some horror stories that I came across online about hosting providers abruptly shutting their doors, it pays to rely on web hosting reviews and ratings while in the process of selecting a web host provider. Take it from me. I’ve been there.
Today was supposed to be the seventh day of Spring, but here in New York, the weather was not spring-like at all. It’s freezing down here! With wind gust at 35 mph and temps only in the 40′s, it was not inviting to head out at all. I’m just glad that we were done with our appointments and it was definitely a better day (temps wise) yesterday.
We didn’t push through with our plan on spending the day in Manhattan today. I was actually looking forward to it because I can now heave a sigh of relief, although, there’s one more hurdle to go in a few days.
It felt like Saturday today. I kept reminding myself that it was only Friday. That always happens when my husband is off from work. My mind is getting tricked into believing it is the weekend. Or maybe it’s a manifestation of the norm in our household, and that, my husband’s presence is only felt during nighttime during the work week and all day/night on weekends.
This week however, went as fast as lightning, although, it felt like a drag on the first two days. I’m just glad that it’s now over and were done with everything that we needed to accomplish.
It’s been one busy and stressful week in our menage. It’s already Thursday and I can’t wait for the week to be over. With my husband home, I’m looking forward to a more relaxing weekend, as compared to the stressful first three days of the work week.
There is the doorbell that needs to be replaced. In fact, we need to make an appointment with Maintenance to get it taken cared of. I’m hoping to get this accomplished by tomorrow so I don’t have to worry about it when I’m all alone again next week. The man of the house will be back to work by then and I really don’t feel as comfortable dealing with a repairman more so when I’m alone.
I’m hopeful that whatever we accomplished this week will yield good results. I know that I still have one more hurdle to take and it will be in a few days. Now, the countdown begins.
It’s been nice having my husband around this week. I have been so used to being alone during daytime on weekdays and having someone around is a lot better. He took off from work not to just lounge around, but to take care of the more important things.
The weather here in the Big Apple has been very unsettled. We’ve had days of Spring-like temps and it sure was warm in the big city (Manhattan), but right here where we live (just off the ocean), spring coats are not enough to beat the cold temps and the ocean breeze. I wanted to head out earlier today to pick up a package of disposable cups for the bathroom but it was very windy around here. That was good enough reason for me to stay in. In the meantime, if we really run out of cups, those custom plastic cups that I have stashed away will be put to good use until I get replenishment.
I can’t wait for a more stable spring weather. This Friday’s forecast (if I were to believe it) will only be in the 40′s, and it’s going to be rainy with chance of snow flurries. For now, I shall be content looking at this pic in anticipation of the real Spring blooms.
Fine dining at Cafe Carlyle at The Carlyle Hotel was awesome. Our 7:00 p.m. dinner reservation proved to be just the perfect time and we didn’t have to rush through our dinner. As I mentioned in a prior post, it was a night of gastronomical indulgence as you will see in the pictures below. I have to admit though, that it was really great to dine and have more normal portions, indulging on more normal dishes without dietary restrictions. Suddenly, I realized that I missed the more salty foods that I’m used to. After all, we’ve been subsisting on food delivery for three months already.
Yes, we enjoyed a night of great food and good music.
Lea Salonga’s performance was topnotch. You can read more about the show on my other site.
we started with carlyle lobster bisque each
fillet mignon with asparagus, truffled potato, au poivre sauce
wild king salmon with fennel, tomato, kalamata olives, artichoke confit bouillabaisse jus
With my newest kitchen acquisition: a Vita-mix machine, I have been dropping by the nearest fruit and vegetable stand more often. What used to be a once a week produce run, I now go there twice a week. It’s not that I’m now back to cooking but I’m now making multi-variant fresh concoctions which really compliment our ongoing food delivery.
In spite all these efforts toward more healthy eating, I still find myself indulging on sinful snacks and weekend binge eating. But I’m not hoping to start my quest for the best weight loss product out in the market. I’m keeping my resolve to forever skip that option. But like many of us, I get sidetracked from that goal once in a while. I look forward to the day when snacking meant that I’d be opting for just fruits to satiate my cravings.
One good thing that came out of my new acquisition is the fact that I now enjoy my smoothies a lot. I would never thought about adding oatmeal, fresh spinach, wheat grass, celery, pepper, almonds and walnuts among others in my smoothies. The possibilities are endless with my Vita-mix machine. The prep time is easier and a lot shorter. I would like to try making hot soup one of these days. And I can tell you now that when I do try to make soup it will be an all veggie soup.
My trips to the veggie stand is now always met with anticipation. With the numerous great taste that I have been concocting lately, I get excited and I look forward to discovering fruits and veggies that never deserved a second look from me in the past. And with that, I leave you with a pic of an odd shaped strawberry that was in one of the two packages that I bought last Friday.
This weekend proved to be an awesome gastronomical indulgence. In as much as I didn’t really want to, I had to. Who can pass up good food on a fine dining setting? I bet, no one. Then if you have to add the promise of good music, then you are in the right place.
Needless to say, I gave in and after that I had the most heavy feeling I have ever experienced in the last three months. I’m almost certain that if I kept up I’d be needing natural diet pills in such a short time.
We had fun, and my husband and I enjoyed our Saturday night. I will write about it when I have more time to spare.
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