650 Envelopes.

That's how many I stuffed at work today. And tomorrow, I get to stuff even more. I'm excited. Oh, and I have another 540 surveys to tri-fold. Whoopee.

I actually don't mind it all that much - I bring my computer and read all of your lovely blogs and watch TV. I have to say, it is rather enjoyable.

First things first, I suppose: a HUGE thank you to Kristina at Stonyfield Farm Organics. I received a generous package from her, with a ton of coupons, both for free Oikos and discounts for all sorts of yummy yogurt goodies and a great reusable bag. I can't wait to get to Whole Foods to get my hands on some Oikos. Take a look:

Thank you once again, Kristina! I'll get a review up as soon as possible!

I suppose I'll take care of the rest of the foodie goodness now. These are random pictures of things I've eaten over the last few days. No particular order. Enjoy!

Some oats:

Overnight oats with the last of my Kabocha squash, some plain soymilk, cinnamon, and puffed wheat cereal for volume. Yummy.

Oats, cooked with soymilk, mango, banana, and cinnamon. Yum yum. Loved it.

Last night's dinner (which happens to be the same as today's lunch, and probably lunch for the next few days...

I made a hummus ... like concoction out of garbanzo beans, soft tofu, lemon juice, garlic, and a pinch of salt. I don't have a blender, so it was mashed together with a titanium spork. Its not very pretty, so I don't have a picture of it by itself.
The sammie has the 'hummus' spread, red-leaf lettuce, tomato, and a tad of mustard on ww bread. With a nice side o' carrots and salsa. :)

I've had a few bars over the past few days as well - not including the Clif Bar I talked about earlier.

This was the first Luna Sunrise Bar I have tried. I was surprised by the jam-like topping on this bar. I liked it a lot, but it was a tad sweet for regular days. I can see myself getting one of these for one of my sweet-tooth days.

This Mojo Bar (again, by Clif Bar & Co!) was delicious. I loved this one - the Mountain Mix flavor: almonds, peanus, raisins, and chocolate chips. Perfectly sweet and salty. Yum.

In my post earlier today, I said I was going to Trader Joe's...

Unfortunatley, we never made it. My heart is broken a little bit on the inside. The reason? My aunt only had an hour or so, and it was rush hour. There was no way to make it into Minneapolis and get back in time. Instead, I went to Rainbow Foods and stocked up on some cheap things. But... no special goodies. That will wait until she can take me to TJ's next week. I'm excited.


I can't decide if I am lonely or not. I'm all by my lonesome in my dorms, but I don't really care. A lot of my friends won't be back for a couple of weeks, but I am a little ambivalent about it. I am enjoying not having to tell anyone where I am going, what I am doing. I don't have to own up to anyone. However, I do miss company sometimes. I've always had a couple of close friends (strangely, always guys), but I don't have any up here right now. I have been blessed by being surrounded by amazing people at Macalester, but I've isolated myself over the last year. I hate it. If there is one reason I want to get rid of ED, its so I can enjoy being around people, my friends, as much as I used to. The problem? I don't feel like I can tell any of my friends about it - I don't know why. I trust them completely, but I just can't admit that I'm weak, that I have given into my own weakness.

My body drives me crazy. I like my arms, my legs (with the exception of the current bruises and scrapes I have), my face, my hair... but I still am so self concious about my stomach. I know ED gives me a slightly disproportioned self image, but the image can only be skewed so much. I don't have a nice body, and the summer time always makes me particularly aware of it.

On a brighter note, I'm almost done moving in! By tomorrow, I should be completely settled.

I'm going to go on a walk/run thing tomorrow - my new room is very close to the stadium, which I'm happy about. I've been meaning to the last few days, but I haven't done it. I WILL go tomorrow, gosh darn it.

Thank you all for your lovely comments over the past few days. I know I'm new to the blogosphere, but you mean the world to me.

Love, and have a wonderful evening,

Emma