Wednesdays seem to drag on…no? The longest day of the week, followed by my favorite day of the week tomorrow! I started off this long day with a brisk walk (for the doggie’s sake), and a batch of chocolate protein + almond butter.

I also took a green monster to school and drank it around 10:30 – half a banana, 1 cup of frozen (and thawed) spinach, ½ cup frozen raspberries, 2 cups water, 3 tbs. flax seeds – blended for 1 minute.

Yes, that’s an old pickle jar. I drank this while teaching and my class was thoroughly disgusted by it. I told them it was spinach juice – I didn’t really want to get into the whole explanation of a green monster.
At 11:30 – my lunchtime – I pulled some goodies out of my lunchbox, but only ended up eating the hummus and cucumber sandwich. The cucumbers were cold and hurt my teeth – but otherwise it was yummy.

The oranges are still sitting on my desk, waiting to be eaten tomorrow. I opted for another sweet treat – a mom in my class sent in a divine lemon/blueberry custard that I had for lunch dessert.

It was as yummy as it looks. (Thanks, TONA!!)
When the kids were hustled off to PE, a fellow teacher and I ran to Starbucks for a Wednesday pick-me-up.

A grande latte. I like the fat in 2% milk…it’s yummy and it keeps me full. I also had a cornbread vitatop – which was surprisingly sweet. I like sweet surprises.

At my after school job (answering phones in the office) – I ate a bag of popcorn while I graded reading tests…which is my least favorite part of my job. (grading reading tests…not the popcorn)

Actually, I have a little problem with popcorn. The taste is good – but it is so hard for me to eat! I’m sure that sounds bizarre – but I just can’t pick up a few pieces, and get them from the bowl to my mouth. Whenever I eat popcorn, I inevitably end up with popcorn all over me, the floor, and my desk. I feel like a clown, and it drives me nuts. Almost enough to deter me from eating it. Almost.
I went grocery shopping after school – which was kind of a drag, but at least we have food in the house, now!
After a 12 hour day, I really didn’t want to cook, so I had snacks – which I enjoyed just as much as I would have enjoyed a “real meal”.

½ cup plain yogurt, ½ sliced banana, 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, Kashi: honey sunshine – and I added a big scoop of crunchy peanut butter after the picture.
Plus veggies and hummus. Always a wise choice.

Highlights from the 3rd grade world…
For some reason, my class was into singing pop music today. First it was Lady Gaga, and then it quickly turned into Beyonce’s Single Ladies. However, halfway through the chorus of Single Ladies, I discovered that a substantial portion of the class thought that instead of: All the single ladies, all the single ladies…
The lyrics were: All the
scenery, all the scenery…I made them repeat it like 100 times, and laughed my head off the entire time.
What lyrics have you mistaken before??