Yikes!!! It’s raining cats and dogs out there! It’s actually raining so hard, I left work an hour early because the parking lot was flooding and my car needed to be moved! 😯
Lunch
I ate lunch at my desk at NuVal today. I started with a homemade arugula salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, broccoli, carrots, sprouts, chick peas, and leftover barley salad. It was delicious.
I also enjoyed some Oatmeal Raisin Cookies that I baked last night. This time, I nixed the canola oil in the recipe and added about 1/4 cup of hazelnut milk instead. I like the consistency of this batch much better.
Once I got home from work, I immediately started packing for my trip to New York City. I’m only spending 24 hours in the city, but if you’re a long-time reader of CNC, you know that I get really anxious about packing. I really have no idea why?!? I guess the Type-A/control freak in me gets bugged-out about not being prepared for every possible situation.
But, I’m learning to relax about packing, which has actually helped me get better at it! It took me just 15 minutes to pack up everything and I had a ton of room left in my suitcase, which never, ever happens even if I am just traveling for a short amount of time.
Look at all of that space! Usually, I am struggling to fit it all! However, I sort of feel like I need to pack more?
While getting everything organized, I poured myself a glass of iced coffee and snacked on a few more Oatmeal Raisin Cookies.
Lose the Dough
No check-in today for Lose the Dough. Sorry, guys! Things were just too crazy today to fit in an hour-trip (each way) to Healthworks. But, I’ve already made an appointment with my trainer for next Monday to take my stats, so be sure to check back then to see my progress.
NuVal Buzz
I wrote about my favorite cookbook and how I even got to meet its author on Trading Up Downtown this morning. And, don’t forget about my recipe contest!
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See ya soon!
P.S. You can follow my NYC trip via Twitter. I’ll be tweeting the whole way! 
