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Where I've Been....

I'm hardly known for my posting consistency, but almost two months of silence is a hell of a lot longer than I would like to go.

Quite a bit has changed in the past two months.

I left my job at the cafe (at least for now) and started working at a local organic farm.

On the same day that I left the cafe, I broke up with my boyfriend.

While I've been enjoying these changes (and I'm very confident that my choices were the right ones) I've had a lot of adjustments to make in my day-to-day life.

I missed blogging, and I've decided to re-dedicate myself to it.

To start, I'm just going to post once a week - either on Wednesday or Sunday but hopefully once I get into a habit of posting once a week I'll be able to increase that number.

I'll be posting an pretty large instagram round-up this Sunday so that you can see what I've been up to while I've been gone!

Grown-Up Spring Break??

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Turns out that middle of the road cold I was complaining about is more of an upper respiratory infection hanging out with a sinus infection.

I woke up this morning with the voice of a very sultry drag queen and a gross cough.

The doctor poked and prodded me, gave me a prescription and strict orders not to return to work until Tuesday.

Tuesday.

So, no. I'm not going on a grown-up spring break. I'm quarantined on the sun porch.

Believe me, I would much rather be laying out in St. Tropez or even shivering in Canada than stuck sniffling here in New England.

Looks like I'm going to make some serious headway on The X-Files.

I got through most of season 3 yesterday, and with this level of immersion I'm going to have to remind myself that it is not the 90's and loose-fitting pantsuits are definitely not in style.

WHY SCULLY? WHY?

Between these suits and the fanny packs it's a wonder you still look so beautiful.

Sick Day & Avocado Toast Recipe

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I've been sick a lot this past year. Nothing serious, but certainly more colds and sore throats than I'm used to.

Right now, I've got a middle of the road cold. Just bad enough to keep me out of work but I'm not running a worryingly high fever or having any stomach issues.

Yesterday I slept until noon (unthinkable) and then fell asleep again around 2 while watching Treasure Planet (thank you Netflix) and didn't wake up again until 8pm.

Today I was a little less sleepy, and actually managed to eat a light meal.

I made myself some delicious avocado toast with a crisp Gala apple.

Avocado Toast

1 slice of good bread

1/2 avocado

TT chili pepper flakes

TT freshly ground black pepper

TT sea salt

TT lemon juice

*TT = To taste

Toast your bread fairly dark so it has a good crunch to it.

Scoop the avocado onto the toast and mush it down with a fork

Grind black pepper over it

Sprinkle flakes and salt over toast

Squirt some lemon juice on top!

It's pretty much the easiest thing ever. Way healthier than toast with butter and jam, and much more filling! I bet it would be even better with a little bit of melted sharp cheddar on top... hmmmm there goes the health factor.