I am still here and fairly well but, just out of words to write these days.
Sometimes, I fight with myself and question my choices. The part time work I am trying to ditch is clinging on to me further. This morning I had a meeting during which I felt like my life energy was being sucked up.
When I find my answers and when the fight with myself is over, I'll be back.
This has been an unusually warm winter and our water supply was in danger for a good while. Thankfully, teh temperature went from 65 to 35 in a day and today, it is snowing lightly. They say, the snow will be around till Monday.
I jumped in my car and went to the nearby farmers market and stocked up on veggies and salad greens. I am well stocked for at least a week if not more so, I am planning to sit back and watch the snowfall with a cup of hot cocoa.
I will process the veggies and put them in refrigerator bags which keep them fresh longer. I will also plan my meals according to what I have on hand.
Here is what I bought: Potatoes, Onions, Carrots, Zucchini, fresh broad beans, peppers, tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, scallions, dill weed and parsley. They would be way cheaper at the grocery store but, the stuff at the grocery store never last as long.
I will cook the broad beans today or tomorrow. I need to finish the cabbage and Jerusalem Artichokes I made a couple of days ago.
Yesterday, I decided to re-arrange my library and get rid of some old paperwork. It is a work in progress. I have also found some DVDs and a few books I wanted to get rid of. I put them outside my apartment with a sign that said Free. Normally, they are snatched up pretty quickly but, I doubt that people will be willing to take them during this pandemic.
Sometimes, all day I eat really well and then in the afternoon or at night I crave something sweet. Today was no different. So, I whipped up a simple cookie dough and baked three cookies. I rolled the rest of it into small balls and stuck them in the freezer for later. If I had baked them all at once, they would be gone sooner.
I never buy junk food at the grocery store because, if I do, I consume them rather quickly.
This coming week is supposed to be real nice so, I am determined to go out for walks every day.
Last week I bought this big box of salad greens. I like to add all sort of stuff to make a salad a satisfying meal. Beans, chickpeas, roasted peppers, cheese, smoked salmon, grilled chicken. etc... Not all of them at once of course... Haha!
I need to soak some beans to cook tomorrow. I usually soak and cook a big batch and divide them in portion sizes to freeze.
Tomorrow, I will also make a pot of soup. This winter has been so darn warm that I never craved soup.
We are crossing our fingers and toes so that we will get enough rain and snowfall until the end of March or else, there will be a major drought and a shortage of water supply. If that happens, I will end up going to stay in Ankara, Izmir or Antalya. During the pandemic, a shortage of water can be a disaster.
