My husband started his new job this past Tuesday, thus leaving me all alone!! Granted, this was the plan. Fantasizing about being a housewife during awful days at work would get me through to happy hour. The reality is, well, pretty dull! I am working on alternatives to couch sitting and channel surfing.
On Wednesday I ventured out to Shine Cafe, a fantastic breakfast and lunch place with an awesome staff. I've only been there once before. I ordered to Nemo, which is eggs benedict with wild salmon instead of ham, and avocado sliced on top. Yummers! On this visit I ordered the same thing.
Aside from the food and service, another thing I love about this place is that they offer half orders for two dollars less. Half orders! Being a light eater, I cringe at the serving sizes of most places. I hate wasting food. Hate it. Not all food is good for take away, so, unless the husband finishes it off for me, the food goes to waste.
While I was there I saw a woman with the most amazing hairstlye. It was a long haired mohawk with spider webs shaved into the side of her head. Loves it! So often I want to take a picture of the amazing things I see here, but I'm scared to ask permission! Granted, someone with hair like that would probably love to have their picture taken! I sure do!
Sitting there in the cafe by myself, I was struck by my lack of creative energy. How can I be in a rut when I only just got out of one? I've just gone through a huge transition. I've left my good, though not great, job. I've left my state in a time of crisis and I've left my country. Although, Victoria is very much like the better parts of California and the West Coast, it is different. I can't out my finger on it! Perhaps it is not the location that is so different, it is the life.
Life is different now.
Later that day I ventured to the closest grocery store which is 0.8 miles away. The way there is down hill and can be done in about three songs on my MP3 player. The way back, laden with groceries, feels like 8 miles! I have a large backpack that held a large orange juice, fresh wild salmon and various other groceries. I bought a bag of Smarties, which here are like M and M's, not the sweet little sugar wafers, for fuel!
I broiled the wild salmon and served it with a salad from the local market. Here's a tip about Newman's Own salad dressing... there is not flow control top! Sadly, my beautiful salad got DRENCHED in dressing! I poured the excess onto my salmon, yum, but the salad was ruined. So, be warned!
Yesterday I walked to the downtown area of Victoria. The tourists are in full swing! The area was full of music from the buskers performing on the streets. Though some of them perform to closely together, making it difficult to enjoy just one artist, so you may as well just enjoy the symphony of the city and let it all pour over you much like an open mouthed salad dressing.
The heat was also in full swing. I got a bit burned on the trip. I enjoyed a lemonade on the water front, but it was not cold enough. I stopped at a tourist trap to get two scoops of gelatto on an ice cream cone.
I was tempted to go to Starbucks for an icy frappucino, but I couldn't when there were all these other little shops to support. Next time, though, I'll skip that gelatto place... it cost the same as two venti frapps... ouch! I'm all about supporting small business, but I'll have to wait until I'm bringing in some more money!
My craft show is in mid November. I'll have to work on cranking out some pieces. Since it is a holiday show, I'll work on my holiday themed oranaments more than my creatures. However, if, once I get my fingers working I feel a little dragon that wants to come out of the clay, I'll let her out!
Today I will hit the grocery store again once I figure out what to make for dinner. I feel very guilty about not working, so I want to have a dinner ready for him when he gets home. Tonight I think I will try to make Gazpacho and add tofu for substance. I have a cookbook called "The Moosewood Cookbook" written by a bunch of hippies from New England. My mom has been using it since I was a kid, so it is very special to me to be able to feed my little family with it. I have peppers from my family's garden, and I think I may have some zucchini left from the garden as well.
Keep it chill!
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