8am my light pumpkin pie filling 150, protein pb so nice 150, kombucha 50
11am some snacking: candy 60, iced coffee 50, 110 total
12pm thick slice of chedder cheese 100, and a big half of a chiabatta roll 200
hour walk outside from around 1pm-2pm DONE :)
2PM- 6:30pm grapes 100, and these chocolate wafers i had bought and forgot about for awhile. yum!!!! 160...later more coffee 50....apple, gummies
6:30 dinner: some of the fried fish with some ketchup but it's hard for me to stomach it...so i didn't finish it 200, leftover cooked veggies not much oil 100. 350 tops, later a beer but not all of it 100. 450
1700...
i am just now realizing that i should have been looking into ways to volunteer legally...now that i have a paralegal certificate, that still is finding it's way in the mail to me...i was called to say it's going in the mail soon....
I applied to several jobs today, haven't done that in awhile. Also, housing came and replaced my bedroom heating/cooling unit for a new one, with a temp setting. It should make it so that i do not wake up in the middle of the night either hot or cold and it should work really, really well. fingers crossed that it helps me keep the air temp more moderated in the bedroom. If so, i may not even need to use a heavy blanket this winter, if i can get the air temp to stay in the healthy 70's for sleeping...will keep you all updated.
I didn't tip the maintenance men because really my dad would have been mad. So i gave them each a bottle of the free coconut waters that i took for myself and gave it to them for their work. One was in a rush to leave and took it and the other, younger, man said he loved it and was thankful. haha. they make their regular salary as maintenance and i also need to make a check out for the holidays that gets split between the many maintenance men for the entire area i live in of many, many apt buildings. the checks get all sent into housing and then split evenly amongst the workings. I'll make out a $20 check. That's enough. At least i'm able to give my main porter of my own building food and little things here and there these past few months :)
I had emailed R that I wanted to give him back his guitar and binoculars (bc i live on the 9th floor he liked to look out at the views lol) that he left here. It's been FOUR months since we last parted. I wanted his guitar out of my place since it's just collecting dust in it's case in my living room. He finally wrote me back a couple days later that i could drop it off to him today, i told him i'd be at his lobby entrance at 1pm and he could come downstairs to me to get them (i will not talk to him or give him any patience/sympathy when i see him). and i will not go upstairs to bring them to him. I'd asked what time to come, he said 1pm...so i'll be going there shortly. good to get his stuff out of my apt. I'm a 5 min walk to his apt, so i'll walk there with the guitar and binoculars. Maybe i'll stay out a hair longer just for the sun/some fresh air as well. My feet are a little tired, as well as my legs, from yeseterday volunteering so i'm taking it easy today.
7:30am Breakfast: leftovers of my healthy pumpkin pie 150, with that protein pb 150 (slightly over a serving), some kombucha 50
8:30-12:15 while volunteering: i didn't! just water, but was very hungry at times. in my car before driving home, i had a tiny mounds coconut chocolate candy. 100
1:15pm lunch back at home: half a banana 50, last of my ratatoille 150, mixed with other veggies 100. some grapes too, they were great! 100.
2:45pm dessert: two cookies 80, and i tried the iced coffee (already has milk added, nice!) very good...but has a "healthy" taste..not a typical coffee taste bc it has several thing added in. 70
4:30 snacky...an orange from two week's ago volunteering! time to eat them up and not waste them, they look ugly but taste wonderful! 100
6:30 dumb gummies 150 (dumb to snack on them at a dinner time), chicken 150, ketchup, wrap 150
snacking 150
1,700.
The volunteering is going REALLY well. I took a few extras for myself, more than l have previously taken.. (two LARGE iced coffee containers that are VERY expensive in the supermarket, probably more than $10 each because the coffees have 8 servings and have ingredients such as MCT oil! I also took myself a package of tasty seedless grapes. also nabbed a couple small 1 serving bottles of coconut water, and 3 large onions. Oh, and i took the sandwich for lunch that they give out to volunteers to eat to have later.. It's fried fish, i don't love it, but, it's healthy, and free,..good to eat some fried fish later.
This is the best place to volunteer at for that reason, that the goods are plentiful, but also it takes place OUTSIDE. also, it's very busy and the time goes by very quickly. The people working there are very nice as well.
i saw the very, VERY handsome Sabio (police officer) again....ohhh, he never, ever looks bad. so handsome. and i learned two more staff member's names that are majorly involved, Rosa and Parker (probably his last name). This time i remembered to thank Sabio and also tell him I would take a few things, if he didn't mind.
I also took 3 more packages of grapes, one package of apples, and another coconut water..and 3 large onions... to give away on my way home/at home. I was hoping my friend Jen would be available so that i could drop off a cold container of iced coffee to her as well as grapes, but she didn't pick up...so that didn't happen.
So i'm driving home, and sometimes there's people that are begging on a couple of the busy roads i travel on. They stand on the midway/broundry of the middle of the roadside. And, there did end up being someone begging, and the light was red, so I was able to reach out my window with the grapes and he took the package and was very thankful for them. Next, I saw two asian women that were collecting the bottles that are set out to be recycled and not picked up yet...they go through the clear plastic large garbage bags left out on the road for pickup and they collect the bottles/recycleables so that they can take them to the supermarket for a few bucks. When i saw them i was almost home and it was easy to stop right next to them. I put a bag of grapes in an extra bag i had and gave it to them...they were very happy, indeed.
Next, i came home and brought a lot of what i brought from volunteering upstairs. The porter (building cleaner) wasn't around and I had hoped to give him some things as well! He has a family and he is so nice. I brought some extra for him back from the volunteering! I saw him later on, and gave him 1 small single serving of coconut water, a whole bag of small apples, a bag of grapes, and 3 large onions. He is a great porter. I want to share the extras with him. I wish i could have given my friend Jen who lives 10 minutes from where i volunteered something, but she didn't pick up her phone, oh well! Instead, like i wrote earlier, a couple people in need got some grapes. It felt good to give to these people who are needy. I live in Queens, so I see a LOT of things everyday. When i'm out, there are so many people, off to so many places, involved in so many things...and it's good to help the ones that need it..even if i can give only a little bit. It makes me feel good.
it's nice you have a varied, high level of education. nothing will ever take that away from you (same for myself, though i just have a master's). it's wonderful you could use your gift of writing for a living.
i once delved into a book written by a former spy that was held hostage in a concentration camp. couldn't finish the book, it was too long...and it was very, very lengthy. perhaps closer to 1,000 pages? it was sometimes too in depth and a lot of the things that went on were repeptive. so after i read some, i returned it to the library. but like you were saying, it was an eye-witness account of a former spy held hostage. so he was rather smart. but i'm not sure i enjoyed his writing style.
makes sense that former writers are works that have lineage back to law enforcement or investigators. especially on the investigation end, that's usually several steps above a police officer. they i am sure have been parts of interesting investigations and i am sure many have a forte for writing.
you still have to to live out your writing passion. you have many years ahead of you, too. ;)
i love the romance crap. ..romance novels. there can never be enough!
Anyways, these long termers crave attention and the possibility of getting a few bucks. Never met the killers. They put me on their visiting list, but it was a long trip & I was losing interest. They love getting out of the cell to talk to writers who almost always buy them food from the vending machines.
i hope you can work out the POGO!
I have heard / watched stories & movies, where a writer / investigator comes and meets with a prisoner, usually also bringing them food and things they've been wanting.
Piece of my homebaked (still have leftovers) healthy pumpkin pie filling 150, with pb on top 150. 300..will follow with a coffee! 50
snack: almond joy bar small 100
3pm nice lunch: leftovers of my ratatouille very good 200, and a very large bagel that i didn't exactly finish yet, 400 cal, with cream cheese 150, and butter 100. 850 total.
6pm before a nice shower...half banana 60. and just chilling at home and relaxing. no i did my leg workout tonight, i do not think. reading my new book (it is based on 50 short stories of Woodstock personal experiences)
1900 total after a good, very tasty and late dinner..got an error message, so i'm not about to write it all out again!
At the salvation army which was not the operation i had pictured it as, but a nice and welcome place, we were giving out HUGE bags of bagels, around at least 15 bagels of assorted flavors per bag, soup that was cooked in their kitchen (ministrone), and small half cups of peaches in light syrup (the small snack size ones you find in a 6pack at the supermarket). I took one of the large bags of assorted bagels as well as 4 mini cups of sweet peaches. there were so many peach snacks, i was giving out up to as many as 15 small containers per person.
On my way home, there was a sleeping homeless guy that i didn't approach on the subway bc he was sleeping...and then later i saw a homeless man very disheveled and carrying a large bag beside him as he sat waiting at a bus stop as i was walking to my car. I had the bag of bagels already opened inside my canvas bag so that i could give one or two if i saw someone that was needy. he was very happy to accept a bagel, so i reached in and gave him one more :) and continued on my way to my car.
homeless people are rarely violent in any way. they are suffering and many have mental disabilities. i have met homeless people, particularly during my stint when i had to be in a hospital (enough said) last fall and i had to spend some days with people of need. my mind was changed about the less fortunate then. if i wasn't from priveledge and my own upbringing, i can imagine much more hardship in my life. It is EASY to not have a lot, and easy to find yourself homeless depending on the events of one's life! anyways, it feels good to reach out and give them something to eat, if i can. they're harmless. they need help.
TOTALLY overslepped depite setting an alarm..will now have to set both my phone and alarm clock because this has now happened 2 days in a row!
Was supposed to volunteer at 10, but since i woke up at 9:45, that is not possible. Luckily, this is the day and place that has a FIVE hour volunteer session and i emailed the leader saying i'd come for only three hours...therefore, i can show up 12-3pm and i will tell him something came up in the morning, so i decided i'd come the later 3 hours instead...it's fine, i'll still do the 3 hours i told him i'd do.
other than that, i need to let maintenance/housing know about the other heater that i want replaced. i'm waiting because i do not want them coming in here when i'm not home. sometimes, they come the next morning as soon as they receive the request and i'm not to be home until thursday morning. so, i may request it late Wednesday for the heater replacement.
glad i did weights last night. if i'm feeling up to it, later, i'll do leg exercises TONIGHT.
other than volunteering today from 12-3, i'll be home relaxing and reading. :)
At some point, prob wed or most prob thurs, i've decided i will cook a thai curry.
hope you are well, cannot comment on your entry bc it is too old!
turns out they do not do it for 5 hours! when i went today, at noon, they were done by 2pm. so, now i know just to go early...and that it's not 5 hours, which is too much!
I also admire your discipline with your weight workouts. This would be the opposite of me right now, ha ha.
Your book sounds enjoyable! So it's not fiction, correct?
PS I hadn't commented on this, but I understand how it feels not to get any responses to your applications. I'm sure you know it's not personal, logically, although I know that's of little comfort on an emotional level. I'm guessing it's because of the number of applicants is overwhelming. Also, it's a sign of the times these days, unfortunately.
Don't give up! Keep on applying!
i have been applying, but not steadily and many days i do not...bc i have my senses set that something will work out for me in the field i was before eventually. however, i have tomorrow off and i'm relaxing now, so tonight i'll do more job applications online.
yeah, the book is non fiction i guess! it's 50 people's accounts of their own experiences at Woodstock. it's good. and sometimes i learn more about history through their stories. many had friends or siblings fighting abroad in the Vietnam war. and the year was 1969. some things i am reading will easily remain in my mind to give me more of an understanding of life at that time.
and the other day, at the SA, i met a ballerina haha. After all, i was volunteering in Astoria which is a very unique area that has undergone a huge change with many new constructions of new apartments in an area that used to be run down. Astoria is a mix of the new with the old. She and her bf were from Astoria, volunteering in Astoria. she lost her dancing job bc of covid but was already starting to go back to school since most dancers retire in their 30s. she was 27. her bf works from home...so they do some volunteering / leaders for New York Cares.
I wanted to mention to you all some emotions that came to me yesterday, after volunteering at that park in Brooklyn. It was a decent area with a very lovely park. If I had walked to the top of the park (that's for another day), where the reservoir used to be before it was filled in, I learned there are sweeping views of the Atlantic ocean and the entire surrounding city because it's up on a very high hill. Anyway, my point is that when the volunteerig ended close to 2pm, i realized i could walk thru the area for exercise before driving home, since my appetite wasn't strong at all...
As i was walking, very deep and towards the end of an hour walk, an unsettling thought came to me. It was that at 38 years old, I have hardly any more understanding about how to get into a career as I did when i was 22..and i am just as lost...due to my own doing and leaving my original career, but, it's just not the first time or the last in my life that i've had to apply online only to hear silence back from the receiving end of my applications. I find the world to be cruel, in terms of possibilities, from my own experiences and I have felt that way in the past as well as now.
i'm not looking for advice on how to get a job or what i should or shouldn't be doing now...it's just that a career path has never been MY (oops, sorry for the typo earlier!) forte and for a long time i was able to ignore it, while i had my previous job of 9 years...but now i remember how it felt back when i wasn't able to score a job around 10 years ago. this will pass. and yesterday i pushed the feelings away, as there's little i can do at the moment.
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9:15am breakfast: last 1/4 of the sweet potato pie, 400, and some coffee 50
1pm: was hungry and ended up eating all three varieties of seaweed snacks i bought that had some olive oil and sea salt and one had spices (not as good!)...300 cal. and sugar gummy candy 3 servings in cola flavor which was surprisingly fresh and good hense the 3 servings (yes a bit much!) 350...some kombucha and reading and i'll do weights later around 4pm or so...this day is going to be easy and pass quickly. i'll be going to bed early again. 50
4/5pm small apple / leftover beer 100
6:30 as i begin my upper body workout, pb 100, some of this purple haze beer 150
dinner: not sure, but i need some veggies really soon! LOL leftovers of heavily oiled and roasted cauliflower 200 from mom, warned wrap with 2 sliced melted monster cheese, garlic and pepper 300
2000.
at first, i thought i was still signed up to volunteer at 9:30 today and i had slept thru my alarm, and gobbled an 1/8 of the pie ready to put on clothes and run out the door...but then i decided to write an email of apology for skipping...and upon looking at my volunteer signups, i had luckily deregistered days ago. LOL. so i had another 1/8 of a pie and some coffee and will enjoy the day mostly at home.
I will be donating a few older coats / jackets that i do not need...my closet was TOO FULL...and these don't really fit me that well, another reason to donate. I have 3 coats to donate and 2 light weight jackets that i threw into the bag...maybe they'll be able to just give them to someone (the lightweights) beause they are really just doing coats. ..and now i can actually take coats out of my coat closet without everything getting stuck and not even knowing what is in there! :)the donation area is very close to home, maybe just 10 minutes away. that's why i chose this particular place to go to...ha...it was practically under a 5min drive, so very close! DONE!
i've decided i wil do my weights today...was thinking maybe i'd take the week totally off, but i changed my mind :) DONE!
i also found another good book to start on...someone gave it to me, as well. and the person that gave it to me helped write one of the chapters...he'll be so happy that i actually read the book!..an older man i know from my days playing the French horn YEARS ago, not a dating prospect LOL. This past spring, I paid him a visit and that's when he gave me the book, recently. I told him i was taking classes so i couldn't read it right away and now is the perfect time...in progress, not sure i'll finish it..
I will also leave an online note to housing about the lousier heater in my bedroom in hopes to get a new one just like the one they gave me last year for my living room, which has a thermostat that actually shows what temp i'm setting it to, that works accurately compared to the old-school one in my bedroom....so i'm not waking up from it either being too hot or cold in the middle of the night...tomorrow....
That walk and the view sounds awesome!
yes, totally meant MY forte! thanks for the fix!!!!
So you meet all these people that seem so neat, but please do not compare where they are at with where you're at. Also, relating to Bear's story, do NOT feel any obligation to have a career. It's OK to have a job (which you will, soon) that pays the bills, and you find your passion elsewhere.
My boss, who is a lawyer, was a prosecutor, was state's attorney at one point -- so you would think that his "career" is a lawyer, and maybe it IS, but even HE was saying to me about what kind of job he'd like to have, if he wasn't doing what he's doing now. He wants to be a venture capitalist when he grows up. He's 70, but was also a business man before he became a lawyer, and then also while he was a lawyer, he and his wife ran a couple of shops in town. I couldn't believe that he too dreams of doing something different!
I've found in my life, that having a career is fine, but we are expendable at any job and can be fired and replaced at any time, even professionals like lawyers, doctors, architects, nurses, etc. I would be very cautious about putting too much of myself into a career or profession, as I feel it would just break my heart in the end.
My sister has a Master's in some kind of biology, but she has never attached too much of herself to any job she's held. She does a job for a few years, and then, when it's boring or no longer fun, she starts looking for a new job. Life is too short to be chained to a job, she says. Fundamentally, she's right.
I'm 50 years old and I still haven't figured it out, except that I have figured out, for myself, that my passion and my job are most likely going to be separate things in life -- and that's OK!
My 15 year old granddaughter seems stressed that she has yet to figure out what she wants to do. I told her to figure out what she would love to do everyday and that keeps her from being poor, but she has plenty of time to figure that out.
9am sweet potato pie 200, pb 200, coffee 50....gotta get ready fast and make sure i dress warmly!
snacking during volunteer session, just to keep blood sugar in check when i start to get tired/hungry: 2 chocolates, large, they were giving out, seltzer 150
late 4pm lunch back at home: leftover ratatoille (figured i should eat some veggies) 200, then 6 piece nuggets 300, and small fries 300..bc that hits that spot when you are HUNGRY and super filling with the veggies. 850 tops...dinner should be lighter.
7pm piece of sweet potato pie, some beer but it's not sweet enough so i might trash the rest. 300 and later a vanilla yogurt greek 150
1900.
dinner should be lighter, i plan to skip weights today and do them tomorrow afternoon. since i'm doing a short volunteer session tomorrow, i'll prob take advantage of the time and go to bed nice and early.
since i have no "work/study" to do at home, i'm ramping up my volunteering a bit, as DONKEY SAID, purposely to add structure as well as some exercise...and also it will involve driving or commuting to new areas.
Notes on today: the experience was INCREDIBLE. i dressed appropriately so wasn't freezing even though it was 40F. and we were in the sun, i think my face got some color and i don't think i was using SPF for those 4 hours. but it was wonderful. the volunteers were, again, AMAZING.
I should be working, not home like this. And i need to get out in the community like this, making it like I am working and doing my part. It's exercise and a chance to assimilate with good people and good programs.
It would be a disservice to myself to not do what i can...to drive to these locations...it is good for me. I cannot stay home 24/7.
Do you find that folks are social distanced properly on these outdoor activities? I think my comfort level would definitely be higher with outdoor activities versus indoor activities. Still, I find your food bank work the be highly admirable.
we don't "socially distance" very well especially when a whole line of people is coming thru to pick up their food and i'm handing it directly out to them...BUT, i am always wearing my mask, except if i go to drink some water or have a snack. i do not take off my mask except when it's sorta necessary, like i said earlier in this paragraph. i also come home and wash my hands, etc. i try my best to stay safe. the best is the outdoor pantry and park stuff. even the indoor pantries are ok, except some where people do take masks off to eat...and they remain in your general area...but most places are very safe...i haven't yet gone back to pantries were i didn't feel it was safe enough from covid.
pie, some coffee, some kombucha 450
light lunch: 2 slices cheese on a wrap 300, some kombucha 50
3:45pm snack: very spreadable and extra protein peanut butter by skippy...very good! on a cookie. and extra spoon of pb. 250
pretzels and non alcoholic beer 200
1250
6:30 dinner with parents roasted cauliflower 100? roasted chicken 200sautéed spinach 150, home baked blueberry muffin 300 750. Too much with the muffin lol
2000.
Will visit parents later this afternoon.
Before then, will try to at least get in a srength session for my legs and some cardio on either the stepper or bike or a mix.
leg strength exercises: done
some cardio on bike: leisurely as always, done
maybe a little, little bit of stepper tonight or tomorrow...or more bike tonight at home, not sure, depending when i get home
Your volunteering opportunity sounds wonderful - outdoors, planting, nature. Love it!
breakfast: lol, gummies 250, kombucha 50...
lunch: leftover chicken, not too much, 150, on a wrap 150..apple cider alcoholic 100. 400
2pm snack: goldfish crackers 150
3:30 a bit much snacking..sour low sugar gummies 100
6pm dinner: 2 slices of munster cheese (bought cheese at supermarket) 120, and some of my ratatoille that i might have to freeze to keep fresh soon.200. followed by an 1/8 slice of store bought sweet potato pie 200, bc i never had a sweet potato pie (of course it's good).
8pm: another 1/4 slice of sweet potato pie 200(from supermarket, gave in)
1700.
Did weights some in late morning, some in afternoon between a phone call, weekly call with French friend. (upper body weights)..the next time i do upper body should be MONDAY.
May walk outside to supermarket to return plastic bottles to get the 5cents per bottle for recycling. queens stinks with recycling, the machines many time are broken or there's a line to use them...but today i'll take my chances. i'm not working, so it's easier to be patient with the obstacles of recycling my bottles. usually, i just drop them downstairs in my apt in that recycling area to be sorted out and therefore i do not collect my 5cents per bottle. i'll also pick up peanut butter if i go to the supermarket bc i used mine up! :)
other than that, i'm throroughly enjoying this new romance novel...it's very, very good! LOL...i guess the author who wrote "Fifty Shades of Gray" is a great author indeed! I never read that one, might at some point. but i have my books at home to finish before needing to borrow, buy, or search.
also, in regards to your last comment on my previous day's entry, about cops having a high turnover or not - my guess is NO. It's one of those highly coveted government type jobs. good benefits. good pension. who wants to give that up! it's a long waiting period to take the tests when they come out, go thru the whole process, wait to be chosen for the academy. they only reasons i could see a cop not staying his full years in the service is disability / injury on the job or off the job. it's one of the jobs people dream to get (even though many are scared sh*tless to become a cop and many fear that type of job, there are many people who would covet it still).
Unfortunately they never implemented deposits on bottles and cans here though they talked about it. We get all our recycle stuff picked up here except bottles-different truck and day from rubbish. I take the bottles to recycle bins on the way into town when I shop.
A good book is such a blessing. I'll comment more about what I'm reading in my own entry. I have a harder time with fiction, but isn't it nice to just get lost in a story? :-)
10am breakfast: oats flavored 170 with almond milk 30, raisins, 150, kombucha 50...later on jelly beans 70..470....
1:45pm healthy lunch rataouille 150, leftover indian rice not much 50?, leftover indian black beans/sauces 200. 400. cookies 120, coffee 30.
4:30pm pm few jelly beans 70
6pm dinner: half a large roll 200, some deli chicken 100 (free food from pantry to all who work there), my pumpkin pie healthy filling 150 with pb on top 150...600, good, healthy.
1720-1750....
it's been a really, really relaxed day...reading this new romance novel which is quite good...and very risque. the novel was set to take place in the UK in 2019 or something. very modern. It's called "The Mister," by the same author who wrote Fifty Shades of Gray (which i might have to get around to reading now!)...the author is EL James
Did stepper in early evening for 45 minutes (was on phone for a lot of it so the time passed faster).
i should do weights tonight but might just lay around and do them tomorrow morning, YES, will most probably be the case but i may change my mind once i digest my dinner, LOL.
Because I am not as worried about the job as i should be (because i feel it is going to work out eventually), I have a few other plans I have made for this month. If you look closely, most events are on the weekends, aside from a few activities next week. I only sign up for weekday activities once I can see that I will prob not be working yet...but i can always cancel volunteering activities during the week if i have to!
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
there could be some historial areas of jackson heights or a park or so...but it's not known as a touristy place, at all.
i would say there are some standards after hiring, but, perhaps 15yrs+ into the job, they must still be lax...
i see the cops...many of them do look quite fit still...many of them still exercising, even if they have a few pounds.
i also see some that are quite heavy, but more often they look OK to me...and they all look good after the 6mo (i believe it's 6 months?) academy training.
i once wanted to be a cop, didn't pass the pre-test that was a simulation of the physical test so i'm done with it. i always wanted a physical job, injuries got in my way later in my 20's when i wanted to pursue those goals. that's why i have an appreciation for most cops...i saw the test is not a simple breeze to pass, but if you are heavier, it will help you on the test because you can use your strength to help pull/push things which are parts of the test. when you weigh 115lbs, you don't have much extra weight/force to push and pull things. so that was extra challenging to me, amongst all the other obstacle course challenges! ha. men def have an advantage on the test...and if you are woman, you need to be pretty darn athletic...thick boned and a "hearty woman" to push thru the obstacle course. and you need a little speed to your run.
Rare for me to see a fit cop, but then I see very few. The ones on Dateline are older men & fat.
8am quick breakfast sweetened oats and raisins 320, almond milk 30..350
11am snack granola bar 100 during volunteering which was very cold, but GOOD for me!!!!, but i was dressed pretty well and brought some of my handwarmers to insert in my gloves! There's a man that works there of Indian / South Asian decent (i don't know exactly his cultural background), but i guessed RIGHT today that he's also a NYC cop! he goes:"how'd you know!?"...i told him he looks like one (extremely FIT!) and that he acts like one (based on how he reacted / treated me the past few times i've volunteered there!)....haha, i was right! that was cool that i guessed right on his occupation based on his actions/mannerisms! Jackie just knows! lol so as far as the cop there, he must work nights or other off-hours on his police work...and this pantry thing is just something else he's part of...he's very busy and you can tell by his physique that he move around a LOT! His legs are like pure muscle....i saw them in the warmer part of early fall! hahaha..he's very, very handsome just for looking at! (nothing else!)
1pm lunch: mc donalds 2 for $3 combo: small fries, around 300, 6 nuggets 300, bbq sauce, half a pumpkin filling slice 70 plus part of a drink (caffeine) 30. food was cold by the time i got home, how sad! but still tasted good...i'm just freezing...shower to warm up soon, i think! 700...and then deciding i will read once i am warmer and cozy! lol.
3:30 low sugar gummies 100, iced coffee at home, kombucha 50
6:30pmdinner: sips of a drink 50, threw the rest out as it was opened and lost its flavor days ago, half a naan bread 150, rice 150, small amount chicken tikka masala in some sauce 350 tops 700. Healthy.
9pm gummies regular 100
2100
i just want to tell all of you - i am very thankful for all of your support during the time i haven't been working, as well as all the other times i have posted here. it's special to have this site and people that support me...it's a special group of friends that are completely unique and wonderful to have in addition to the friends i have off the 'net! So Thankful for all of you!
exercise other than volunteering: leg exercises. only takes me around 20 min or so.
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
My husband has some cycling gloves that have batteries to keep them warm.
next, a handsome man - this handsome man - is gorgeous to look at...he still wears a mask but his body...lower body...is incredible...even in pants you can see that he's extremely fit. so i'll enjoy going there to sneak some looks at him! haha
Thank you, I’m def keeping this in mind as I am one of those people who gets VERY cold and easily. Poor circulation, but not enough to be worried. Also, did he have anything to warm his feet? Or just wool socks or something ?
Since I’ve always been a huge true crime fan, I chose cops & detectives for the big book. I had others set in SF & LA and decided upon NYC. Read all the nonfiction I could find on the NYPD. Wrote to former cops and detective and journalists who did the books. Many, but not all, replied. We had fun. Later sent books to those who requested one. Some of the guys said: I’m the hero with the big throbbing manhood. Lol
That is also really awesome. I have a secret love and admiration for law enforcement and those related uniformed men!
I hope you enjoy the rest of your day :-)
Never read fiction, only the classics in college. Read the romance book ones for research.
Read nonfiction now. Mostly free ebooks from the Brooklyn Library
like your hubby, my pulse and heart rate are regularly quite low. i was in the hospital for a surgery last year and they would constantly check and recheck my pulse because of that...and it's why i'm constantly cold too.
10am Breakfast healthy pump pie filling 150, pb 200, 50...400
11:30am gummies 200
noon-2pm snacking some kombucha 20?, can of cider 100, part of an atkins coconut bar just not good 90...210
2pm lunch: wrap 150, with leftover brisket, not too much..200? 350-400.
4:45pm blueberries 220
6:45 light dinner: pumpkin pie filling, healthier version - def needs another egg when i make it again! - 1.5 pieces so 220 cal and a coconut chobani blended yogurt 140. 360.
1780....
today I will find a book to read - I have a few I haven't read in my apt :-)
I'll also apply to a few iobs
cardio outdoors - driving to a very local park...to walk in the sun, as it's mostly open without forestry there...sorta up on a hill, sometimes windy. but the sun is out and that makes it all bearable!
upper body weights - tonight...
sounds like a plan :-)
Tomorrow i'm signed up to volunteer and hopefully i can take a few of the goods home, as i do not have a large income now and it's nice to receive what we are giving out as a volunteering thank you...it's good for me to get up early and volunteer for the entire morning, just need to dress warmly. i'll bring some hand warmers and take a shower tonight so i can just get up and go relatively easily tomorrow morning.
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Good plans for the day.
HOP, just got terrific ebook from Brooklyn Library. Sylvia Plath bio.
I bet you feel quite relieved today. I'm proud of you for taking the test. That in itself is an accomplishment. I'm also glad that it helped you make some decisions, and that in itself is quite valuable.
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You and your pumpkin pie! I want some! Please share your recipe, you can leave out the crust part. Too much fat for me and doesn’t taste all that great anyway.
I am still perfecting it...this is my healthy recipe and doesn't include any crust! I simply do not make a crust and the longer the filling is in the fridge in the tin, the more and more it hardens and tastes better and better like the top of the pumpkin pie, if you get me!?
Basically, what i do is substitute evaporated milk for condensed milk (but then i have to change the proportions as evaporated milk is much thinner, so i do not use as much. next, last time i used two eggs just like the old recipe but i think 3 eggs may be better. lastly, for sweetener, since i am not using the sugary condensed milk anymore, i use my own sugar substitutes. i have a few in my kitchen cabinet because i order a good amount of them two years ago and i'm still using them! i have chrystalized (like sugar chrystals, same consistency) monk fruit and other similar ones like allulose also. i have a variety still of these alternative low cal sweeteners. i have to also be careful on what i use and i see if it's a 1:1 proportion or not to figure out how much to use...i use a formula conversion of how much evap milk and sugar substitute work instead of condensed milk...
i just use a regular pumpkin pie recipe and substitute the condensed milk with evap milk and alternative sugar substitute and i believe an extra egg works better than the two eggs. and all the herbs/spices/vanilla.
i will post the recipe later. basically, it lowers the calories greatly, by at least 50% between a regular serving of pumpkin pie and my serving of crustless, healthier filling. like, 350 cal vs. approx 150 cal.
similar size servings, but mine possibly a hair smaller, but filling due to the fiber in all the pumpkin.
grannyannie on 12/10/2020:
I love boiled pumpkin, but pie, no thanks. :)
this is pumpkin filling only, that i made healthier than a pie...i haven't had boiled pumpkin but i've seen it added into curries! that's got to be nice, since pumpkin is so healthy and to eat it with the curry sauce, yum!
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
I love whole wheat chiabatta rolls! A staple for years, topped with hot mustard & blue cheese. May be in my rear mirror. Too many carbs and cutting back on dairy.
i think it was a chiabatta...it was quite large, very square, and extremely tough (esp after i put it in the fridge).
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
Thanks! Will add those pie ingredients to my Walmart pickup list for tomorrow 10-11. So a nut milk like almond would be way too thin?
ummmm, let me think about it and get back to you. the evaporated milk is particularly thin...and very low calories compared to condensed milk....
it may mess up the taste too much to use almond...
let me think about it some more...
the milk may be better also bc it may work better with the eggs for the binding? i'm thinking almond could work actually, but you'll want to use an extra egg...otherwise, you are basically going to eat a canned pumpkin mix that tastes wayyy too healthy to be satisfying and you'll end up throwing it out.
i baked this one almost two weeks ago and it's tasting really good right now...got two pieces left and will probably finish them so i don't have to throw them out, by weekend or so. it's stayed extremely well in the fridge, i was impressed.
also, the evap milk is rather cheap. i found the cheapest can to be the parrot brand.
but since you should only use about half the can i think...go with almond i guess and just use what you have...i think the can is 10oz and i think you should use just half, around 5oz...so if you don't want to buy it at all, try your nut milk. but you need to get the alternative sweetener and you need the eggs (3). here's the easy recipe, but you must change the servings, i'll try to work it out for you approx later, but here's the regular recipe now without the changes:
RECIPE WITH BOTH THE REGULAR AND SUBSTITUTES IN PARENTHESIS:
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin 1 (14 ounce) can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk....(FOR EACH CUP OF CONDENSED MILK, SUBSTITUTE 5 OUNCES OF EVAPORATED MILK (MLIK SUBSTITUTE) AND 3/4 CUP OF SUGAR SUBSTITUTE BASED ON THE SUGAR VS. SUGAR SUBSTITUTE RATIO IF IT'S THE SAME OR NOT...) 2 large eggs....USE THREE INSTEAD 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon salt
Step 1 Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Whisk pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, spices and salt in medium bowl until smooth. Pour into crust. Bake 15 minutes.
Step 2 Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from crust comes out clean. Cool. Garnish as desired. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
And what about egg beaters? I think fat and cholesterol free. Was on a eggbeater omelette (Walmart generic) kick for a long time. The eggs with fresh spinach and sometimes a little cheese. Good, just got tired of it.
yes, egg beaters, with yoke, should work just as fine...i wouldn't use only egg whites as it would be a different taste?
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
Thanks for the recipe! What did you say the calorie estimate is?
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
I C&P’ed the recipe and emailed it to myself
enjoy it, it's pretty darn healthy...i will do the estimate again based on using the smaller size, regular size, can of mashed pumpkin in a little bit...it's a great estimate, you'll be happy.
the reason i do not have the estimate right now is because i did it for double and a different amount of cuts that i made with it...i will do it later again, for both me and you to have.
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
Thanks, love ya, HOP!
np, i'll do the recipe estimate later, after i settle down a little...it's easy for me to do. i am a mathematical addict in terms of calories ;)
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
Haha, I’m getting there
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
I added fat free evaporated milk to the pickup list. 25 Cals vs 40 Cals per serving, which is only 2 Tablespoons But may divide recipe & try with almond milk since I have some in the fridge.
that's right, the parrot can said each serving was 40 cal, i remember...still focused on things here...didn't forget about you hahahaha
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
Yep, never met this parrot, just go by back of the container
What do you mean about volunteering legally? no comprendez.
yeah, i figured it wasn't written well...
i want to do Legal Volunteer work...like Donkey does sometimes on the weekend at a Pro Bono Legal Clinic. Legal work, but for no $, to get my foot into the legal door as a paralegal. but it seems hard to get in touch with ANYONE....it will be a hard process for me...i should try to see it through, but i'm not making promises.
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
Oh, hear lots about pro bono legal clinics. Heard much good done, but also a bunch of BS like ppl wanting to sue a neighbor or landlord for farting too loud in the elevator.
lol, some pro-bono is specifically for the indigent who'd never afford a lawyer themselves..that's more the work im thinking of and what i think donkey did. not sure though with her.
but it seems i'll have to email all these nyc pro bono places and wait to hear responses...i'm not sure they'll all even be available to make a response bc of covid or old contacts...i will try. i doubt it will happen any time soon!
in law, it's pushed to do this "pro bono work" even for paralegals (a reason donkey probably does it - she knows it exists and enjoys to take part, stay current, give back, learn)
you know i'm in Queens, so there's a LOT of poverty in these parts and with so many people, i'm sure there's ample pro bono. not all firms want paralegals...some prefer just law students and lawyers...bc law students will prob do just about any job for no pay and may have better abilities to do the work than paralegals, i would think. it also gives their resume a good start.
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
Some physicians do pro bono, particularly plastic surgeons. Many have the ulterior motive of looking like good guys and attracting paying customers.
didn't know that!
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
Pretty funny, huh? My friend worked for a guy like that in San Diego. His office walls were covered with pics of poor kids he worked on for free
CRAZINESS!
Jacky82020 on 12/10/2020:
GREED!
Donkey on 12/11/2020:
The advantage a paralegal has over a law student is that law students will move on one they pass the bar. A paralegal is a more stable presence. But you're right - most pro-bono's want law students, lawyers waiting for bat exam results, and licensed attorneys.
Keep looking!