it is 8:00 a.m. in the holy city of safed. i just broke my 12 hour fast. i really overate yesterday and didn't feel great at night. i had eaten a bit of breakfast before i got to work. i had two of my homemade blueberry oatmeal muffins and a couple of eggs. i gave the dogs some eggs and rice for their breakfast. the muffins have no added sweetener. the banana gives it a natural sweetness. sometimes i add a date or two. i use unsweetened almond milk and grind oatmeal into a flour. the dogs love the muffins, too.
i got to work at 1:00 p.m. and went straight to work. i serve lunch at 2:20 p.m. there was quite a bit of turkey chili leftover from the previous night and a lot of rice. i tasted the chili. it was yummy. i couldn't stop eating it. i add canned corn, onions, red peppers, fresh tomatoes and carrots. i have never seen any leftover chili. it is usually devoured. it's okay. there was more for me. i was planning on making couscous and a chunky soup for lunch. i use carrots, potatoes, green squash, onions, red peppers and pumpkin. i then add chick peas. there was red lentils leftover from the previous night; so i made patties. i took the leftover cut veggies from breakfast and added onions and made a dressing. i baked an eggless chocolate cake but it was too hot to serve with lunch. i brought it up to their place of learning.
i took the leftover rice and mixed it into the chopped beef. i filled 20 large red peppers with the mixture. i quickly made a tomato sauce and popped them into the oven. i made a bag of bulgur and added it to the leftover couscous from lunch. i quickly cooked up some squash and eggplant ala ratatouille. i added ketchup and a bit of vinegar to give it a sort of sweet and sour vibe. i did the washing up and left at 6:15 p.m. it was freezing outside so i cabbed it home. i got home after 7:00 p.m. and decided to eat more chili. i made a hamburger for the dogs and added some rice. i took a frozen portion of a fruit shake and heated it up with almond milk. i should have just had the drink without the chili. i definitely had a bit of heart burn.
i am planning on doing something with cubes of beef for lunch. I'm thinking oriental style beef on a bed of quinoa. i have no clue what to make for supper. i made tuna patties the other day. i usually make soup for their lunch but perhaps i'll reverse the order and make a pea soup for supper and corn pudding . i no longer have spaghetti so i can't make a noodle kugel. i might just fry up corn fritters. they seem to eat anything that is fried. i could make a vat of pasta. i don't think i will be getting a huge salary this month. i missed a few days while i went to Jerusalem to help the kids out. we also had an out Shabbat. and of course, February is a short month. i am dreading the electric bill. what can one do?. we had some truly cold days here.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
The Longest Journey
it is 7:00 a.m. in the holy city of safed. i just got back from walking the doggies. it is pretty cold but it isn't raining now. i have to be in a nearby town at 9:30 a.m. to catch an express bus to tel aviv. then i have a 45 minute bus ride to the hospital. that should get me there by noon. i will have enough time, hopefully, to get something to eat at the food court and check out the mini maul. at Chanukah, i scored a fortnite monopoly set for my grandson. it was about $50. i walked past the shop twice before i finally bought it.
there is an orthopedic shoe store that i like to check out, too. all the stores are having huge sales. i need a new pair of rain boots. i bought a pair of black booties in Jerusalem, but they really aren't all that comfortable. i showered last night because i was afraid that i wouldn't have enough time this morning. i prefer to shower in the morning. i do not sleep the night before i travel. i am always afraid that i will oversleep. i almost always wake up about 6:00 a.m. but i still worry. alarm clocks never help. i am afraid that they won't go off or that i won't hear them.
i pulled an all nighter on Tuesday night. i went to see my friend's play and got to schmooze with a lot of people. i do not usually go out at night. after such a social event, i cannot sleep. the 4 bags of chai tea didn't help, either. i was practically staggering at work. last night i stayed until 9:00 p.m. i had to cook 4 meals and leave salads for Shabbat lunch. i said i would come in tomorrow to make the traditional Shabbat stew. i doubt that i will be up for coming in this evening when i return from the hospital. i need to see the pulmonary surgeon today. i hope he doesn't ask me to do a biopsy of my lung. i read that they can puncture your lung. they all say that it is rare, but my neighbor told me recently, that he actually did it to a patient once, and still relives the nightmare to this day. he has been retired for a few years..
i was feeling desperate about 8:00 p.m. last night. i was literally, falling off of my feet. i still had two meals to do and i was ready to throw in the towel. i quickly shredded some fresh veggies to the leftover lunchtime soup, made a quinoa salad and cooked some red lentils. i was too tired to fry up lentil patties at this point. i cooked up a slew of sweet potatoes for a mash, opened a huge can of corn and made some tiny turkey balls with soy sauce for the supper. i hope it's enough. i did leave a note for the manager to scramble up some eggs for lunch. the wash up took forever to do. my sleeves were soaked.
i took the leftover macaroni salad which had traces of tuna and boiled eggs and added a large tin of tuna, a ton of mayonnaise and the leftover pickles. i think it will stay fresh until Saturday. i cooked up some spicy beets and opened a huge can of olives. i need to make tahini and a pasta salad for their lunch tomorrow morning. i told the manger, who is my right hand man, to buy some shredded cabbage. i can't see myself dicing any more veggies. i left a huge pot of turkey chili and rice for their supper at 7:00 p.m. and made a sweet carrot kugel to cool the heat of the chili. the guys love it really hot. it is a sign of manhood. i don't think it was really all that hot.
it is dark and grey outside. i think it is raining once again. i think i will taxi it to the next town. it only is about ten minutes away. it's about a $12 fare but what can you do. a truly good pal of mine always says, when you have a 'situation; just throw money at it. i fell asleep least night about 3:30 a.m. i do not have the strength to walk down to the junction to catch a bus or taxi in this cold. last month, i was running late and under a lot of pressure. i waited for over 40 minutes. luckily, i finally caught a ride. i greatly fear missing the 9:30 a.m. bus.
i also did not get the form that i need to pay for the surgeon's visit. he worst scenario is that i need to pay the hospital a certain fee and will get reimbursed when the form comes in. i was toying with the idea of going to the clinic soon to see if the form arrived but then again, it's another schlepp. there is an office at the hospital but I'm not certain that it will be open when i get there. i stopped off at the clinic yesterday because i lost my magnetic card, for the third time. i can remember that procedure being very costly and difficult back in the day. today, they process one in a second's time. i never checked to see if they charge you for it.
I've just had a small spelt roll with some natural peanut butter and of course, my morning 2 bags of chai tea. i have had to start my nightly fasting at 4:30 p.m. lately because i have been overeating at work and feeling very uncomfortable. i have been hitting the carbs pretty hard this season. i am thankfully, maintaining my weight. my tummy did puff out again but it is under control, once again. intermittent fasting is a great tool for nashers and grazers and would be bingers. i find that sugary foods hurt my stomach now. i do eat a dried date or two when i experience a sugar craving. it works.
there is an orthopedic shoe store that i like to check out, too. all the stores are having huge sales. i need a new pair of rain boots. i bought a pair of black booties in Jerusalem, but they really aren't all that comfortable. i showered last night because i was afraid that i wouldn't have enough time this morning. i prefer to shower in the morning. i do not sleep the night before i travel. i am always afraid that i will oversleep. i almost always wake up about 6:00 a.m. but i still worry. alarm clocks never help. i am afraid that they won't go off or that i won't hear them.
i pulled an all nighter on Tuesday night. i went to see my friend's play and got to schmooze with a lot of people. i do not usually go out at night. after such a social event, i cannot sleep. the 4 bags of chai tea didn't help, either. i was practically staggering at work. last night i stayed until 9:00 p.m. i had to cook 4 meals and leave salads for Shabbat lunch. i said i would come in tomorrow to make the traditional Shabbat stew. i doubt that i will be up for coming in this evening when i return from the hospital. i need to see the pulmonary surgeon today. i hope he doesn't ask me to do a biopsy of my lung. i read that they can puncture your lung. they all say that it is rare, but my neighbor told me recently, that he actually did it to a patient once, and still relives the nightmare to this day. he has been retired for a few years..
i was feeling desperate about 8:00 p.m. last night. i was literally, falling off of my feet. i still had two meals to do and i was ready to throw in the towel. i quickly shredded some fresh veggies to the leftover lunchtime soup, made a quinoa salad and cooked some red lentils. i was too tired to fry up lentil patties at this point. i cooked up a slew of sweet potatoes for a mash, opened a huge can of corn and made some tiny turkey balls with soy sauce for the supper. i hope it's enough. i did leave a note for the manager to scramble up some eggs for lunch. the wash up took forever to do. my sleeves were soaked.
i took the leftover macaroni salad which had traces of tuna and boiled eggs and added a large tin of tuna, a ton of mayonnaise and the leftover pickles. i think it will stay fresh until Saturday. i cooked up some spicy beets and opened a huge can of olives. i need to make tahini and a pasta salad for their lunch tomorrow morning. i told the manger, who is my right hand man, to buy some shredded cabbage. i can't see myself dicing any more veggies. i left a huge pot of turkey chili and rice for their supper at 7:00 p.m. and made a sweet carrot kugel to cool the heat of the chili. the guys love it really hot. it is a sign of manhood. i don't think it was really all that hot.
it is dark and grey outside. i think it is raining once again. i think i will taxi it to the next town. it only is about ten minutes away. it's about a $12 fare but what can you do. a truly good pal of mine always says, when you have a 'situation; just throw money at it. i fell asleep least night about 3:30 a.m. i do not have the strength to walk down to the junction to catch a bus or taxi in this cold. last month, i was running late and under a lot of pressure. i waited for over 40 minutes. luckily, i finally caught a ride. i greatly fear missing the 9:30 a.m. bus.
i also did not get the form that i need to pay for the surgeon's visit. he worst scenario is that i need to pay the hospital a certain fee and will get reimbursed when the form comes in. i was toying with the idea of going to the clinic soon to see if the form arrived but then again, it's another schlepp. there is an office at the hospital but I'm not certain that it will be open when i get there. i stopped off at the clinic yesterday because i lost my magnetic card, for the third time. i can remember that procedure being very costly and difficult back in the day. today, they process one in a second's time. i never checked to see if they charge you for it.
I've just had a small spelt roll with some natural peanut butter and of course, my morning 2 bags of chai tea. i have had to start my nightly fasting at 4:30 p.m. lately because i have been overeating at work and feeling very uncomfortable. i have been hitting the carbs pretty hard this season. i am thankfully, maintaining my weight. my tummy did puff out again but it is under control, once again. intermittent fasting is a great tool for nashers and grazers and would be bingers. i find that sugary foods hurt my stomach now. i do eat a dried date or two when i experience a sugar craving. it works.
Sunday, February 16, 2020
It' All A Bit Confusing
It is 9:00 a.m in the holy city of safed. I got a late start this morning. the dogs also 'slepped in'. i finally took them out at 7:00 a.m. we are all camped out in the television cove. my friend opened up the little couch and we are pretty much comfortable in that space. it's a tad short for sleeping but i manage. it is double the width now. i no longer have to roll myself into the fetal position on one side, anymore. there is an electric heater on the wall, above the television; which makes the area warm and cozy, most of the time. when you have such a large home, it is practically, financially impossible, to centrally heat here. most of the neighbors use wood burning stoves. i have managed well this winter. let's see what the damage is when i get the new bill.
i got to work yesterday before 5:00 p.m. i only had to prepare supper for the guys. it had been an out Shabbat. i had wanted to go back to Jerusalem for Shabbat but i was too tired. i was a bit confused earlier on and thought that i had to get to work at noon. i stopped off at a clothing store and tried on a sweater dress. it was a bit too tight. i might just go back and buy it anyway. it would be great to wear under other clothes on those freezing days and nights. it was only about $12. just when i start feeling thinnish, i get a reality check. Israeli clothes are another animal. they are made tiny. i'm fine in my old size 12 clothes. they are a bit loose. trying to buy clothes here is hard. i usually buy second hand American clothes. the quality is better and the sizes are fuller.
i got to work and the kitchen was on the dark side. the ceiling florescent lights were waning. it was very hard to work. i quickly peeled a bunch of carrots and sweet potatoes to make an orange soup. i only had two burners working, too. i quickly put up a bag of bulgur. i had to wait until the soup was done to make the hamburger patties. i opened up an industrial size can of corn and made a salad with pickles, onions and red peppers. i also made a salad with tomatoes and sliced onions. i realized when i left, that i had probably made too much food. i was confused and in my mind; i thought that they had fasted all day and needed two meals. i only hope that they put away the leftovers because i will be coming in late today.
i need to get the paperwork for my upcoming visit to the surgeon on Thursday. i am going back to the tel aviv area, yet, once again. they found a 'spot' on my left lung when i did a routine pet scan a few months ago. i had to go to the hospital to do a CT and then i had to go back to see the lung doctor. he felt that the growth was insignificant but in the end, he made another appointment to see a surgeon. i hope that the surgeon doesn't want to do a biopsy. i read that they can puncture your lung during the process. i expressed my concern with the doctor but he said that the chance of that happening was rare.
i am truly tired and i am very tempted to just blow off the visit. i am hoping that they will just want me to do another CT in another couple of months. we are getting closer to pesach and i do not cherish more travelling. i read that sometimes they use a camera down the throat instead of using the needle to do the biopsy. i do not wish to find out. my friend had it done and said she was hoarse for a few days afterwards. once you are in the medical system; you are trapped. every minor growth is a big megilah.
i had made plans to go back to town to check out more clothes, when i remembered my doctor's appointment at noon. i have to stick around in my area until the appointment. i will probably catch a taxi to work. yesterday, i didn't get home until 8:15 p.m. i waited nearly a half an hour for the bus. i was really tired and wet so when i saw a taxi; i took it. i think i made a whole 65 shekels yesterday. i do not want to bother coming in anymore if it is just for one meal. i have to make 4 meals on Wednesday so i can leave 2 for Thursday. that's 12 different dishes. i think they will have rice and chopped meat casserole, spaghetti with meat sauce, hot dogs and anything else, that's easy to prepare.
i got to work yesterday before 5:00 p.m. i only had to prepare supper for the guys. it had been an out Shabbat. i had wanted to go back to Jerusalem for Shabbat but i was too tired. i was a bit confused earlier on and thought that i had to get to work at noon. i stopped off at a clothing store and tried on a sweater dress. it was a bit too tight. i might just go back and buy it anyway. it would be great to wear under other clothes on those freezing days and nights. it was only about $12. just when i start feeling thinnish, i get a reality check. Israeli clothes are another animal. they are made tiny. i'm fine in my old size 12 clothes. they are a bit loose. trying to buy clothes here is hard. i usually buy second hand American clothes. the quality is better and the sizes are fuller.
i got to work and the kitchen was on the dark side. the ceiling florescent lights were waning. it was very hard to work. i quickly peeled a bunch of carrots and sweet potatoes to make an orange soup. i only had two burners working, too. i quickly put up a bag of bulgur. i had to wait until the soup was done to make the hamburger patties. i opened up an industrial size can of corn and made a salad with pickles, onions and red peppers. i also made a salad with tomatoes and sliced onions. i realized when i left, that i had probably made too much food. i was confused and in my mind; i thought that they had fasted all day and needed two meals. i only hope that they put away the leftovers because i will be coming in late today.
i need to get the paperwork for my upcoming visit to the surgeon on Thursday. i am going back to the tel aviv area, yet, once again. they found a 'spot' on my left lung when i did a routine pet scan a few months ago. i had to go to the hospital to do a CT and then i had to go back to see the lung doctor. he felt that the growth was insignificant but in the end, he made another appointment to see a surgeon. i hope that the surgeon doesn't want to do a biopsy. i read that they can puncture your lung during the process. i expressed my concern with the doctor but he said that the chance of that happening was rare.
i am truly tired and i am very tempted to just blow off the visit. i am hoping that they will just want me to do another CT in another couple of months. we are getting closer to pesach and i do not cherish more travelling. i read that sometimes they use a camera down the throat instead of using the needle to do the biopsy. i do not wish to find out. my friend had it done and said she was hoarse for a few days afterwards. once you are in the medical system; you are trapped. every minor growth is a big megilah.
i had made plans to go back to town to check out more clothes, when i remembered my doctor's appointment at noon. i have to stick around in my area until the appointment. i will probably catch a taxi to work. yesterday, i didn't get home until 8:15 p.m. i waited nearly a half an hour for the bus. i was really tired and wet so when i saw a taxi; i took it. i think i made a whole 65 shekels yesterday. i do not want to bother coming in anymore if it is just for one meal. i have to make 4 meals on Wednesday so i can leave 2 for Thursday. that's 12 different dishes. i think they will have rice and chopped meat casserole, spaghetti with meat sauce, hot dogs and anything else, that's easy to prepare.
Saturday, February 15, 2020
So Very Tired
it is 8:00 a.m. in the holy city of safed. i took the dogs out at 7:00 a.m. i haven't had my morning tea yet. i am addicted to chai and now, I'm mad about Bengal tea by celestial seasonings. i bought a slew of these teas last month and lost them during a storm; on the way to work. i ordered more from two different health food stores. i went to one sore on Thursday and bought 8 boxes. now, the other store called to tell me the new shipment came in. i seem to need to use two chai bags in every cup of tea, i make. i also need my almond milk to put in tea. i started using rice milk with almonds. it is more difficult to find the sugarless almond milk here. i got the grandkids hooked on the chai, too. the black tea isn't, probably, the best thing for them.
the last couple of weeks have been pretty intense here. there was a terrorist attack at my son's place of work in Jerusalem. it happened at 2:00 a.m. so he was already at home. someone plowed into a crowd of 14 soldiers with his car. one soldier is fighting for his life. the others made it to their swearing in ceremony at the kotel, later that day. this happened, apparently, in the parking lot behind my son's gallery. i have been there in recent times, on several occasions. one must understand that these soldiers are merely, kids.
my daughter-in-law's father had a minor stroke. i went to the hospital each evening that week, to visit and bring soup to his wife. i knew, very well, that she wasn't eating. he is currently in rehab in another town. his wife is by his side but has the support system of her family in that town. my brand new grandson underwent hernia surgery. i was there for a couple of days to help out with the older kids. i came back from Jerusalem and went straight to work. i wanted to go back for Shabbat but honestly, i was too tired to make another trip. the weather has been freezing and storming for weeks. we have had a miraculous amount of rain. i have been navigating in this weather all winter long and it has been rough.
i have been watching a lot of movies, lately. i never used to have the patience and concentration span to follow a plot for so long. I've seen a few foreign films lately but it was quite challenging reading Hebrew subtitles. thank goodness for google. i was not surprised that "parasite" won. it was truly an amazing movie. i loved "joker" and want to view it again. "pain and glory" was also glorious. i saw a greek film from 2017, "what if" and it was wonderful but i was very unsure of what was being said.
i am doing well with my intermittent fasting and have lost nearly 20 pounds. i feel so much better about myself. my stomach is more or less flat and i can fit into my clothes again. i am still not back to size 10 but some 12's are too large. i haven't been successful in clothes shopping but i did acquire some nice things from my friend, who has lost nearly 30 pounds. i haven't weighed myself lately but i am not fixated on any particular number. i actually tossed out my fat clothes.
the last couple of weeks have been pretty intense here. there was a terrorist attack at my son's place of work in Jerusalem. it happened at 2:00 a.m. so he was already at home. someone plowed into a crowd of 14 soldiers with his car. one soldier is fighting for his life. the others made it to their swearing in ceremony at the kotel, later that day. this happened, apparently, in the parking lot behind my son's gallery. i have been there in recent times, on several occasions. one must understand that these soldiers are merely, kids.
my daughter-in-law's father had a minor stroke. i went to the hospital each evening that week, to visit and bring soup to his wife. i knew, very well, that she wasn't eating. he is currently in rehab in another town. his wife is by his side but has the support system of her family in that town. my brand new grandson underwent hernia surgery. i was there for a couple of days to help out with the older kids. i came back from Jerusalem and went straight to work. i wanted to go back for Shabbat but honestly, i was too tired to make another trip. the weather has been freezing and storming for weeks. we have had a miraculous amount of rain. i have been navigating in this weather all winter long and it has been rough.
i have been watching a lot of movies, lately. i never used to have the patience and concentration span to follow a plot for so long. I've seen a few foreign films lately but it was quite challenging reading Hebrew subtitles. thank goodness for google. i was not surprised that "parasite" won. it was truly an amazing movie. i loved "joker" and want to view it again. "pain and glory" was also glorious. i saw a greek film from 2017, "what if" and it was wonderful but i was very unsure of what was being said.
i am doing well with my intermittent fasting and have lost nearly 20 pounds. i feel so much better about myself. my stomach is more or less flat and i can fit into my clothes again. i am still not back to size 10 but some 12's are too large. i haven't been successful in clothes shopping but i did acquire some nice things from my friend, who has lost nearly 30 pounds. i haven't weighed myself lately but i am not fixated on any particular number. i actually tossed out my fat clothes.
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