Last year, blogging my weekly CSA share really helped to keep me writing more regularly so I’ve decided to take on that project again this year. Not only does it encourage me to think more about creative ways to use my share, but it also shines a spotlight on some of the beautiful, locally grown fruits and vegetables here in Northern VA.
This year, I’ve purchased a half-share from Great Country Farms, located in Bluemont, VA. The weekly box will be delivered on Tuesdays (starting today!) for 20 weeks. I’m looking forward to a summer full of fresh, inspiring food and new recipes.
It’s been awhile since I’ve had a chance to update Neen’s Notes. Spring was full of new challenges. As I come closer to completing my MLIS in December, I’m doing more and more research and writing a lot of papers. Sometimes after a day of writing and e-mailing at the office and then reading and writing for school, I just don’t have it in me to be a blogger too. I do think it’s important to “turn-off” for a little while before going to bed at night otherwise all of the day’s thoughts have no time to settle down.
One of the challenges I’ve also been dealing with lately is how to get back on the clean-eating wagon after taking a pretty nasty spill. When things got stressful and busy, it was much harder to avoid falling back on easy take-out or delivery solutions. As a consequence, I put on a bit of weight around the middle and haven’t been feeling like I’m at my best. So I thought that starting up my “mystery food” blogs again might help me win back some of my motivation.
You’ve got to start somewhere, right?
I just keep reminding myself that two steps forward and one step back is STILL progress.
Ciao for now. Look for Mystery Food 2010 Week 1 later!
-Neen
1 comment:
I too understand the "spill off the wagon." Good for you for taking steps to eat right again! Your kale chips look AWESOME--I'm definitely trying those. I haven't found any good uses for that vegetable yet, and it's one of the less expensive ones (I love spinach but try to buy it sparingly, as it's typically more expensive and cooks down to almost nothing), so I'm excited to try this.
Take care!
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