Day 8.... Stress eating is a totally a thing!

Today was just one of those days, one of those days when you come home from work and all you want to do is blend a pitcher of margaritas, take the worlds largest straw and crawl into bed with it until your done the pitcher and knock out drunk... I know it's Monday but that's no excuse! Not only was work stressful, busy day, but Fed EX is the DEVIL! URGH, They think they help people... Oh no they don't.... That's a different ramble for a different time. Leaving work very late with a mountain of work waiting for me tomorrow, ALL I want to do is get starbucks... Or Chocolate covered potato chips (Thanks mom), but I get a text from My girl, Becky,  saying she wants to take a walk... I want to lay in bed until the time stops... So I wasn't exactly in the same place, but I messaged her back just ranting about my day and Fed Ex and all the work I had to do after I got home and telling her I really didn't have the time for a walk. She insisted, said it would calm me, it would help me, at that point I was ready to run someone off the road so I agreed.

After quite the terrible ordeal at Fed Ex, I headed to Whole foods for ingredients for dinner. Orange, lemon, thyme... etc. When I got home, Becky met me outside at her car (oh yea she's also my neighbor) and we got in. Me still ready to  murder someone, she started driving towards the beach, we headed down towards Malibu, watching the waves and the sun starting to slowly descend in the sky, my nerves started to calm, as I'm still ranting about my day and we're getting a few good laughs on the way. After about 20 minute drive, we arrived at the most amazing beach I had ever seen. I did not grow up in California, I grew up in Canada, Montreal to me exact, and then I moved to the West coast of Edmonton Alberta in my teens. I always saw these shows and movies with people living near the beach, the perfect people roller skating right next to the beach, and people hanging out listening to music and volley ball on the beach... Yah that beach exists. Although today was not 80 Degrees out, was cool with a very heavy wind... none of that mattered, I was content with the wind at my bad, watching the sun setting in the water and mountains, dipping my very cold feet into much colder water, it all just washed over me. Admiring the beauty of my surroundings, and succumbing to mother nature, we stood in the cold wind, on the beach watching the sun set (and a couple having potentially very gross cold sand sex). Everything was just immediately better, the sugar craving stopped, my back muscles relaxed for the first time that day and for that moment everything was just... As it was, perfect.

After the sun set it got REAL cold... we stopped at Starbucks (FINALLY!) for some Americanos... Not exactly what I was looking for but it did warm me up, and we headed home. A nice relaxing talk driving on one of the most gorgeous roads I have ever driven on. Finally got home around 9 and my husband had tried preparing the green beans for dinner (the texts between us as I try to explain to him how to clean the green beans are hilarious... I'll just leave it at that) but I was too dang tired to start dinner from scratch. Too long of a day, my soul was tired, so I cooked what seemed to be the most conforting thing I could find. Potato breakfast sausage (no sugar added) hash, with 2 Over easy eggs and some orange juice. It hit the spot, gave me the comfort I was seeking and was so delicious! Sometimes you need to indulge in the yummy things that make your heart smile... as long as it's compliant!

Sorry Everyone no recipes today, but you can enjoy this gorgeous view till tomorrow.

 

 

"The Gentle rays of the suns last light.... The wind howling in our ears...& the waves crashing on the sands quiets our souls... Just what we needed on a Monday Evening"

Becky's sweet words for my Gorgeous Picture.