Riot and Frolic

I'm a finisher.  Not in a good, "goal met, what's next" kind of way.  Like in a "this bag of chips is already open, I'd better finish it" kind of way.  

I'm not real good at what they call "portion control" or "not eating".  This is a problem if there is junk food readily available.

Surprisingly, my EAT IT ALL philosophy worked (or is working) for my recent Costco produce buying binge.  

Many of you know my love for Costco and their giant money-saving Nutella jars.  (A friend recently gave us a retail-sized jar of delicious and after gratefully accepting it, I got it home and laughed at its puniness.  That made it feel bad and me and that jar got in a fight.  Doors were slammed, voices were raised, but it all ended well.  With an empty jar.)

Well, turns out Costco has amazing deals on produce as well as junk food.  Score.

I came home with a pound of spinach (do you know how much spinach that is?  it's a lot), six heads of romaine, 5 pounds of tomatoes, 8 pounds of onions, 3 pounds of garlic, a huge tray of blueberries and raspberries and zucchini, a few bunches of bananas, not to mention the apples, clementines, and peppers I bought elsewhere.  

And this was before the G was leaving for a week.  And the small things I take care of are not actually rabbits, but children.

Well, I showed those vegetables who was boss.

I made salads for two or three meals a day (yes, breakfast salad).  I made zucchini chips and I made stir-fries; I roasted tomatoes and garlic; I drank glasses of water loaded with lemons or limes; I snacked on clementines and greek yogurt with berries; I chopped and sliced and diced all week long.  

I am going to finish it all.

Take that.

Get it?  He's Finnish.