Man, I forgot it was Paczki Day. I have what I'm pretty sure is norovirus -- the symptoms are dead on, and it's going around Cincinnati. So I'm a little distracted by the Ick, and I will definitely not be eating any paczki today! Zofran and gatorade for me!

Co-worker gave me some Neuro caffeinated gum to try. Tastes like going to the dentist? But not, like, bad. IDK. I got hot chocolate instead of coffee on the way in this morning (very bad driving weather, most of the office is WFH) so I think I will be okay to have a regular cup of coffee in a little while

Aw, ill-timed ick! I got food poisoning for Mardi Gras one year, even less fun than at other times IMO

Aw, ill-timed ick!

I am definitely resentful. Boo!

Food poisoning for Fat Tuesday is rude.

Caffeinated gum? I guess as opposed to coffee or no-doz? Seems a bit random but I suppose.

I am supposed to do multiple things today including work, and I do not want to do any of them. Even though my annual review yesterday went really well (I like this boss so much more than my last one…)

Yay, good review!

No one should have to work today, especially me, but here we are.

Yeah, I don't know why the gum, just to have an alternative caffeine delivery available I guess

I just made a really tasty red lentil soup in the instant pot. Super easy, super yum. Keeper. Yesterday I made quinoa with garlic butter mushrooms. Also a keeper.

Guess who's trying to use up the supply of dried stuff she collects and then never cooks with? It's my current mission. The bag of red lentils is weirdly large. Wonder why I thought I needed so many?

I managed to get the cats out of the crawlspace under my house and seal the entrance behind them yesterday, so hopefully that's an end to the neighborhood toms circling my house and serenading all through the day and night.

Mm, quinoa with garlic butter mushrooms sounds really good. Eating down the pantry is a good project, especially when the recipes turn out yum!

I am down to just about nothing in my cupboards just from not wanting to go grocery shopping (that's not true, I just picked up standard quantities of granola bars and soup recently, pantry > 0) and am already wanting to keep my kitchen inventory low because I'll be going out of town in two months...like two months is not plenty of time to run out of food without even trying, but whatever, self, we will keep that in mind

Lentils are delicious! I wish my innards liked them as much as my mouth does. Alas.

I’m sorry about the norovirus, Steph. I’ll eat an extra Paczki to keep the universal balance intact.