Saturday Morning...

What is this, the blog week of song titles? Apparently. "Saturday Morning" is one of my favourite Harry Chapin songs, let me give you an excerpt:

Saturday morning, and it's growing light.
I look out my window, and remember the night;
The story is starting, as this story ends,
And I feel like I need you again.

That about sums up this morning for me. It's quiet, I feel well rested and content, and it's the first of many Saturdays that I can spend on things that are important - household, family, friends, knitting, etc. Non-income-earning but important. And I can tell you, that feels pretty darn good. Today's agenda involves baking a simple white cake for my big sister's birthday (shh, she's 41!), which will be served unfrosted, with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. This comes AFTER the hoisin-bbq spare ribs, salad and baked potatoes. Oh man, I'm hungry already thinking about this dinner, and I'm still having breakfast! Then go fetch said sister, do the "girls' afternoon out" thing, and fetch hubby (and the food) before spending the evening with the rest of the (in Ottawa) family, with knitting and hockey. I expect to finish my 2nd Lilacs sock tonight, so Marian, stay tuned, pictures of your lovely yarn knit up to come tomorrow!

Oh, something I forgot to put in yesterday's post - about healthier eating and better food choices, etc. I can see where making small changes can make a big difference, but it's also important to ENJOY what I (you, anyone) eat, so certain concessions to "dammit, I like it that way" need to be made. For instance, coffee. I like coffee, I like being able to drink it again after not being able to for a couple of years due to the acid reflux/IBS combination. Now I can have it in moderation, and I like it with cream and sugar. Three of each. I tried cutting back on a sugar, I tried switching cream for milk, and I didn't enjoy my coffee. Blargh... heck with it, 3 and 3. Now, this is only at work. At home I have vanilla soymilk, which requires no sugar, and at mom & dad's I have milk & sugar, just a splash and one teaspoon full - because dad generally makes flavoured coffees which don't need much enhancement. But at work, where the coffee is free and (to be honest) diesel-strength, I like it with cream and sugar. So there. Over three cups in a day, that's 147 calories but I really ENJOY those 147 calories.

Peter heard something on the radio about the shift in our culture between food as food, and food as nutrients, and how we break things down to their component parts, yadda yadda. Sounds like it would have been interesting but unfortunately I missed it. Oh, and in case anyone's interested, I'm using www.myfooddiary.com for the food/exercise tracking. It's a good tool and I like it.

And now, I should get that cake happening, so I can get myself organized for the day. Tomorrow will have pictures of knitting, I promise! Have a great Saturday.