Oatmeal

I think we can safely put "oatmeal" and "running" in the same category for me. I don't really like oatmeal, but I keep trying to like it because it's like the ultimate breakfast of champions or whatever. All the cool bloggers eat oatmeal, and while I'm no where near being a cool blogger, I like to pretend that maybe if I ate oatmeal everyday I could transform my blog into the next big thing. Maybe? Probably not. *sigh*

I have a long day of studying ahead of me. And I'll be at the house which means I'll have access to whatever food we have and I can stuff my face to my little heart's content. I figure I should try to counteract that from the get go with a breakfast that would make Kath proud (well maybe not, because I didn't use any fun toppings).

I used Kath's recipe, with the modification of almond milk instead of skim milk. The last time I tried this, the banana didn't magically melt into the oatmeal like hers does, no matter how hard I whipped it. So I broke out the big guns and used the immersion blender. Worked like a charm.

I stirred in a tiny bit of vanilla, a little squirt of agave nectar, and like 2 pinches of brown sugar (because after tasting, it needed a little more sweetness).

And I ate the whole bowl. It wasn't the best breakfast I ever had (mmm...taco rice with eggs!) but I was left satisfied and ready to get to studying. The best part was that I didn't push the partially eaten bowl away from me because I didn't want it anymore.

Thanks for the recipe Kath! I think I've mastered it enough to my liking. Maybe next time I'll be a little more adventurous and throw in some walnuts. Exciting.

For the rest of the day, I will be studying Spanish for the final tomorrow. And then I am going to treat myself to a vegetarian burrito bowl at Chipotle for dinner. The husband and friend are doing a Young Professionals in Energy thing tonight so I don't have to cook. I've ben craving Chipotle for a good long while and I'm excited for tonight.

After dinner I am going to run again. That's right. I will NOT be defeated. *flexes muscles*.

Maybe one day I can turn into a fancy running and blogging machine like all the cool kids!