She's going to starve.
Admit it. You were worried/still are worried.
Therefore, I'd like to take this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone and give you a highly condensed version of my life over the past week and a half, with highlights illustrating the fact that I am, in fact, not suffering of malnutrition.
First and foremost, I take my one-a-day vitamins, so even if I was eating Ramen every night, Women's One-A-Day is making sure that I'll at least get my essential vitamins and nutrients essential to survival. Never in my life have I taken vitamins, but I do now. In all honesty, I think they're an absolute pain. I've gotten into a routine where I take them in the morning, but that's not enough to remember. I also have to remember to eat a significant amount of food before consuming that gigantic pill. I've discovered on more than one occasion that I will become extremely nauseous and start sweating if I take it without eating anything beforehand. This is not a pleasant experience, and if it weren't for the fact that my lifestyle is very different from what my body is used to, I would say they're more trouble than they're worth. However, I know I need them, so I guess I'll just have to remember to eat my big bowl of Honey-Nut Cheerios and THEN take my vitamin. It's just absurd. Moving on.
Last week I met one of my roommates out after work and headed to CRUMBS, the absolute BEST cupcake shop I have ever been to. Sorry, Buddy, but CRUMBS has you beat by a long shot. Since CRUMBS devotes their entire shop to cupcakes, they're gourmet cupcakes AKA heavenly deliciousness. I had the Grasshopper cupcake- chocolate cake with a fudge center topped with a minty cream cheese frosting covered in chocolate shavings.
I am not starving. Exhibit A:
That cupcake was flipping delicious. It's a good thing I can only afford that once a year, because I'd be a very large young woman if they weren't expensive. Did I mention there's a CRUMBS right next to my office?
Side note- Another positive aspect of not being able to afford cupcakes on a regular basis is the fact that I have yet to figure out when to get to the gym here! Walking everywhere is great, but I need some cardio in my life! My phone plays its evil, stupid, annoying song to wake me up at 6:45 AM, I hop out my bed (quite literally since it's on risers and I sort of have to leap down), jump in the shower (not as literal), get myself all dolled up, leave for work by 8:30, arrive to work between 9:00 and 9:15 depending on train traffic, work till 6 or 6:30, which means I arrive home between 6:30 and 7:00 PM. By the end of my day, all I want to do is eat dinner, surf the web, and chill. Even if I wanted to go to the gym right when I get home, I've been told that there aren't ANY machines available at that time! I really don't want to do it but...5:30 AM, you and I may be forced to become BFFs. I guess that's how they roll down here.
While I may be a busy bee in NYC, I do find time to do things like grocery shopping. I'll be honest, groceries are more expensive than they are at home, but I still only spent $25 this week on groceries. I had things left from last week's grocery experience and was smarter this round. I figured out that if I go to the grocery store that's a little bit further, their yogurt is like thirty or forty cents cheaper. Their aisles are also wider and it looks like an actual grocery store. If I had had elbow room to take a photo of the first grocery store I went to, I would have. The idea of building a GROCERY store in which shoppers cannot fit their weird mini carts through the aisles is pretty ridiculous to me- but I guess that's one of those things to get used to. The great thing about living in Astoria though is that I am surrounded by EVERYTHING. I have like three different full size grocery stores within walking distance that I can go to. It's a beautiful thing. Anyhow, please note my further evidence of good nutrition.
Exhibit B:
Please note that I am getting my protein, vegetables, and calcium from my dinner in this photo. Toasted cracked pepper turkey sandwich with cherry tomatoes topped with sun dried tomato hummus and of course, my glass of milk. Yummm...
If any of you thought I'd actually post something illustrating my cooking, that's a good one. Let's not get crazy here. I already moved to NYC. Let's take it one step at a time.
Last, but not least, I wanted to provide you with a snapshot of a typical night in my new home. I am so fortunate and incredibly lucky to live with two of the greatest girls I've ever met. I could not have asked for better roommates. We live in a warm, inviting, friendly, upbeat, relaxed environment together. My mental health is just as important as physical health, so I thought it was critical to note that I feel very comfortable and at peace in our apartment, a contributing factor to my good health :)
Amazing living situation. Exhibit C:
