So it begins

The work day is already off to a fantastic start. As in it started with an early morning visit to the dentist (I heart her) and a brand spankin new crown! No anasthetic on account of I am so hard core. That, and the root canal pretty much took care of that whole nerve crazy pain thing (tissue pain, totally different story... I nearly choked on gauze and pinched my thumb off in the name of pain management).

So starting out the recording of the ingestion (before it even gets to full on DIgestion), here's the breakfast of champion. That's Me. I'm a champ. You know it!

1) A huge shout out to my new favorite hot cereal, the most divine instant oatmeal to date (sorry Raisins and Spice, you've been demoted): Optimum Zen. When they say Whole oat goodness, they mean it. Plus the ginger and cranberries... *mouth watering uncontrollably* Tasty!
2) Okay, so I also had a toasted english muffin of the raisin variety, also quite tasty, and nearly positively not moldy yet.

Ooof, the tooth hurts a bit. Which for the moment keeps me from wanting to shove anything else in there. Ha! The novelty of finally being able to chew with both sides of my mouth (after a 4-month stint with the temporary crown) has not yet hit full-on. We shall see...

***Mid-Morning***
I was wooed by the cuties--they beckoned with all their cuteness and I obligingly peeled and devoured them. I think I may have swallowed a seed accidentally. I wonder if orange petals will grow out of my navel.

**Early Afternoon**
I'm craving chicken, or something that tastes like chicken, so my options are pretty limited (guffaw). I've been sipping on a delightful Strawberry Serenity kombucha for a while, but something savory sounds soooo scumptious. Ah! But what is this in the freezer at work? Chik-patty? Could it be? Yes! Morningstar you save me again! Tossed in with some fresh baby spinach and a touch of rosemary vinagrette, that and a scrounged half a bagel and I'm set. (And how lucky that I found a bottom half--my favorite!) Ahhhh satisfaction.

**Slightly Later Afternoon**
SWEET CRAVING! I have a Clif bar here... I want to demolish it. Chomping at the bit. Fine, half of it will have to do. For now.

**Really Late(r) Afternoon**
Fuji apple perfection with just a smidge of [Choosy Moms Choose] JIF for a protein-boron brain kicker. Go! Fight! Win!

I need to go home and floss profusely.