From Potato Chips To Carrot Sticks

I am feeling rather proud of myself today, but I should probably start at the beginning of the story before I get to that part. ;)

Last night, work left me in a bit of a crummy/sad mood. I honestly felt like I just wanted to go home and curl up and just hide from the world. However, being the college student that I am, I realized that I needed to go do homework. So, as soon as I closed up at work, I headed over to Mocha Madness, a local coffee shop, in order to take advantage of their internet capabilities. So I order my iced "Decadence" go to a table, and set up my laptop.

BATTERY LIFE REMAINING: 15% (Estimated 20 mins. remaining)


So, I reach for my bag to pull out my power cord.

No. Power. Cord. 

I became even more fed up/frustrated than I was before. So I decide that I'd just wake up early, get ready, and go to the SUB in the morning to submit my work for my class. (Here I am!)
So I get up, put everything back in my school bag, and go to leave, when I knock my coffee off the table, and it spills. Everywhere. So I frantically clean up the mess with napkins (I was going to get a rag from the employee but he wasn't anywhere to be seen.). Even more saddened and frustrated, I hurry out the door before I could manage to screw up anything else.

So I decided to do what always seems to put me in a better mood: I go grocery shopping. I know it seems weird, but I honestly like to shop for groceries from time to time. I'm always trying to find new and fun meals to attempt.

My first stop was Fred Meyer. I needed some random things like colored pencils for my makeup class, a sun-visor for my car, and deodorant, shampoo, etc. So I got everything I needed there, and headed over to WinCo (The place I despise to shop anytime before 9pm, because the lines are so ridiculous and it's way too small/crowded during the day). By the end of that shopping trip, I was so proud of myself, I wanted to take a picture of my cart. But of course, my phone was dead.

My shopping cart consisted of: grapes, strawberries, apples, carrots, and salad (Instead of Potato chips, fries, popcorn, etc). Raw chicken(none of that frozen garbage), seasonings, spices, and marinade (Instead of frozen pizzas, hot pockets, chicken strips, etc.). I had managed to avoid  ALL junk food, soda, and I didn't take a single step into the frozen foods section. Not. One.

For the first time in.... well, EVER, I had managed to purchase healthy food items. I ALSO decided recently that I'm going to cut out all fast food from my diet. Which brings me to my most proud moment of the night.

I avoided McDonald's on the way home. :)

Even though it was past 11, I was starving, and I was completely exhausted, I fought the urge to hit up the drive-thru and grab a quick bite to eat. At one of the most tempting moments, I was able to ignore it and just drive home with my healthy groceries, and just went to bed.
Even now, as I watch a girl struggling with her quarters in the soda machine, I can't help but notice that I simply don't want soda anymore. It just doesn't sound appealing. I'm perfectly happy with my bottled water, and it makes me feel good to think that I am making this change.

I'm going to write more on this lifestyle change later, but for now, I have to get going to class! If you're reading this, I hope you have a fantastic day. :)