You're invited! The “Wellness Reset” (Nov 13 at 12 pm EST) is a mid-semester virtual retreat designed to provide students with a space for reflection and rejuvenation in the midst of the school year. Each session will offer participants an opportunity to ground themselves in their “why” as they approach the final stretch of the… Continue reading The Wellness Reset
Grand total: $36.38 You might notice that my total this month is about a third of what it usually is. That’s because my goal right now is to use up whatever food I have since I’m leaving for fieldwork later this month (insert ugly tears). I have a bunch of random things left like tuna,… Continue reading Grocery Haul: March 2019
My undergrad bestie, Krystal, is an amazing cook and blogger at DC Brown Sugar Bakery. She has agreed to curate a few quick, healthy and student-friendly recipes to "fit" (pun intended) the Academic Muscle audience. Enjoy! It’s halfway through February 2019, which means that by now, resolutions made a month ago unfortunately might be broken… Continue reading A.M. Recipe: Cabbage Kielbasa Soup
It’s officially 32 days until my qualifying exam, and this has been a week of completely eating my feelings. It’s not that I’m feeling particularly sweet, rather salty. The fact is that when I’m stressed, I crave carbs and especially sugary baked goods. I wouldn’t call myself an emotional eater, but I don’t believe in… Continue reading A des(s)erted library
Grand Total: $80.77 Quite honestly, with finals, grading and vacation, my grocery shopping got all out of wack. I did a lot of eating out, snacking, making multiple random trips to the grocery story but not coming out with anything I could turn into a meal etc...... Somehow, I managed to make it to Winter… Continue reading Grocery Haul: January 2019
I'm leaving for fieldwork in approximately 5 months. I'm EXTREMELY grateful (and still genuinely surprised, blessed, mystified, etc) to have received the very first dissertation grant that I applied for typos and all. No matter how many people try to tell me that my nervousness is just excitement in disguise, I beg to differ. I'm going to… Continue reading I tried it: Açaí Bowls
Grand Total: $101.63 Happy fall! This month I'm really trying to be intentional about eating more, hence why my TJ's bill keeps creeping higher and higher (FYI I don't just shop at TJ's--I'll explain my strategy in a later post). My desire to eat more isn't just about preparing for winter hibernation. Because of my… Continue reading Grocery Haul: October 2018
More and more I find myself dissecting the nutrition facts on the back of foods before I purchase them. I'm becoming that person; however, it's sort of a necessity because ensuring that I get enough protein in my diet is a daily struggle. This is on top of the fact that there's often hidden sugars… Continue reading When good decisions go bland
In this month's grocery haul, I talked about making use of the cashews I bought from TJ's by incorporating them into this tasty and easy to make snack. This may be one of few cooking post I ever write, so that's how you know these date balls are special. A year ago, I didn't know… Continue reading Date balls anyone?
Grand total: $92.29 This month's total was slightly higher primarily because I went nuts for nuts and other dried fruits. I bought cashews, two bags of almonds, trail mix, golden raisins, normal (brown?) raisins, and coconut flakes. I knew that I would be spending a lot of time sitting down in front of a computer,… Continue reading Grocery Haul: August 2018
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