Indian food

I did what every good mother would do. . . I skipped they gym to have lunch with my daughter who turned 21 today. She wanted to go to the Indian restaurant. I was nearly headed to the gym when plans changed. After all, your baby girl only turns 21 once. And it was Indian food. I mean, all those veggies and spices it's just going to go right through you. And the hot spices are supposed to be good for your metabolism, right? So, as always, I'm heading back to work and my stomach started gurgling. I wasn't too bad off though. I think I've built up a tolerance. I do eat curry a lot!

I had my hair colored and my nails done after work, so that was good for keeping me out of the fridge for about three hours. I still don't look any thinner with the new do. Is there actually a hairstyle that makes you look thinner?

Then, I had to go to the grocery store to get ingredients for the Pumpkin cook-off tomorrow at work. It's to raise money for United Way. My problem is that I couldn't narrow in all my options. I could cook every meal with pumpkin. I just love it. It's good for you too! I mean pumpkins are high in beta-carotene, potassium, fiber, and zinc. There are some ancient "healing" properties as well, apparently. Check out this article: http://hubpages.com/hub/Health-Benefits-of-Pumpkin

I will share my recipes for my dishes tomorrow. I narrowed it down to three, finally. There are so many additional items I could have, would have loved to make. I decided on savory dishes. I did already make pumpkin chocolate chip cheese cake for the United Way auction a few weeks ago.

It will be hard to avoid eating too much tomorrow with all the pumpkin options. I'll have to be sure to hit the gym at some point. Maybe I'll even get up early and run? Or maybe not.