A Skinny Kitty + Evangelism

Hey guys.  Sorry no update last night… got busy again!  I love being busy though.  I really hate having nothing to do… it just leaves me time to sit around and feel sorry for myself.  Like right now; the pity party has been in full swing all morning.  Good times, let me tell ya.  *sarcasm*

Yeah, my face is still really bad.  Really bad.  I can’t even count the number of zits on my chin and forehead.  There’s more of them than skin.  I just thank GOD that at least they’re flat red marks mostly (versus big whiteheads like they were a few days ago), so its easier to cover them with makeup.  I just have to keep reminding myself that this isn’t the end of the world.  It kinda feels like it, though… I can’t stand being so hideous and dirty feeling.  I can’t believe I took my clear skin for granted for the past three years.

But anyways… yesterday!

I went on a long walk before church… and I found this cat.  She is so skinny.  I honestly couldn’t believe it.  Her hipbones jutted out like triangles.  You could see her ribs through her fur.  Every bone, even her eyesockets, was visible.  When she arched her back into my hand when I petted her, her vertabraes were sticking out so much that they felt like balls on a string.  But she was still such a nice cat.  She purred like a motorboat.  I almost started crying; it just broke my heart.  I wanted so bad just to pick her up and take her home and feed her.  But… I don’t know… would that be considered “stealing”?  She was sitting at the end of someone’s driveway and she was so friendly that she had to be someone’s pet.  Would taking her be like stealing her?  Obviously, if I knew that she had no owners or if the owners were just not feeding her, I would have taken her.  But I don’t know the extenuating circumstances.  Maybe she’s really sick and even though her owners are feeding her, she can’t keep weight on?  Or maybe she’s a recent rescue (I’ve never seen her before yesterday morning.)  I didn’t know, so I didn’t take her… but I may have tried to get her to follow me home.    (I got her to come about halfway with me, but it was 2 miles to my house and I guess she got tired/bored and didn’t want to walk anymore after that.)

Anyways, what would you guys have done?  I was planning on going back with food this morning, but my mom wouldn’t let me because a suspicious van with blacked-out windows has been circling the neighborhood since 5 AM and she was afraid I would get abducted.  But I’ll probably go back tomorrow–with food!  I’ll bring my camera and take pictures of her for you guys.  I got the bright idea this morning while watching Animal Cops to call the Humane Society about her… but I really don’t want her to end up getting put to sleep in a shelter.  Still, that might be the best option… I just don’t know…

When I came back home, Mom had breakfast made for me!  I smelled it as soon as I walked in the door!

Breakfast

Blueberry protein pancake with SF syrup; decaf coffee with almond milk

She used the same recipe I used to make my usual protein pancakes, but her’s came out way different than mine!  Probably because instead of 6 normal-sized pancakes, she decided to just pour all the batter in and make one super huge, thick, cakey pancake.  It was yummy… of course I enjoyed it while reading the comics!  Its not a Sunday morning without the funny pages. 

Oh, and can I just say how happy I am that the coffee produced no ill side effects?  YEAH.  Usually, I get woozy and dizzy after a cup (even decaf.)  But this time–no problems!  Though, I have to say, real cream is much better than almond milk, haha.

Went to church with my grandparents… started a new series on evangelism.  Eeek.  Not my strong point.  I feel like whenever I try to lead people to God, I just end up pushing them away, you know?  This makes me try to avoid talking about my faith when I’m around my non-Christian friends… when I really do want to share with them about God!  My faith sometimes feels like the only thing I can cling to, and I can’t imagine my life without that tiny bit of security.  I want them to feel it, too.  Can anybody relate?

After that, we went to McDonald’s so my grandparents could get breakfast (they really like McDonalds, lol…)  Then I swung by the house to pick up my mom and we went grocery shopping before lunch.

Lunch

Protein shake with 1 scoop chocolate whey, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 1 cup almond milk, lotsa ice, 1 melted square Baker’s unsweetened chocolate

Ahhh–felt good to satisfy my cold and creamy chocolate cravings after a few days without my chocolate cheesecake!  This tasted delicious.  I don’t even care that it made me freezing cold for an hour afterwards.  Almond milk is going to be a life-saver in my new (mostly) dairy-free lifestyle!

After lunch, I went and cleaned my mom’s shop.  Hairy, as always.

Then I came home and chilled for a bit, since I already cleaned the house on Saturday… read some magazines and stuff.  (I’m kinda “hoarding” the last few chapters of The Poisonwood Bible… I know I need to finish it, but its so good that I don’t want it to be over!)

Dinner

Salad with romaine, spinach, bell peppers, baby vegetable medley (carrots, snap peas, cauliflower), shredded rotisserie chicken breast, salad bits

Ugh–strangely, despite my obsession with my beloved chocolate cheesecake, the dairy I miss the most is the cheese in my salads!  A salad is just not as tasty without cheese… no matter how much stuff I put on it.  Though, the salad bits weren’t bad.

Oh, and I realized yesterday that the little packs of steamed and sauced veggies that I’ve been using the past couple days are Pictsweet Steamables, not Birds Eye.  Sorry!

We decided to go out for a special treat last night.  Frozen yogurt is my favorite dessert EVER!

Dessert

Plain, Thin Mint Cookie, and Cappuchino frozen yogurt with brownie bites and cookie dough

Yummm!  This was actually mostly plain flavor, but you can’t even see it because of all the goodies I piled on top.  It was delicious.  I ate the cappuchino flavor first, and then mixed the Thin Mint and plain together, and saved the toppings for last!  Actually, my favorite part of getting frozen yogurt is the tasting.  I’m a tasting fiend.  I tasted literally every flavor last night before settling on these three!

But, I have to say… now that I’ve cut back on dairy for a few days, my body did not appreciate the sudden dairy onslaught.  Tummy troubles.  Yuck… but just goes to show me that my body really doesn’t like dairy!  And I swear, my face was worse this morning after eating it.  No food, no matter how tasty, is worth a face full of zits.

And that pretty much sums up yesterday.  I feel like I talked a lot in this post.  Sorry about that.  But I felt the need to write!  I’ve been in a funk all day, but now I feel a little better… I put makeup on halfway through typing out this post, so that makes me feel better, too.  And I’m excited to go square dancing tonight… even though my usual partner isn’t going to be there!  Eeek, what am I going to do without him to push me around, lol?