Some days it feels like all the Negative Nancies are out to get you. Those are the days when I like to think back and instead think of all the Positive Petes out there who make things better.
Decaf Coffee With NuNatural Stevia
Thankfully, I had enough time to run to The Blue Room for some coffee before class. There I ran into my first Positive Pete of the day, Gabe. He’s a friend from Greek and Greek History and a freshman like me. For someone who had only done 1 of his 3 history essays, he was definitely a Positive Pete 
Or maybe he just was over caffeinated. After that I ran off to Latin class, where I learned that “dry” has meant “sober” for many more millenia than I would have thought. There really was nothing in the dining hall worth picking up, so instead I made a simpler lunch with what I had.
Macaroni And Cheese With Sweet Potato
Apparently, “I don’t know what to make” means “Gimme carbs”. This was great for something so simple. I would have loved something green in there, but I wasn’t about to use a meal credit for broccoli alone, so I was happy with what I had and packed some bars for class in case I needed something more.
I turned in 2 of my 3 Greek History essays. Hey, that’s not bad, right 
The other one I should have set for Monday. The Positive Pete of the class was my friend Alex(read: Alexandra but no one calls her that). Some people are just great to sit next to because they make the best doodles and pick up on all the points to make fun of the teacher; that’s Alex. I’ve actually known her since I was a freshman in high school but we didn’t really become friends until I was a junior and she became a freshman here at Brown.
After that was Epic, and then a waddle up and down Thayer street. Doesn’t a walk sound more exciting when you use a more fun verb? By the time I got to my dorm, it was 3:30, but you might think it was 2am because my roommate was asleep, the lights were off, and the clouds covered any sunlight. Great. How did our sleeping schedules become so off? I made some oats, avec flash because it might as well have been night.
Banana Oats With Vanilla Almond Butter And Vanilla-Cinnamon Frosting
I’m having soooo much fun playing around with this “frosting” idea. This time, it involved copious amounts of vanilla powder, with a touch of cinnamon and NuNatural vanilla stevia. That with the vanilla nut butter from Naturally Nutty really enhanced the banana and oats. My only complaint was not being able to see this while I ate. Also difficult: reading The Aeneid by the light off my laptop. But that was ok because I was also blog reading and you definitely all count as Positive Petes I wasn’t really hungry before dinner but my eats were a little low so I found some cookies for Cookie Friday.
One Lucky Duck Gingerbread Cookies
Raw and vegan One Lucky Duck cookies to be exact. These were one of the samples they sent me. I was a little curious how a raw cookie would work but it worked just tastily! It reminded me of cashew butter with maple and ginger, but in a crisp cookie form. They didn’t have me rushing to the website to have more, because I’ve had plenty of cooked and non-vegan cookies I love, but for the raw eater in your life these would make a great treat. This was around 6 and at 6:30 I headed over to the dining hall.
Vegetable Melange, The Heat Is On Tofu Salad
It was really slim picking at the dining hall. I made some tofu salad with the last of my tofu before I left because I saw there was nothing I wanted. Anyway, what I had was decent, and I got to catch up with Positive Pete Adam. Apparently, he’s basically sold himself to science, and was trapped in a dark room Thursday night from 8pm-2am and had his brain waves measured. Weird. He’s the kind of person who I would expect running experiments like these, not being the lab rat, but whatever floats his boat. Since that was rather light, I had no hesitation busting out my treat for Cookie Friday.
The Vegan From The Cupcakerie
Can we just call it Cupcake Friday? That’s all I ever get. I went with The Vegan today–scrumptious. I swear the ones the woman didn’t give me had twice the frosting but I didn’t want to be “that customer” and point at the pile of frosting with some cupcake under it that I wanted. On TV was some movie where Adam Sandler was a football player married to Courtney Cox. I think it lost me at the point where Adam Sandler could be a football player and get Courtney Cox. Instead of trying to make sense of it, I made a snack.
Strawberry Yogurt Mess With White Chocolate With Dried Strawberries
Chocolate bars are the gift that keep on giving when you eat them in yogurt messes! On the down side, I’m going to need to restock on a lot of fruit jams pretty soon. For the yogurt, I did a 3:1 ratio of plain Oikos to full fat yogurt, so that it had just the right creaminess. It felt so nice to kick back and watch an episode of Leno not thinking about what’s due the next day I haven’t done. More breads and spreads to celebrate.
Carrot Ginger Muffin Top With Smart Balance Peanut Butter, Blueberry Vitatop With Butter Toffee Peanut Butter
I think a muffin top off an actual muffin tastes better, but I can’t complain about either Did anybody else watch the ABC 20/20 on crazy cat ladies? Sometimes I feel overwhelmed caring for one pet; how do people keep over 100 cats? That’s absurd. This morning I slept a good 9 hours and woke up naturally. That always feels excellent. I think I tapped into my own Positive Pete when I called running off for the morning; I’ll admit I’m one of the worse ones at taking rest days but even I can see when I need one. Instead my morning has been warm and rainy.
Coffee On A Rainy Morning
I’m thinking that today will be a rest day, and I’m already wondering how’d I get things done if I were running right now. Laundry is in the machine, I’m on my 2nd cup of coffee, and I’m getting geared up to make breakfast and right the 4th and last of my essays, all with a playlist of 51 Christmas songs playing in the background I also got word that a Positive Pete from high school will be visiting campus today so hopefully we’ll arrange a meet up! Too bad normal people don’t enjoy meeting at Whole Foods to catch up because I am out almost everything(even oatbran, and I just got my 2lb bag last month…). Have a great Saturday!
Who’s your best Positive Pete?
I am not sure if this is a weird answer, lol, but it’s gotta be my dog, McKinley. Honestly, he’s just totally psyched to be alive allllll the time!
Enjoy your weekend!
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+1 to the negative nancys – i like your viewpoint though. i’ve been getting weird comments about what/how much i eat…when i don’t even really post my meals or servings??? i also don’t run all the time?? weirdness. anyways – i’m also just chillin’ today – no gym at all, just a walk in the sun, hair-cut, food!! lol. have a good weekend
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That cupcake is soo pretty.. Im glad you liked it!!
Hope you meet up with your friend.. I think Whole Foods is quite possibly the best place to meet someone.. lol Honestly I always suggest it!!
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oh and my ‘best’ positive pete? – me! – who tells the negative nancy’s to shut up, make their own assumptions and live their own lives please!!!
life’s too short to be worried about what other people right or wrongly think of you kid.
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ugh to negative nancys. they just put a damper of any mood!
and waddle = great way to speak of a walk ahaha
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mac n cheese w. a sweet tater sounds awesome! so creative!
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So glad you liked the One Lucky Duck cookies!! Now you must try MY favorite One Lucky Duck products
Chooey and my folks are my “Positive Petes.”
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I’m with you on calling it cupcake friday. I certainly have my share of cupcakes to eat.
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Very creative mac & cheese.
I wouldn’t run after all that coffee…it would REALLY get things moving if you know what I mean
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mm that cupcake looks super delicious.
I love that you added sweet potato to your mac n cheese!! I will have to try that soon
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Im learning to appreicate rest days more and more but i think thats because im getting older. Honestly, sometimes i feel like im 23 going on 50.
I have been kicking the crap out the grains recently as well, been making oats for like every meal. What is it about carbs that i love so much? Probably that they can be made into awesome vanilla oats like yours… awesome!
*the movie is ‘the longest yeard’
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mmm i could get behind cupcake friday!
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Anything with sweet potato must be good!!!
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At first I thought your white chocolate with dried strawberries was peppermint bark. Both sound delicious but I’m feeling a new yogurt addition coming on!
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it is so gross here today! it is a great day for a hot mug of Joe
and OMG that white chocolate combo and the yogurt almost made me drool on my keyboard! what a fabulous Idea!
I remember you talking about those vegan cookies you got samples of, they sound great!
I am one positive pete today on this gloomy day!
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I feel like waddling up Thayer St. is appropriate because it’s always so crowded, you kind of have to waddle! I think my Positive Pete is my BFF Kat…who freakishly JUST texted me while I was writing this. Soo so weird!
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yummy cupcake, indeed. i find that most bloggers are pretty positive, which helps a lot when you read a bunch of them.
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