Day 22????

Okay, I totally went to bed last night instead of doing a new post.  Yep, slacker me.  And you know, I didn't really get any sleep.  I've been having some serious insomnia issues lately. I have to wonder if it is the change in diet or the change in hours from the holidays and everyone being home/off?  I honestly don't know, but I got very little sleep last night and had a serious restless-leg issue.  Anyone ever get that?  You know, when you go to relax and it is like your leg wants to disconnect from your body and go for a jog or something?

Me: What the heck...?
Leg: *puts on nice shoes and sexy hose*
Me: Really?  You're going out now?
Leg: *Does a little hop as if shrugging and then waves back and forth before hopping out the door*
Me: You get back here, we are so not done with this discussion.  I need some sleep, damn you!
Me thinking: Sad that my leg gets to go out and party more than me...

Maybe if I can talk my leg into jogging, it will do the work for me and get all extra sexy.  That or I would look like some sort of mis-shapen mutant. Hmm, almost thinking it would be worth it.

So, I did get a short walk yesterday with the pooch.  The family and I did some running around and we ended up getting back just before the sun went down.  Then, I made the mistake of not changing my shoes when we left and was worried if I turned around and headed home, I would just not finish the walk.  So, we did about 1/2 a mile of walking.  The dog was looking at me with a decidedly disappointed expression.  I think she snorted in disgust at least once.

We got a better walk in today.  We did at least 1.5 miles in 30-something weather with a lot of wind.  I probably put my body through the equivalent of a 2 mile with the forces pressing against me.  The dog is very happy with me. She winked at me at least once before passing out at my feet.

Now, I'm trying a recipe from the Gluten-Free on a Shoestring cookbook/lifestyle manual:
Gluten-Free on a Shoestring: 125 Easy Recipes for Eating Well on the Cheap  I'm pretty excited about it.  Have any of you ever made the Amish Friendship Bread (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Amish-Friendship-Bread-Starter/Detail.aspx?strb=4?)  The starter batter for the Sourdough bread is similar to that in that it takes 3 days before you have a usable item.  Everything gets to sit out all happy and doing its own thing.  Then, in 3 days, I get to start making the bread if I want or I can stick the starter in the fridge to do later!  Good deal since I ordered some highly-rated gluten free multi-purpose flour from amazon!
I may not like all the higher cost that goes along with this big change, but I do like the experimenting.  Call me a science geek or a crazed cook, but I love it.  I am excited about bread!  Can you believe that?

I will let you all know how it turns out...in 3 days...
And no more skipping posts!