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Despite the snow, I was still a bit productive today. I only applied to one position but I edited a cover letter for another position, and found a few new postings I'd apply for. I will admit I got distracted a lot today, but tomorrow will be better, I can feel it! <-- optimism and passion wut wut.

I also supported "Meatless Mondays" and didn't eat any meat today! If you care about sustainability, your health, the environment, etc..., you should participate! It's not as hard as you'd think and participating will force you to be creative and explore new ideas (or so I hope!). 

Anyways, here is what I ate today! 

(On an unrelated note, I was watching cooking videos and came across this youtube channel, my basil leaf. I like this lady. She reminds me of my mom and grandmother, and it makes me feel all warm inside. On another note, I took a survey for a friend's class and one of the questions was how long is the average conversation with your parents. It's sad to say but I answered less than fifteen minutes. I thought about it and we only really greet each other and say other pleasantries... I live with my parent's for goodness sakes! I'm still struggling to speak in Vietnamese, but I'm going to change that asap.)

Meal/snack 1: My grandmother's sweet taro congee; a banana; and some hard boiled egg pieces (leftover from when my grandmother made banh bao this morning!). If you're curious as to what banh bao is, it's a Vietnamese bun that is usually filled with meat. I didn't eat any, but my family devoured the buns within a few hours o.o

Meal/snack 2: Yesterday night when I came home, I found that my mom had bought Bobby's burgers. Someone had left the sweet potato fries out so I hid them away in a container because I knew they'd be perfect for Meatless Monday, mwahahahaha! And although I couldn't eat the burger, I didn't miss it. I dipped the sweet potato fries in the accompanying sauce, a pickle, and a plantain my grandfather had cooked. 

Meal/snack 3: Honey bunches of oats with milk and a mango! My mom bought a bunch of mango and I figured I'd eat one before it expires ...hehe (I also froze a few cubes for later use!). I ate some persimmon while preparing my siblings' lunches too n.n 

Meal/snack 4: an open-faced sandwich topped with salad greens, grape tomatoes, a boiled egg, cilantro pesto, and two slices of kraft cheese... eaten with two more grape tomatoes and baby carrots. I assembled this sandwich while packing my siblings lunch so I didn't end up eating it right away. I tucked it away in the fridge and used it as inspiration for my work-out. When I finally got to eat it, it was oh so good *drools thinking about it. It was so gooey that I had to eat it with a knife and fork haha! 

Music of the day:

• Elle Varner: So Fly (link)
• Hozier: Cherry Wine (link) --- if you haven't yet, check out his song "Take me to church" (link)
• Analog Rebellion: Father Abraham (link)
• Jhene Aiko: Stay ready ft. Kendrick Lamar (link)