Sweet Potato Sarah

Hey Guys

I woke up late today and then worked on my own in the shop so didn’t get a break. I’m also starting to feel a little bit stressed about revision (and tidying my room, it’s a mess…) and days like this call for quick and easy eats! 

I’ve been doing…

Like i said, i’ve been at the shop all day playing draw something and posting to instagram working, and then walked round to Eric’s for dinner. I plan on spending the rest of this evening tidying and reading notes about supply chain management and different chemical dye ratios. I can hardly wait. Nfgfggh. That’s the noise someone makes when they just want to have a nice long nap…

Oh, on the plus side, according to the scales i’ve lost 7lb in the past week, without trying too hard at all. Hooray for water weight!

I’ve been eating…

Breakfast: Cocoa orange Nakd bar, Jazz apple and morning detox tea.

Lunch: Green vegetable soup from the freezer over chopped pak choi, slurped while standing at the cash desk.

Snack: These delicious little olives, plus unpictured cucumber slices. Ignore my scatty nails.

Dinner: Scrabbled together at Erics with what was on hand, pasta with tinned tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, red pepper and sliced mushrooms aswell as a big dollop of Dave’s Temporary Insanity Sauce. Man, that stuff is good… it made my nose burn and my eyes water. Followed by 4 squares of dark chocolate.

I’ve been loving…

My phone! I’m always grateful for internet access when i’m at work on my own because it’s so painfully quiet and if i didn’t have Twitter i would probably go insane. Also loving Community that’s playing in the background as i type this, it’s so funny.

Do any of you guys watch community? What do you do when you’re bored at work?

Hey Guys!

Hope you’re all having a great weekend : ) Mine’s been packed so far and i’m ready to spend tonight relaxing and catching up on blog reading to help me get inspired for the week ahead. 

I’ve been doing…

I’m working quite a lot of hours in the shop at the moment what with uni being over (save for two exams in a couple of weeks) so much of the past couple of days has been spent selling cod liver oil and protein powder, oh the life i lead! It hasn’t all been boring though, last night a big group of us got together at Eric’s house for a night of booze, pool and funny youtube videos and i didn’t get to bed until after the sunrise…oops. Needless to say i’ve been eating a ton of veggies today to try and get maximum vitamins in and soothe my poor liver. Because i’ve been off work today we also went to go and watch The Dictator at the cinema, it was pretty good but not a patch on Borat. I give it 6/10.

I’ve been eating…

Friday Breakfast: Oatmeal made with almond milk, a tsp almond butter and a tsp raspberry jam.

Friday Lunch: Salad of butter-leaf lettuce and raw pak choi, yellow and red cherry tomatoes, marinated chargrilled veggies and cubed basil tofu. Plus two unpictured apples.

Friday Dinner: Frozen courgette “pasta”, some raw cherry tomatoes and a small avocado. Random but yummy. Plus a couple of handfuls of trail mix throughout the night.

Saturday Breakfast: Oatmeal made with water and topped with a sliced banana plus an apple, 2/3 of a green smoothie and a few cups of pomegranate green tea. This was a miracle hangover cure because i was reasonably chirpy all day even after only about 4 hours sleep.

Saturday Lunch: Nando’s time! I had the couscous salad with a grilled mushroom instead of chicken, loads of delicious olives and tons of wild herb peri peri sauce. I also got a toasted pitta on the side and made a kind of salad sandwich thing, very satisfying. Stole a few of Eric’s chips too.

Saturday Dinner: Raw spinach and red cabbage topped with a portion of bean and tomato stew from the freezer, sprouts, jalapeno stuffed olives and a pickle on the side.  Can’t get enough olives today. Plus a whole load of unpictured dark chocolate for dessert. Yum.

I’ve been loving…

Hanging out with all my favourite people, planning a possible summer holiday (fingers crossed!), funny texts, comfy jumpers, apple and cinnamon tea, and this amazing photobomb by Bradley last night that i found this morning and made me dribble a bit with laughter:

Look at him stare into your SOUL!

How’s your weekend going? What’s your favourite hangover cure?

Hey Guys : )

I’ve made some changes to the blog today including freshening up the layout and design so that it felt a bit more “me” and also password protecting all my old entries. This is just because i really feel like a very different person than the girl who started Sweet Potato Sarah a year ago, and i’d like to take this blog in a new direction with shorter, more frequent posts and a bit less whining and complaining! If anyone wants the password to the old entries just email me and i’ll let you in on the big secret, ha ; )

I’ve been doing…

I spent a big portion of today going “Owwww! Urgghghgh….the pain, the PAIN!” Nope, i wasn’t getting another tattoo (That’s next Wednesday…), i just had some serious DOMS from mine and Rosie’s trip the gym last night. We did a 5 minute warm up on the treadmill followed by full body workout using all the weight machines and then moved on to 10 minutes of HIITs each on the elliptical and bike. Let’s just say i had no idea my shoulders were so weak, or that i could sweat so much. We’re going to gym in the new sports centre inside our old high school and it’s really weird to hang out there again, i definitely wouldn’t have the balls to go alone in case i saw any old classmates so i’m glad Rosie convinced me to go with her. A huge factor in convincing me to join was that it’s only £10 a month, and everything is super brand new, with a beautiful view while you work out.

I’ve been eating…

Breakfast: Oatmeal made with almond milk topped with a tsp almond butter & fresh raspberries.

Snacks: Propercorn (Fiery Worcester Sauce & Sun Dried Tomato flavour) plus an unpictured handful of trail mix, an apple and a tangerine. I was hungry at work today. Also that popcorn was amazing.

Lunch: Clearspring Organic brown rice noodles with ginger-miso soup and tons of kale, spinach, pak choi, baby courgette, tender-stem broccoli and a bit of basil tofu that wanted using up.

Dinner: Green veg soup from the freezer with added greens, sprouts and soy sauce, with a pile of “homemade” tortilla chips (just a wholewheat tortilla wrap sliced into triangles with the pizza cutter and put in a medium oven for around 7 minutes).

I’ve been loving…

Instagram! If you hadn’t already guessed from all the ridiculously over-saturated photos in this entry. Find me @sarahemallinson.

Also this parma violet candle, it smells amazing.

What do you guys think of the new layout? And what’s your favourite scent for candles?