After a delicious breakfast of oatmeal and peaches yesterday, just about everything went downhill. I had a Mom’s group to be at by 10am and ambitiously thought maybe I would walk there with the kids (about an hour walk) but then Emmy’s nap went long and that went out the door. Then I thought to be economical and take the bus and walk back but we missed the bus too. So then we are in the car, being your typical consumer, when with a little planning and forethought I could have actually made my morning goals. Uhg.
We arrive at the Mom’s group and everyone was supposed to bring something ‘brunchy’ and I thought to myself to bring sausages, not because I was going to eat them but because they were still in my freezer and I am trying to find creative ways to work the meats and dairy out of the kitchen/our home. So I cooked up those once-tasty little guys and brought them with me. They were very well received but by the end of group – while Emmy is screaming and I am desperately trying to get out the door – the sausages are not finished off. So there we are in the car, again, with those smelly, amazingly smelly, little buggers. I down 4 sausages and hand the 5th to my daughter who is making hungry clucking noises at me.
I immediately feel guilty and ashamed at my inability to control myself. I had packed snacks! Why didn’t I eat them? Being a Gluten-Free Vegan makes you very hungry a lot more often (eating about 5-6 times per day vs. 3 times if you are eating meat and dairy with high protein counts). We all got home, took a nap and felt a lot better. It was a very discouraging moment but I learned I need to bring a Gluten-Free Vegan option to the Mommy deals because it is not likely that anyone else will and I do like feeling included instead of having to dig out my personal baggy of nuts. We’re human and we like to fellowship over food, good food, mine just needs to be Gluten-Free and Vegan. More inspiration for next time – two weeks to plan till the next Mom’s Brunch.
