• A quick snack: canteloupe and avocado wrapped in smoked turkey. http://twitpic.com/1frodw #
• My coworker made too much hickory-smoked salmon and no one in his family wants to eat it. Amy to the rescue! #
• A quick guide to bacon from MDA – http://bit.ly/98Ro4h ~ maybe tonight will be "breakfast for supper" #
• I'm on a Japanese food kick and I think I"m going to try making a paleo bento lunch. Eggs, seafood, veggies, and fruit in cute shapes. #

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Yes, I’m making one of those “gee I’m so sorry I haven’t updated in weeks” posts. Trust me, I hate myself more than anyone for doing it. I’ve been slogging away at an ebook on top of other life distractions. I wish I could say more about the ebook, but I’m a ghostwriter on the project so I can’t give away too much. It is a neat premise though – a diet program that points to hormonal balance as the key to health and weight loss.

What else have I been up to? Here’s a BLUT (big long update thingy):

Eating
I’m still mostly paleo with an occasional planned non-paleo meal. I’ve been on a fish and seafood kick lately so I’ve been playing with cod, salmon, scallops, and halibut. I also have some cheap lobsters coming my way soon and fishing season in my province starts this weekend!
Lamb is also plentiful in my area right now and I’ve bought some but am still figuring out what I want to do with it. The lamb liver is my most daring aquisition yet.
My usual non-paleo meal is some thin-crust pizza or a burger at a local “fancy” burger place. Last week my daughter turned fourteen though, so I made the most non-paleo birthday cake I could: a Mars Bar Nutella Cheesecake with an Oreo Cookie crust.
Oh, and I’m especially excited to be joining a CSA/food share program. Starting in June I’ll be getting a big box of local organic produce every week! I’m even signing up for the “family-sized” box with the hope that if I can’t eat that much vegetable matter I’ll be able to can, freeze, or dehydrate what’s left.

Lifting/Moving
I’m working my way through my pull-up program, though not as quickly as I had planned. I’ve missed a good number of workouts and am probably going to finish a full month later than expected if this continues.

I am LOVING my pullup assistance bands from Rogue. Being able to do the entire pull-up movement makes me feel so much more proficient than any amount of negatives, jumping pull-ups, or ring rows.

The assistance bands took some getting used to. Funny story. When I use the assistance bands I put one foot in the band and the other over the top of that foot to prevent the band from snapping forward and potentially taking out my eye. I was about halfway through a wall-ball/pull-up workout (Day 15 of my plan) when the band slipped off my foot and snapped behind me. Actually, it snapped up into my crotch. That wasn’t even the funny part. At that point I was getting pretty fatigued and those bands are a lot tighter than you would expect. It took me a good few minutes to finally work the band back down and under my foot. I’m just glad I didn’t have to ask for help.

Reading
I’m trying to get a handle on my reading. I seem to have five books on the go at any given time, and I never seem to finish any of them. I strongly believe that being a better reader will make me a better writer. I’m also inspired by Steve from the GeekFit podcast. He’s taken on a challenge to read 100 books in 2010. I don’t know if I’ll set a number, but I do want to read more in general (and actually finish reading what I start).

My current book is “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle“>Animal, Vegetable, Miracle“. I’m reading it as part of an informal book club started in the HealthProject subreddit. So far the book has completely stolen my heart. My ultimate life goal is to have a small house on a big plot of land and raise my own food. I am so jealous of the family in this book being able to just pack up their lives and go rural. Even though they write about the difficulties, they make it seem like such an easy choice.

Living
I’m walking the work/life balance as best as I can and trying to stay chill despite a long and daunting to-do list. A few weeks ago I put some vegetable seeds in some dirt and so far only one basil plant and pumpkin plant have sprouted. I sure hope that I see some tomato and pepper sprouts soon.

This will be my second year as a recreational fisherman (or fisherperson). Last year I simply purchased a license and bummed equipment from a very generous coworker. This year I put down about $150 on some basic gear: rod and reel, tackle, tackle box, a good knife, a multi-tool, rubber boots and some rain gear. The season officially starts today, but I don’t think my first day out will be until next weekend. There is a lake known to have some very large trout in the early season, and my belly says the bigger the trout the better! FYI – I am not a catch-and-release fisherperson; I am all about the eatin’.

I’m thinking about joining a dog-training club in my area, so I’ll be checking the club out this weekend. The training is known as “Schutzhund”, which I think translates to “Protection Dog”. It’s a combination of obedience, tracking, and protection. In Germany you can’t breed a German Shephard Dog unless it has achieved a certain level in Shutzhund. I see it kind of like CrossFit for dogs.

I’ll end this 900-word BLUT with a picture of my gorgeous redhead:

• Haha! I`m tweeting from my new DSi. Me likey! #
• I started seeds yesterday for tomatoes, peppers, basil, cilantro, and pumpkin but I can't find my seeds for lemon cucumbers, wah! #

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• RT @PrimalEating: Just posted Primal Chicken Fajita Burritos http://goo.gl/fb/tlSE – I am loving the bright pink chard! #
• Life hacking: Erica shows off her personal task organizer. This neat gadget is wireless and never needs charging! http://bit.ly/asmQwR #
• I bought some locally-raised lamb liver at my favorite meat shop yesterday – now what do I do with it? #
• Looking for decorating feedback. What do you think of this table – http://bit.ly/bmGUoi and this print – http://bit.ly/awfSec ??? #
• Recipe: Herb-baked eggs – http://bit.ly/bblqCa ~ These look ridiculously easy and sooo good. #

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• Recipe: Chicken Cinnamon APple Skillet – http://bit.ly/bo3qkT ~ This looks soooo good. Try brining your chicken boobs for extra yum! #
• RT @ceewiss: RT @ChefRachelM: Crossfit is Fun http://bit.ly/baWFCq – Hehehe, another convert! #
• Reading: Show up, lift things ~ http://bit.ly/ddWO7F – I WILL show up today, how about you? #
• Recipe: Mediterranean Stuffed Pork Loin – http://bit.ly/aWHhEV ~ I bet the stuffing would also be lovely on white fish! #
• Came close to blowing paleo. I was on the verge of saying 'F this' and getting pizza, then I remembered the bacon explosion in my freezer. #

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