September Starts with a Doggy Bag: Day 2 Carb War

I ate half my dinner at restaurant last night, had the rest for lunch today, after Mass. Pork loin, broccoli rabe, Italian red peppers...very good. I added 2 slices Ezekiel sesame toast, one with hummus and one with a moderate slice of gorgonzola cheese....both slices topped with a round of fresh garden tomato from my friend Elaine.

Riding Citi Bikes in NYC has been on Dan's bucket list for years. He and I did it today, and it was fun. We pedaled along the Hudson River, on that busy path. It was very pretty. I liked the blue bike, too--very sturdy, and biking always brings an element of girlhood freedom for me. The one downside was having to check in at a dock every 30 minutes....we did that at least 3 times.

TCOY

1. Mass. Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, Father Marc said as part of the Mass. I've heard it thousands of times, but today it really reached my heart. I think because Punch was not there to distract me. It shocks me, BTW, that I just calculated that in my life, I have been to Sunday Mass thousands of times. For every ten years of my life, if I went every week, and I usually did, that would be 520 times.
2. Excellent iced coffee in NYC.
3. The bike ride.
4. Long walk back to Port.
5. Enjoyed fruit--fresh figs, mangoes [bought both because Punchy loves them, too].
6. Listening to body, when it feels full, when it feels shaky, wobbly and hungry.
7. Had brown rice bowl with chicken and avocado.
8. Talked to Moey.
9. Making overnight oats.
10. Washed dresses.

$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET

• La Colombe iced coffee plus $1 tip, $5.50. Liked location at 27th Street Terminal Warehouse. Excellent decaf. 
• Birthday card, $8.50.
• Starbucks, $2.15.
• Citarella at Hudson Yards on my walk home, rice and chicken bowl, mango, figs, pesto, half and half, $35.
• Two DeCamp bus tickets, Montclair to NYC, $15.30.
• Printed Matter shop, dental floss with slogan on container for Fig, plus tax, $10.80.

TOTAL DAILY SPEND: $77.25.

ONGOING MONTHLY TOTAL AS OF SEPTEMBER 1: $77.25.

AVERAGE DAILY SPEND SO FAR: $77.25.

Big-ticket 🎟🎟 September spends:

🎟 Citarella at Hudson Yards, dinner plus fresh fruit, etc. to bring home, $35.