When I did finally get up, I found I some of the Cucumber Cooler left (the recipe yielded two servings) for breakfast. Also, I realized that I didn't include any pictures with the recipe in last night's blog. Sorry about that! Here's one, along with the recipe again:Cucumber Cooler:*
- 1 cucumber
- 2 cups green grapes
- 1 handful fresh borage leaves (I didn't have these, so I used a handful of spinach)
- 1 handful of fresh mint
- 2 apples
- 1/2 lemon (I used one whole, small lemon)
I loved it just as much today as yesterday. It was light, refreshing, and sweet. Yummy!
After my breakfast, I went for a walk on 45th through campus and down by the U Village mall. Then I walked down Montlake by the IMA and to the Health Science Library to look for jobs. I mapped my walk and found it was 2.16 miles.
I spent the afternoon with my two awesome friends Angel and Jason looking for jobs, scheduling informational interviews, and writing cover letters for applications. All in all, it was a pretty productive day.
Around 4pm, I became hungry, so I had my lunch juice: Jim's Drink. This is one of those random recipes I found on the internet and wanted to try. For the life of me, I cannot seem to find it again. I apologize to the creator of this delicious juice, because I'm not giving you your fair credit.
* 4 carrots
* 2 apples
* 1 orange
* 1 in. ginger root
Anyone who knows me well knows that I am not the biggest fan of ginger. However, I have come to like it a lot in my juices. It definitely adds flavor. In this juice, it was fantastic! I have to say that this juice ranks really highly on my list of juices so far.
It gave me the pep I needed to finish up my work at the library and walk with Angel to Job Club 3.0 in Wallingford. We made awesome time and clocked in another 2.19 miles.
I was definitely hungry when we arrived, so I broke out my dinner juice: 3PO. From the very first sip, I felt like I was drinking the sauce that covers the fried chicken bits in Sweet & Sour Chicken. Man was it sweet! Cloyingly so. But the red pepper flavor really did a number on my taste buds too. It was just a really weird experience to drink something that tastes like that sauce. 
*1/3 pineapple cut into spears (I defrosted mine after yesterday's debacle)
* 1 red bell pepper, trimmed
* 2 black plums, pitted
* 1 orange, peeled
Regardless of the taste, it kept me hydrated and energized throughout the meeting. We had some great conversations about job hunting and welcomed a new member to the group. It was a fun time. I'm so glad I have Job Club to keep me positive about the entire search experience.
Also, I had a nice conversation with a former co-worker who is currently finishing her master's program at Johns Hopkins. I have found connecting with people from my past to be a great experience, and my conversation today was no exception. Besides being a nice person with a lot to offer the world, she's very smart too. I'm so proud of her accomplishment in earning an MPH. Way to go, Lauren!
Well, here I am at home after Job Club 3.0 finishing up my blog and 3PO. I don't know if I'm going to make this juice again any time soon. Even if I wanted to, I don't have the ingredients for it. It's going to be grocery shopping day either tomorrow night or Friday. Until I do go shopping it's going to be green drinks for me, since I basically have spinach, apples, carrots, and lemons.
That's okay, because I love the basic green drink. =)
So if we're keeping track, 3 different juices of which 2 were winners. The jury is still out on 3PO. And I got to walk about 5.6 miles with no rain! Yay! All in all, a very good day!
Let's hope for another good one tomorrow.
Until then, good night!
*Page 185, "The Juicing Bible: Second Edition," Pat Cocker.
** Page 178, "The Juicing Bible: Second Edition," Pat Cocker.
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