It’s amazing how much faster the weekends go now that I go in to the office to work.  And I have to say, Sundays are a lot more sad for me, because I know that Monday is back to work day.  For some reason, with my old job when I was working at home, I didn’t get bummed out on Sundays.  I love my job, but it gives me much more of a "back to the grind" feeling on Sunday afternoons.

So today?  Yeah… back to the grind.

I am totally impressed by my office’s apple-selecting abilities.  This week, I have been snacking on a type of apple that I have never had before – a Gravenstein.  These apples are tart but still sweet – the perfect combination that makes them very flavorful and delicious.  Plus, they really look beautiful, don’t they?

Exhibit A:  Today’s breakfast.

I actually didn’t know what kind of apples they were when I first saw them in the fridge.  But finally I got one with a sticker on it… and hence my newfound knowledge of the Gravenstein!

My fruit intake has increased tenfold since I started this job.  As my  mid-morning snack, I had some fruit that I brought from home – a white nectarine and some figs.

The good news is that I am starting to mix up my lunches a little bit.  Wednesday and Thursday of this week we have “team building days”, so our lunch will be provided for us.  For today, I went for a tuna wrap.

All wrapped up.

This afternoon, I conducted my first interview!  I was pretty nervous, because I have never conducted one before.  Also, it was for a senior-level position (way higher than me!) and I still feel like a “new employee”, so I felt a little weird about it.  But I actually really enjoyed it.  I prepared my questions ahead of time, but I actually ended up deviating from my plan because some of the interviewee’s answers led me in other directions and gave me other questions that I wanted to ask.  It was really interesting and a really great experience.  I never would have thought that I would be so nervous to be the interviewer!  It makes me look at interviews in a whole new light

Afternoon snack post-interview was a mixture of Kashi, Fiber One, and Weetos cereal:

Even though I had the afternoon snack, I was starving when I got home.  I cooked myself up:

A turkey sandwich, a Boca spicy chicken patty and a slab of goat cheese, and some apple fries on the side.

For dessert?  Some homemade pistachio ice cream made in my soft serve ice cream maker!

Now I am surfing the web to look for a bread machine.  I know… I should really make my bread from scratch.  I’m a foodie, why do I need a bread machine?!?!  I always say that I am going to bake bread, but I have only done it one time.  And since S and I eat bread almost every day, I think that the investment in the bread machine would be well worth it to save the $3 or $4 per loaf that we spend.  In addition, I think it would be fun!  We had a bread machine when I was growing up, and I loved to make different types of bread.  It makes the whole house smell heavenly as it bakes! 

Chocolate chip bread, anyone?  Cinnamon raisin?  Honey wheat?  Sour dough??  *drools…*

So what do you think?  Should I get a bread machine?  Do you use one?