Thumbs Up + Thumbs Down / Good Food and An Infection

I'm torn as to whether or not this week went fast or slow - alls I know is I can't wait to, comfortably, eat  a nice solid meal. I'm craving everything. Actually, that's not true. I'm not craving junk food - my desire for chips or cookies disappeared after the first day or two. What I am craving are good, cooked, meals. A nice baked macaroni and cheese. A steak and lobster dinner with a side of perfectly steamed veggies. A delicious spinach and mushroom omelette. Popcorn with truffle oil or duck fat (I haven't had popcorn with either topping but I hear it's delicious and so, I want it). All I can think about is cooking and eating. I spend a few minutes each night googling items to add to my "to buy to outfit my kitchen" list. I'm reading reviews on things like half sheets, dutch ovens, and chefs knives to determine which to add to my list and, eventually, buy. I'm so serious y'all. Food and cooking is on my mind 50% of the time. (The other 50% of that time it's on this). Such is the life of a one who has recently had not one but three wisdom teeth removed.

Anywho, let's get on with it shall we...

Craving good cooked meals - not junk food - and looking forward to the process of cooking them...
.....thumbs up

Not being able to eat said good food...
.....thumbs down

Hitting the gym twice in the past five days...
.....thumbs up (gotta start somewhere y'all)

During the past 10 days I lost 5lbs in 7 days and then gained back 2lbs over 3 days - seriously??...
.....thumbs up...but then thumbs down

Seeing a brightly coloured truck on the highway immediately reminding me of the trucks in India...
.....thumbs up

Aunty and niece time (that's her hiding under my hair scarf above...she's getting so big!)...
.....thumbs up

Having a gut feeling that one of the spots in my mouth is not healing well only to return to the dentist for a check up and find out it seems to be the beginning of an infection...
.....thumbs down

Easily tracking down Vatika Cocount Hair Oil at my local Indian grocer (also picked up pure coconut oil as it's one of my hair staples)...
.....thumbs up

Howard got his hair did and is looking especially handsome. But then again, he always looks handsome...
.....thumbs up

Hmmm, it appears that this week was mostly a thumbs up kinda week. Strange, I wouldn't have realized that if not for this post. Guess I've been too hungry to enjoy the week! One can only drink soup, porridge, and eat yogurt for so long....

Happy Friday!


+I've been slowing eating foods that aren't too solid...scrambled eggs and things like that, but I'm way too nervous about aggravating my mouth and the back areas of my mouth are still a bit sensitive so I'm mostly chewing with my front teeth. Long story short, it's not an enjoyable or satisfying way to eat. ++I may be unsure as to whether or not the week went slow or fast, but the month of January flew by, didn't it?