Wednesday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with snowcap beans, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, blueberries, strawberries, pomegranate, fig, nectarine, pluot, sour cherries, kiwi, guava, longans, banana, passion fruit, dragon fruit, lemon and lime zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, peaches, pineapple, canary melon, walnuts, flax, chia hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Big salad with kale, mixed microgreens, tofu, spaghetti squash, asparagus, tomato, mushrooms, baby radishes, garlic, beets, sesame seeds, pistachios, spicy peanut dressing. A walnut chocolate chip WellBean bar. Dinner - A spinach/kale/arugula burger and half a black bean burger. Roasted Jerusalem artichokes and baby potatoes with garlic and herbs. Steamed asparagus. Dessert - Butter pecan banana nice cream (our new favorite - Dr. Fuhrman’s recipe!).

Take an online class Help with research projects on zooniverse.org (there are many different projects to choose from) Do volunteer work from home (I write handwritten thank you notes to donors for a charity that is dear to my heart)

Tuesday - Breakfast - A sunflower fig WellBean bar before an early vet visit. Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with beluga lentils, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, papaya, chokeberries, elderberries, barberries, kiwi, apple, pear, longans, pineapple, Galia melon, mango, banana, guava, fig, sour cherries, lemon and lime zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Big salad with mixed greens, seaweed, eggplant, tomato, cucumber, baby radishes, dry roasted edamame, beets, carrot, jungle peanuts, spicy peanut dressing. A Sumo orange. Dinner - A bowl of leftover cauliflower bean soup and pizza (whole wheat crust with artichoke hearts, grilled peppers, red onions, and garlic).

Monday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with Mayocoba beans, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, nectarine, pluot, kiwi, guava, longans, banana, blueberries, blackberries, barberries, pomegranate, sour cherry, fig, apricot, passion fruit, dragon fruit, pineapple, lemon and lime zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Big salad with mixed greens, edamame, tomato, cucumber, beets, carrot, radishes, tiger nuts, garlic, spicy peanut dressing. A blood orange and a lemon poppyseed WellBean bar. Dinner - Leftover tofu/veggie sushi. Galia melon.

Same with Scandinavian shows. We watch a lot of Nordic noir series, and the fact that everybody looks like regular people is one of our favorite things about them.

In my experience, tick bites will often stay red (just a small red mark) for weeks. They also tend to be itchy. We've had loads of tick bites and only one of us has gotten sick from it. My ds had Lyme when he was 12. He had a huge red circle at the site of the bite, bullseye rash all over his body, and flu-like symptoms.

Happy Easter!🐰🐣 Sunday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with scarlet runner beans, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, chokeberries, elderberries, mango, guava, longans, apple, pear, banana, blueberries, blackberries, pomegranate, fig, sour cherries, barberries, orange and lime zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Big salad with mixed greens, seaweed, tofu, edamame, tomato, beets, cucumber, baby radishes, garlic, hazelnuts, sesame seeds, spicy peanut dressing. Dinner - Sushi (nori, tofu, brown rice, avocado, daikon radish, carrots, red cabbage, collard greens, radicchio, panko, black sesame seeds).

If you have flaxseed, that makes a good egg substitute. To replace one egg, mix one tablespoon ground flaxseed with three tablespoons water and let it sit for a few minutes to thicken.

Saturday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens and nasturtiums. Breakfast bowl with soybeans, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, pineapple, nectarine, pluot, kiwi, longans, apple, pear, barberries, fig, sour cherries, blueberries, pomegranate, dragon fruit, passion fruit, lemon and orange zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Big salad with mixed greens and microgreens, seaweed, cucumber, tomato, tofu, radishes, baby garlic, edamame, zucchini, Brazil nuts, beets, mushrooms, spicy peanut dressing. A Sumo orange. Dinner - I made Monkey & Me’s Creamy Cauliflower Bean Soup - super easy and tasty. I used Borlotti and butter beans and threw in some roasted mushrooms, too. Served it over the last of the leftover Mexican barley and rice. Dessert - We were too full for the butter pecan banana nice cream yesterday, but it is happening tonight.

Friday - Breakfast - A sunflower fig WellBean bar while running errands. Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens and nasturtiums. Breakfast bowl with Blue Goose field peas, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, raspberries, blueberries, pomegranate, banana, kiwi, mango, longans, Galia melon, apple, pear, barberries, fig, sour cherries, apricot, dragon fruit, passion fruit, lemon and lime zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Mixed greens. Ezekiel toast with avocado, edamame, roasted beets, garlic, sesame seeds, sriracha, cilantro microgreens. A Sumo orange. Dinner - Homemade pizza night. Pizza #1 was our favorite Thai pizza (inspiration from Toni Okamoto at Plant Based on a Budget) with a delicious peanut sauce, baby garlic, red onion, crispy tofu, pineapple, carrot matchsticks, thinly sliced baby radishes. The second pizza had a tomato based sauce with baby garlic, red onion, artichoke hearts, green olives, grilled red and orange peppers, and roasted mushrooms. I might make butter pecan banana nice cream if we have room for dessert.

Sounds like you are doing great! One of my favorite things about getting rid of oil (besides the pounds dh and I dropped after cutting out all those calories) is how clean my kitchen stays now. No more greasy splatters on the stovetop or in the oven, and no scrubbing needed for pots and pans. It’s a really nice perk!

Thursday - Breakfast - Watercress with nasturtiums and mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with snowcap beans (a new favorite), oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, kiwi, guava, pineapple, Galia melon, apple, longans, pomegranate, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, banana, fig, apricot, sour cherries, barberries, mango, lemon and orange zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Mixed greens. Mashed edamame sandwich (got this idea from Vegan Michele on YouTube) - whole grain pita with edamame, spring onions, radishes, cucumber, carrots, sauerkraut, cashew mayo, mustard. A lemon poppyseed WellBean bar. Dinner - Repeat of last night. Tacos (almond flour tortillas, mashed pinto beans, soy curls, onions, garlic, green chiles, Serrano peppers, avocado, cashew sour cream, salsa) plus Mexican buckwheat and rice.

I’m a terrible photographer, but like to share every once in a while when my breakfast is especially pretty. We’re having nasturtiums with our greens this morning.

Wednesday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with Moro beans, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, blueberries, pomegranate, apple, pear, longans, kiwi, guava, pineapple, Solara melon, fig, apricot, sour cherries, banana, orange and lime zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Mixed greens. Whole grain pita with tofu, beets, scallions, tomato, sauerkraut, shredded Brussels sprouts, cashew mayo, mustard. Dinner - Dinner inspiration came from a Facebook post by the Hopeful Herbivore about her “beanadillas”. I cooked up some mashed pinto beans, soy curls, onions, garlic, green chiles, and loads of spices for the filling. Also had some leftover buckwheat/rice mixture in the fridge, and turned it Mexican by adding tomatoes, peppers, onions, and spices. Served everything with almond flour tortillas, guacamole, cashew sour cream, chopped Serranos, shredded red cabbage, and an excellent chipotle salsa hot sauce from Rancho Gordo.

Dr. Fuhrman's multivitamin. I like his vitamins because he is so knowledgeable and finicky about which ingredients should and should not be in them. I started out taking the Women's Daily, but then switched to the Gentle Care because it only has half the Vitamin D (my D is at a good level, so I don't need the amount that is in the Women's Daily). My dh takes the Men's Daily.

We don’t use any salt. Our multivitamins contain iodine and we eat seaweed often.

Yep, that's the one - and I can relate. There are several newly-purchased cookbooks scattered in various spots around my house at this moment...

Tuesday - Breakfast - A lemon poppyseed WellBean bar while running errands. Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with French lentils, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, longans, banana, Galia melon, pineapple, mango, kiwi, guava, apple, pear, blueberries, raspberries, pomegranate, fig, apricot, sour cherries, lemon and lime zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Mixed greens. Ezekiel toast with mashed avocado, garlic, sesame seeds, sriracha, kale microgreens. A Cara Cara orange. Dinner - Repeat of last night. BBQ tofu wrap, steamed veggies (asparagus, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower), and Monkey & Me’s macaroni salad.

I love Injinji socks because they allow for natural toe splay and foot movement, especially when worn with minimalist shoes (Lems are my favorite). When I wear conventional socks and shoes now, my feet feel squished and claustrophobic, and the shoes seem so heavy and clunky and inflexible. I’m never going back! 🙂 I had no trouble adapting at all and have been wearing them every day for the past several years.

I haven't seen anyone wearing the five toed shoes for a long time, but Injinji toe socks are the only socks I'll wear anymore. I follow a lot of endurance athletes on Facebook and many of them wear them, too.

Jane and Ann Esselstyn have a couple kinds of flax biscuits in their latest cookbook that are really good. And I haven't tried these yet, but they have seed & nut bark and a seed & millet cracker that both contain flax. Let me know if you would like the recipes!

Monday - Breakfast - A lemon poppyseed WellBean bar while running errands. Breakfast bowl with beluga lentils, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, kiwi, banana, mango, apple, strawberries, peaches, pomegranate, blueberries, fig, apricot, sour cherries, barberries, lemon and orange zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Mixed greens. Almond flour tortilla with cheezy chickpeas, the last of the Mexican veggies, avocado, cashew sour cream, shredded Brussels sprouts. A blood orange. Dinner - BBQ tofu wraps, steamed veggies (asparagus, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower), and Monkey & Me’s Amish macaroni salad (I subbed fresh pineapple juice for maple syrup and it turned out great - got that idea from the Fiber Fueled Cookbook).

Good idea to think of reducing smells, but maybe an air purifier or something like that (although I'm not sure that that would work, since dogs have such an amazing sense of smell). Air fresheners aren't good for pets. https://www.petmd.com/dog/care/air-fresheners-and-pets

Sunday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with Dominican red beans, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, raspberries, blueberries, banana, passion fruit, dragon fruit, kiwi, longans, guava, fig, apricot, sour cherries, barberries, pineapple, Galia melon, lemon and lime zest, apple, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Mixed greens. Almond flour tortilla with cheezy chickpeas (Esselstyn’s recipe), leftover Mexican veggies, avocado, cashew sour cream, scallions, shredded red cabbage, salsa. A Cara Cara orange. Dinner - Thai red curry Brussels sprouts soup (Monkey & Me recipe) from the freezer. I served it over a whole grain mix of buckwheat groats and several kinds of rice (black, brown, red, and wild) and steamed veggies (asparagus, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower). Also threw in some crispy tofu cubes. This was a delicious and very filling combo of ingredients.

Maybe, I don't know. I am thinking of my own dogs and how they react when anxious. I can't use coyotes as an example because my dogs are so used to them (our land is home to many coyotes and they are loud all year round), but they do get agitated over things like an unfamiliar person or vehicle entering our property, or raccoons making a commotion trying to get in the garbage cans, etc. When that happens, the dogs react no matter which of us are here. So if it were my dog acting like the OP's, it would be unusual enough for me to want to investigate further to try to determine the cause of her anxiety.