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Hi friends! It’s that’s time again for the Ultimate Coffee Date with Deborah and Coco. A perfect time to share some non- running related (if you so choose) things over coffee. I’ll be having my usual French Roast with some Natural Bliss Classic Caramel creamer and GLG collagen. Has anyone ever tried flavored protein powder in their coffee in place of creamer? My daughter suggested it but I haven’t tried it. Seems like a good idea though.

*Update: I tried the protein powder in my second cup of coffee and it wouldn’t dissolve. So much for that.

Over coffee I would tell you that I am attempting to grow some vegetables using hydroponics. If you haven’t heard of this method and are interested you can click here. Basically it’s growing plants without soil and using less water than traditional methods of growing vegetables. Since I live in a state that is always in a drought I thought I would give it a try. My first attempt was a bust because I didn’t have my pipe system ready when my lettuce was ready to be transplanted. I started seeds for lettuce, arugula, spinach, cilantro and chives. Only the lettuce and arugula grew. I have since bought new seeds and am starting over. 

Has anyone tried using hydroponics before? 

Wish me luck!

Over coffee I would tell you about my most recent camping trip. We went to Malibu and camped overlooking the coast. It was amazing! I’ve always wanted to camp along that section of  Pacific Coast Highway and I was not disappointed. As soon as we got there we had a bunny visit our campsite and hung around for a little while. The next morning we saw dolphins…twice. The first pod looked like small killer whales but upon further investigation I determined they were Common Dolphin. The second pod were Bottlenose Dolphin. Gray Whales were reported off the coast but we didn’t see any. And not for lack of trying. I was looking through my binoculars for a good part of the day.

On my trail run I saw a skunk that I quickly (and quietly) ran past, and a dog trainer holding a very large snake. He said he was training the dog to avoid snakes. Good idea if you’re going to be in those hills with your dog. My dog stayed home.

And lastly over coffee I would tell you about my fiasco with my latest paycheck (or lack of) from the college. I work part time (once a week or every other week) at a local community college in their health office seeing students for minor things and immunizations. They pay us once a month, but last month someone forgot to turn in our timesheet…oops…so we didn’t get paid. Our options are to request a check and pick it up at the corporate office or wait until the end of the month. 

I didn’t like either option and requested that they mail a check to me. Long story short, they will not, cannot, mail me a check. I’m a little pissed about the whole thing. This is my extra job and I don’t really need the check, but what if I depended on it? How does someone just forget to turn in timesheets? Good grief! So now I want my check, sooner rather than later, and I don’t want to be inconvenienced to get it. Is that too much to ask? Anyhow, rant over. But would you be irritated or just let it go and pick up the check?

So what’s going on in your part of the world?

Happy Nurse’s Week to my nursing peeps. 

Until next time…

                                  Denise