First things first – I had lunch at a restaurant called… wait for it… Epic Buffet.  I kid you not.  And it was, in fact, an epic buffet.

Okay. I just had to get that out of my system.

Today was a great day.  I flew to Lawrenceburg, Indiana for an Operation Beautiful event in honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Operation Beautiful has been a NEDA featured organization for three years in a row now).

The event was organized by a woman named Paula, who has become a champion for NEDA after losing her adult daughter to an eating disorder.  I am so totally inspired by people who can take a horrible situation and transform it into a vehicle for good for others.  The world needs more Paulas.

The event itself went really well.  I really dislike the process of traveling (I’m thinking of you, Miss Overly Perfumed on a 7 AM Flight…) but I have to say that I love giving presentations.  It’s my favorite thing to do – I used to be so scared to talk in public; now I think it’s so wonderful to have the opportunity to connect with other people.  Even if it is a little scary every now and then.

So, in other news, I think I actually managed to eat better today than I ever have on a travel day, which is extra nice because I’m back to having trouble sleeping.  Veggies go a long way when you’re exhausted.

Epic Buffet spread – with a bowl of cottage cheese, too.

(Randomly, the Epic Buffet was in a casino.  I did not play any black jack.  We know how it goes down when I pull up to a black jack table… I lose money.  Lots of it.).

Oh, and my personal pet peeve is when I pack workout clothes on a work trip and don’t use them – taking up such valuable suitcase space AND making it so much heavier.  I had to choose between a nap and a workout, and napping won out. 

Dinner was some pumpkin seeds + odds and ends from the free food provided at the presentation.  I asked one of the ladies if I could make myself a spread to take back to my hotel, and this is what she hooked me up with.  Pretty amazing, right?

That’s grapes, strawberry yogurt, ranch dressing, cheese cubes, pineapples + honeydew, Mary’s gluten-free crackers, cucumber and celery, and carrots. 

All in all, a very good day.  I’ll be back in Charlotte in the blink of an eye, which is a good thing because today we went under contract on a house!  Now all we have to do is dot all the I’s and cross the T’s (easier said than done, of course). 

Thought of the Day:

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” – Rumi