A way to go Billa!

Some time ago the only good thing about Billa was the fact that it is usually in the very centre of a town, unlike many other supermarkets that keep their distance (at least in south Bohemia it is so), so you could get groceries without having to commute to the periphery. And that was basically it. The quality was not amusing, especially the vegetables, prices were often higher than in other stores and the choice is limited. But today I've noticed a nice thing (and pardon me, if it is nothing new, it certainly is here in the wild). Today I found some regional goods titled "Billa regionally (Billa regionálně)". Not just items that are from Czech Republic but these are directly from our district. And It seems nice. I immediately purchased oat-flake cocoa cookies and they were simply marvellous! And it is not just the taste itself! There is no white flour in the cookies. There are no eggs so the cookies do not mess with my new diet. The baking powder used is in bio quality. The packing was half paper, half plastic but these two were fully separable so each part can go to it's own sorting garbage container. And they are very local (meaning thirty kilometres away from where I bought them). I bought them as a snack for my way home from school and I had to keep my hands of it so there were at least some left for the photo!

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Ještě před nějakým časem jediná dobrá věc na Bille bylo to, že na rozdíl od většiny supermarketů je i v samotném centru, takže můžete zaskočit na nákup i bez cestování na kraj města, kde se obvykle drží ty ostatní supermarkety (tedy aspoň tady to tak je). Ale kromě toho nic moc, kvalita průměrná, zelenina nic moc, ceny často přehnané a výběr díky menší rozloze docela omezený. Ale dneska jsem si všimla hezké věci (nevím, jak moc je to novinka, ale pro mě je, takže...!). V Bille je regál s nápisem "Billa regionálně", kde najdete...překvapivě regionální výrobky. Ale nemyslí se tím věci českých výrobců ale opravdu místních, takže se tu našly marmelády a med ze Šumavy a podobně. Mně učarovaly Kaplické ovesné kakaové sušenky, tak jsem si je koupila na svačinu do vlaku (ze kterého se vyklubal autobus, zatracené České dráhy!). A byly opravdu moc dobré! A nejen to, nebyla v nich žádná bílá mouka, kypřící prášek byl bio a bez fosfátů a taky v nich nebyla žádná vejce, takže se to nemlátí s mou novou dělenou dietou (mimochodem, mám za sebou dva dny a už teď je mi lehčeji!). Navíc, obal byl udělaný tak chytře, že papírová část šla čistě oddělit od plastového sáčku, takže můžu oba kousky dát do kontejneru na tříděný odpad! Jinak sušenky stály asi 20 Kč, při 100 gramech, což se může někomu zdát dražší, ale zato víte, co jíte (to je další má nová zásada, jíst míň, zato kvalitněji).Kolik radosti člověku neudělá balíček sušenek...

Testing trophology

Lately I've been sick, had plenty of free time thus I decided to reorganize a few things in order to feel better. Firstly my closet. I did another closet cleaning based on my usual rules (if you haven't worn it for a year, sell it/throw it away) and am planning more of these quite often in order not to be flooded with clothes. Next on the list was the lifestyle. See, I've been having some digestion problems, I felt tired and bloated and just not well. And I remembered how great I felt when trying trophology (food combining) for the first time. So I came back to that. Today is my first day and I feel great. The good thing about food combining is not only the fact that you are thinking about what you eat but also not pressing on you body. You are serving yourself the meals that work together and are more or less easy to digest. I hope it will last for a while, as I usually get lazy after some time and start cheating. Well, I already did, but that was only because they do not count soy into regular legumes and I just love the tofu spreads on my wholegrain bread for breakfast (which is something you should not do, but I think it's better than having a pâté or salami or butter).
I have like four P.E. classes signed up for next semester (which is not because I wanted to work out but because I was missing some credits for my finals). And I need to do some work on my thesis, seriously!
Keep your fingers crossed as my finals from psychology and education are taking place tomorrow!

Sunday cuteness

I'm finally on the mend now, but I had to spend roughly two weeks in bed / on the couch just laying and sweating. The good thing is that you can watch movies, sleep, read and play games on the notebook. The not so good is that you get sick of it after a while. Spending all days alone can be tiring. This is when you truly appreciate the company of cats. Or dogs or other fluffy animals. It's not that I dragged them into my bed, that would not be very nice when I'm sick. But I didn't keep them from coming. And truth is, one of our cats, Spark is her name, spent whole days sleeping on my legs. And when I had to move her so I could make me some more tea, she decided to join the other one, Storm on the heating radiator. And aren't they just the cutest you've ever seen?

How to cook: Indian lentil soup

I am not a soup person. I know people that cannot imagine meal without having soup before, but as for me, it always makes me full and I simply can't have anything else. I usually make one as a main course, my favourites are broccoli cream soup, peas cream soup, classic broth with noodles, garlic soup (also known as after party dish) and this one. Local Indian restaurant has the possibility of lunch menu in the form of a raut/banquet/all-you-can-eat for really low price and the good thing about it is, that there is always soup, three different dishes, four side dishes and an appetiser (I love onion bhajis and I would never find out without this option!), which allows you to try something you haven't tried before and yet you don't risk getting something you dislike and paying full price for it. Anyway, I fell in love with many things from the menu and I love to make Indian evening for my pals (appetiser, soup, main course). But as for the lentil soup, I love it even separately!

Get well box

So I'm sick. AGAIN. I caught a flu last week, I spent four days in bed, unable to move, then I had to go to school with fever to pass not one but two exams.On Friday I was finally getting better. Then Ales caught it from me. So I took care of him. The bad thing was he didn't have four days, he had two. And then had to go to work (damn you, system!). So I was sending him some energy so he could survive day at work (Yeah, I believe in energies and stuff). Well, I couldn't control the amounts, so the next day I was sick again! Ales is fine though. I've been sweating like a little pig for three more days, my bones hurt and it is just great. The good thing is my Brandnooz box just arrived! Some of you might not know what's that all about. Well, you subscribe to a box, pay 220 CZK a month (about 8,5$) and in the end of a month you receive a box with all kinds of goodies. Even though it cost me great amount of energy, unpacking the box really cheered me up. If you haven't opened your box yet, I recommend not to read any further...