"Get. A .Grip." (plus the recipe you'll need- to decompress)

When someone says, "Get a grip!" to you, what does this make you do?  

A.  Rebel.  I don't let someone else's priorities rule my life no matter how sane they sound.

B.  Make sure to keep a foot in the world around me... this could be important.

C.   If it's the Universe sending the Get A Grip message, I need to wake up and realise what's really important to me.

A, B or C?
(our answer:  ALL of the above)

For lunch:  Lose-it Salad

I Got a  "Get a Grip!" call from the Universe this am.  Tightened my hold, zooomed in focus, went:  this is not what I want to be part of but oooomph it needs doing- and found a solution.  Now, I can lose it- ie. Release.  Must eat.  Lunch = glass of sauvignon blanc and THIS salad.  Time to let spirit wander again.  She just loves it, you know.

Nicoiseasy salad- Friday lunch

serves 1 greedy green monster.

Mixed salad leaves- 4 handfuls

Sustainable tuna in brine- 1 tin drained

4 cherry tomatoes, quartered

1/2 cup peas (fresh or un-frozen)

1/2 onion or 3 shallots

1 baby pickled beet, drained & sliced

1 egg, hard boiled, quartered

2 tablespoons of roasted/toasted in frypan for few mins, sunflower seeds

dressing:

1 clove garlic, mashed with a pinch of salt

1 tbsp olive oil

Juice of 1 lemon

Pinch mixed herbs (dried in a jar purchased from supermarket)

Fresh cracked black pepper

How to-:

1. Add all the salad ingredients except the sunflower seeds and egg to a large bowl. Toss by hand.  
2. Shake all the dressing ingredients in a fresh jar.
3. Mix the dressing into the salad with a wooden spoon until well combined.  Pile in a large shallow bowl.
4. Arrange the egg quarters on top, sprinkle with the roasted sunflower seeds, and garnish with more black pepper.

Remember, beautifuls!  This is lose-it salad.  You aren't going to find a grounding, stabilising mood in eating this.  You'll be away with the fairies with green tara inspired lettuce leaves for wings!  You'll need a nourishing, grounding dinner in a few hours.  After dinner then, you may be ready for another Get. A. Grip. call.  




This post dedicated to my absurd family in Australia; and to Susie Juuls, who (I believe) actually has said this to her passengers.  Making her only the most inspiring air hostess, ever, to work with! xo