What could make signing a book contract even better?
A real live DESK!!!! 
Kelly gave me her old desk and I couldn’t be more thankful. I feel almost official now, blogging from an actual desk instead of sitting on the floor. It’s sort of weird actually! I like having a little “station” now though….next up—a futon! This afternoon I snacked on whatever was leftover in the yogurt container (~1/2 cup?) mixed with a chopped apple and a drizzle of AB: 
And then for dinner, I rediscovered my love for kabocha squash! 
I roasted a sliced up kabocha squash at about 400 for 30 minutes or so. At the same time, I also had 1/3rd block of extra firm “sprouted” tofu and a handful of chickpeas marinating in 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tsp rice wine vinegar, a pinch of sea salt, pinch of ginger, cumin, cayenne and a drizzle of agave. Threw the ‘peas and tofu in the oven and let ‘em bake for about 20 minutes at the same temperature then served the whole hot mess together. IT WAS SO GOOD! 
Is it normal that my favorite part of the squash is the PEEL?! I just love it for some reason…it gets all crunchy and chewy when you bake it and is oh so good. Guess I met my daily dose of fiber, huh?! 
I plated myself up about half of the squash for tonight’s meal but it was SO much (it was a huge kabocha) so I didn’t finish it all. Saved room for dessert though, of course: 
Yes! The return of the coconut milk ice cream. I adore this stuff. And wasn’t isn’t amazing when served in a wine glass?
I’m REALLY really tired tonight because last night’s sleep was a bust. Going to take a bath, rewind and read for the rest of the night. Sweet dreams!
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I love having a desk and getting all of my stuff organized.. and you’re right- not much is better than when placed in a wine glass.
Congratulations on your new desk! That’s awesome. I love squash peels.
Okay I’ve never had kabocha squash, let alone thinking about eating the skin!!!! That sounds wierd, but I may have to try it out sometime!!!
Congrats on the desk! I’ve got a desk but no chair, so I’m still either blogging at work or on the couch 
That almond mocha fudge is my FAVORITE flavor of the coconut ice creme!!!
you’re now ready to become an official author! congrats again!
Ice cream out of a wine glass. I love it!!
You go, girl — way to get a desk! You should be so proud of yourself; what an accomplishment!
You and all the other blog divas out there have inspired me to start my own blog. Hopefully I can hang with the big girls — Happy December!
Wonderful looking dinner!
wow! that ice cream looks delish!
jenna
I totally have that desk…Ikea?? It’s pretty baller, I’m not going to lie. Hope it treats you well! Congrats on your big beginning!
What a cute desk! And what better way to treat yourself than to eat Purely Decadent out of a wine glass? Now that’s class!
Wow your thrown together dinners are so ridiculously delicious looking. I want to make that combo!
Cute desk! It’s so helpful to actually have a space to write. It helps the creative juices flow.
For your furniture situation…you really need to go to Ikea! It’s in Emeryville so it’s a little over an hour away from you but SO worth it because it’s CHEAP and cute. I went there a few days ago and picked up an “entertainment center/book case” set which was under $500 (for 5 bookcases and a few extra pieces that’s REALLY good.
Just a thought.
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