Going Organic Part 3

For those who don't know me, and read my last posts of Going organic, might think I am an extreme health freak and don't eat any bad carbs, dairy, etc... etc...

For those who do know me, will know my obsession and love for food. If it was up to me, my dream job would be a food critic, to travel all over the world and try all kinds of food (while looking good on camera). That would be ideal as I get all my passions as a day job - travelling (not yet a passion - but would be if an option!), fashion and make up (one's gotta get dressed for the camera! presentation is everything!), socializing and talking to people for the fun of it , and most importantly food!.

What is my reason for going organic? I am that girl who eats 8 times a day and is never full! I am the person who never says "No" when offered food. I never taste anything, I just eat it. I am not picky (unless it's tasteless cooked veggies - I prefer them uncooked). So all day long, whether I am offered McDonald's French fries, chocolate, ice-cream, or anything with cheese, I never say NO.

So when it comes to areas I can control (breakfast and lunch and snacks) I try to go with less calorie options, but I do make sure I make up for lost calories. 

Hopefully, that will not always be the case. Now I am living with my family and in 4 months time, my plan is to move to London, England. We will see if I will get better at eating healthy once the food and groceries are my choice, or will I be eating out a lot and ruining the whole thing?

As for now, as the organic section is like a new discovery for me, and this is my newest purchase that is sooooo yummy!

Why do I need this? Once again, I am always hungry, and I always need to be snacking on something! This is my daily eating schedule when it is under control!

7:00 AM Breakfast - Organic Oatmeal that I previously blogged about - Apple Cinnamon + Coffee.

11:00AM - By this time I am in the office, not really hungry, almost still full from the breakfast, but I grab for my granola bars, otherwise I go to my work colleagues ask if they have anything yummy to eat - which is usually a box of oreos....

1:00  PM - Lunch time - I try to bring a salad from home, a sandwich, or whatever left overs from Mom's dinner the previous night. Never enough! So I make sure I eat a banana before it as well.

3:30 PM - The lunch was not enough even with the banana, by this time everyone can hear my stomach, and I can't concentrate on work... so I eat my apple,

6:30 PM - I get home -  staaaaaaaaaaaarving, and eat like a maniac whatever my mom has made me! Although I have been healthy and organic since I woke up - by this time I pig out with a laaaarge dinner portion followed by chocolates or cakes. Since I'm attaching pictures, a recent pasta I made (as you've noticed, the only thing I can make, but quite an improvement from just frying eggs and mashed potatoes!). Aubergines with tomato sauce, oregano, and Parmesan cheese.

8:00 PM - Not really scheduled, but guaranteed I will open the fridge and find something, and if there's nothing, I will make myself a grilled cheese sandwich. The above mentioned schedule does not include the coffees, teas, drinks, juices, and other things that have calories in them. Now this was a controlled average working day. The weekend is a completely different schedule that we will not be discussing here. 

Peculiar Ami 

Eye Liner & Lip Butters

April has been busy for me, as I had my family visiting from Japan. The first  week of April I was a full time tourist in Jordan, taking my family around and site seeing, of which I will update on a separate post.

That means that my purchases and shopping in April was limited, and not a lot of expenditures this month (thank god). I am thinking my relatives should visit more often and keep me busy, but then again the rest of my relatives are actually based in Jordan!

Very limited in number compared to my other purchases, so thought I'd share for now as I haven't blogged in quite sometime, as I am sure there are a lot more purchases to come!

Over the years, when defining my lash line I have been continuously using a pencil liner, where in few hours time would smudge out, and so I would have to carry it with me everywhere. Since January, I bought both a liquid and a gel liner and have gotten quite attached to the gel liner. Although a drug store product, I have been using it non stop and has become one of my everyday make up holy grails... I always use black, but now that spring and summer are approaching, I don't want the definition around my eyes to be too strong so I just purchased the brown one today. I am using Maybelline, and the best thing about this product is that you don't have to buy a brush separately, the package comes including a brush that is not that bad:

I have also recently bought a Lemon Lip Butter from Body Shop, as my wish to wear lipsticks and color is decreasing with spring, and my coconut lip butter was running out! This tastes and smells lovely and in comparison to the coconut one (which I still adore) is that the smell and taste isn't as strong or heavy, and quite perfect for summer!

More posts to come in May on my Perfume Collection, Skin Care Products that are working for me, My family's visit and my days of a full time tourist to give you an insight of what to expect if you're ever visiting Jordan (Will have to research some links to post on my page, so you can actually read more if interested, as don't expect me to type in he details!).
Love, Peculiar Ami xxx

Going Organic Part 2

I am generally the kind of girl who cannot do anything, especially COOK! However, I will be living on my own soon, and trying to figure out how to make at least some simple dishes. Interestingly, this is becoming my new habit, and unfortunately only get to do it in the weekends, because I never have the time. I have cooked a few things before and posted them on my facebook page to share with friends, so these are not the only pics, but the first ones I am sharing here... The first one is a chicken mushroom feta pasta, and the second (I made today) is a Pasta made using eggplants and mozzarella!

Going Organic

A few months back, watching one of Beauty Crush 's vlogs on youtube,  that was about her fitness and diet update and healthy lifestyle, and she mentioned that it was inspired by the book Skinny Bitch. I have seen that book a few times in the bookshop in the self-help sections and thought it would be rubbish. After Samantha (beauty crush)'s reveiw of the book, I managed to download a pdf version of the book

For those who know me, they know that after reading this book, I went from a vegan for a day, vegetarian for two, and a pescetarian for a week, and then back to the old eating habits, as it was too much to handle at once! However, this book made me at least realize what I am doing to myself when I am eating unhealthily, and how I try to stay away from some kinds of foods.

In Amman it is pretty expensive to buy organic products, so the plans of this new eating lifestyle is temporarily on hold...! But these are some of the things I started purchasing, I am not stepping into the pescetarian lifestyle just yet, but a healthy one!

I am sure once I move out and live abroad it will be easier to apply this organic way of life and eating, as there is organic icecreams and soy milk for much cheaper. And truth be told, it does feel different eating without much chemicals and additives (poison basically) being inserted to your body.

Peculiar Ami