Day 2

730a- No more pastries from 85, so I’m drinking my iced coffee and water on the way to work. It’s Friday so it’s always good vibes going in.

1120a- Today’s a light day in the lab and I’m starving since I had nothing to eat for breakfast. I decide to eat half of the chicken sandwich my boyf packed for me.

1140a- A couple of minutes later, my coworker mentions she wants some Hawaiian BBQ and who am I to say no on a Friday?! I volunteer to drive since I got a new car this month and drive 10 minutes to our closest L&L. I decide since I’ve already had half a sandwich, I’ll only order a katsu musubi ($3.13). But since it’s Friday and we’re getting wild, there’s one of my go-to boba spots next door, Dingtea, so I grab a large jasmine green milk tea half sweet with boba ($5.14). $8.27

6p- Typically during the week I’m pretty good at eating from home but once Friday creeps up on me, I seem to have no sense of self control. My boyf & I have stumbled upon this new sushi joint about a month ago and CANNOT quit it. It’s this new temaki (hand roll) sushi bar that just opened up and is the only one of its kind in San Diego (J/Wata)! I love this place bc they do have an available set menu (Go, $21.75, for 5 hand rolls) and offer individual rolls if you happen to have a favorite you can’t get enough of. Since we’re now seasoned vets, I order an extra Negi Salmon roll and a Blue crab roll. Boyf, grabs the newly featured blue fin roll, bay scallops and negi salmon. We decide it’s easier if one of us pays and we “divi” it up amongst us later.

7p- As content & full as I was, I always have room for dessert! We’re on one of the most popular food strips in SD, so we decide to risk our lives and j-walk across the street to The Churreria Cafe. I grabbed my favorite maple glazed & bacon bits churro, while boyf got fruity pebbled churros filled with different custards. I decide to pay for this tab since he already paid more for dinner. $12.39

10p- We decide to bum it in bed, shuffle through Netflix and decide on watching Amazing Interiors while I dose off.

Daily Total: $20.66

Day 1

730a- Since I usually get into work & hit the ground running, I make use of my 4 mile commute. On the way to work sipping on my Nespresso iced coffee, just made the change this year to only drinking from Nespresso during the week (totally worth the investment). I also scarfed down a bacon & garlic pastry from our local 85 degree Bakery, that we purchased earlier in the week. We were out of town this past weekend so we definitely took an L for our meal prepping this week.

12p- Work flies by! Luckily my lunch didn’t need any refrigeration and was waiting for me at my desk. I had a simple chicken breast with lettuce, avocado, provolone cheese & mayo sandwich (one of my staple go to’s for a quick meal). I drank water from my 40oz Hydroflask and coffee from this morning (I’m a slow drinker).

4p- I come home from work; famished as usual. My roommate’s cousins are in town and we made plans to grab drinks and dinner later tonight. So I eat what’s left over of my bbq pork banh mi from last night and drink some of this new watermelon kombucha I’m trying.

6p- We stop by this cute bar/restaurant in University Heights, Madison, for Happy Hour! We wanted to take her cousins to this particular place bc they can add CBD oil to any drink. I decide to actually veer from the happy hour menu and go for a drink I know I’ll love (since it is my first time at this bar). I opt for an Umbrella; it consists of green Chile vodka, cucumber, lemon, club soda and added mint (love the freshness it adds). I decide not to add the CBD oil bc we’re going to one of my favorite restaurants that have some of my favorite cocktails. Naturally, we’re cutting it close for dinner reservations so we decide to pay in cash (which I don’t have) so we can just leave it with the check. My roommate offers to pay for me & I promise to Venmo her back (which really, I will be buying dog food for her pup later this week so we’re even).

730p- We valet and pull up to one of our favorite restaurants in Little Italy, Ironside! If we’re being honest we’re at Ironside for one thing & one thing only. The table orders a round of Lobster rolls & we all purchase our individual cocktails/drinks. I always ask our server if they can ask the chef to make the fries garlic fries (tbh, its a 50/50 chance. Depending on the mood of the chef and how busy the restaurant is, will determine whether or not you’ll receive that request). I order the Skuba Diver (gin, cucumber, mint, you see my trend here) and enjoy that with the house bread and butter I order for the table. The food is delicious, as always, and drinks a little stronger than anticipated. We decide to throw the tab on one person’s card and split the whole meal evenly through Venmo. $40

9p- We walk passed all the temptations on one block back towards the valet. We even peak into an Italian cafe, which looked like they offered homemade gelato but decide better since we just carbed up on 5 lbs bread at the restaurant. Yay us for adulting and being rational!

930p- I arrive home exhausted and dehydrated from two cocktails on a Thursday, two more drinks than I’ve had in the past month. I decide to just drink water and take my ass to bed.

Daily Total: $40

The Journey Begins

I’ve had this bug to just start documenting my life and have a tangible archive other than photos on my phone. I’ve always known I’ve had a passion for social media and I was always too shy to just commit to it. I’m at an interesting point in my life and I think it’d be cool to document all the changes. The art of actually scrap-booking is a dead hobby so please take this as my digital version. I hope to post: my foodventures (like I already do on my designated Instagram), life’s quarrels, vignettes of my beautiful life, financial tips that I feel like every millennial should know and really just some dope content.

So cheers to living my best life and posting whatever I want!