Cooking Makes Me Feel Better About Myself

I had a tough day, not unlike Amy Adams in "Julia and Julia."
But I didn't make a roast chicken.
I just listened to podcasts about food.
And made a salad and israeli couscous with parsley, lemon zest, pine nuts, golden raisins, and black pepper.

My perfect day would be:

having a bowl of pozole or menudo for breakfast
reading the NY Times either online or in my hands
in bed
then going to the gym and working out chest and back and freeballing
going grocery shopping for an hour - or no time restrictions
then coming home and making a pasta while listening to a great iPod mix
"Surrender" from the Diana Ross album
"Come on over baby" by Christina Aguiliera
"Four Women" by Nina Simone
"Lilac Wine" by Jeff Buckley
"Heartbreaker" by Dionne Warwick
maybe listening to "Spilled Milk" or "Savor Portland" or "Good Food with Evan Kleinman"
nap
private man time
catching up on TV
sex with my boyfriend
going to dinner or making dinner at home with lots of wine
if I make dinner then I'll look through my cookbooks and online about two hours before
nude yoga
laughter
sleep

maybe that will be tomorrow's agenda
i need it