Today I returned to my own desk temporarily, but because I’ve covered in another department for more than two weeks, I now have mixed brain dominance.

Charles Schulz invented this fictional affliction ( . . . affiction??) to describe Charlie Brown’s overall life malaise and failures. And really, I don’t know a better way to sum up the pure mental confusion of abruptly switching gears after two weeks.

But, in an effort to save some money and eat healthier, I try to bring my lunch more often, and eating homemade food helps to ground my day. I can still step out at lunchtime for some fresh air or to pick up a supplementary foodstuff, but I don’t have to, and if I do buy a snack it still costs less than buying lunch.

Last night I made a simple “cream” sauce with olive oil, almond milk, garlic, and some ground chipotle pepper. I mixed in a little store-bought pasta sauce and let it all reduce until it got fairly thick, then tossed it with whole-wheat rotini and layered it in a Gladware with some frozen broccoli and lima beans.

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