One more week

I am slowly feeling like I am knowing my way around the area a little better. First with my food endeavors. On Saturday, I went to a place called Carolina Farmin' (http://carolinafarmin.com/) that I heard from several sources is a great place for locally-grown, inexpensive produce. Well, I was not disappointed! I got peaches, plums, kale, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash all for about ten bucks!! Finally, a grocery store I really enjoy. They also carry inexpensive bulk items (I will be coming back when I run out of flax seeds :)). The main chain grocery stores around here are Food Lion, Harris Teeter, and Lowes, none of which impress me. I have not been to the local Whole Foods or Costco, but I have heard good things about both.

Other lovely places I have been include The Ivy Cottage, World Market, and Fire and Spice. The Ivy Cottage is a large consignment/thrift store. They have a lot of interesting things there if you are into antiques. All are appropriately priced (I hate consignment shops with a bunch of used junk that is way overpriced). World Market is a chain store that I have never been to (not sure if there are any in the Philadelphia area). They have lots of different things, including jewelry, furniture, decorations, and gourmet food items. I will definitely be returning here to buy gifts and home decor :). Fire and Spice is a small gourmet foods shop that is located in the Cotton Exchange (building with several shops) in downtown Wilmington. I enjoy this store for its local items, large selection of hot sauce, and random delicious-looking food items.

I have been cooking some lovely meals for myself as well. I made a few too many unhealthy meals, but am now getting back into eating healthy. I got a large amount of vegetables recently so am going to be eating those up:). It is not excruciating for me to eat healthy because I do enjoy getting flavors from spices rather than fats. And I know my body feels better when I eat better. To go along with that, I have been trying to do some type of workout every day. I was doing Insanity for a while but today did the Jillian Michael's '30 Day Shred' and remembered how much I liked it. I think I may try to do it all the way through this time.

It was nice having this time to explore the area and get myself settled, but I am definitely ready for school to start. Having a structure is good for me. Orientation is Monday August 20th, one week from today :)!