Tuesday Blog:
Memo to those giving blood–make sure you eat well in pre and post donation! If you do not do it beforehand, you will likely faint or get very light-headed. If you do not eat well afterwards, you will take much longer to recover. Problem is, it is difficult to do that on a $7.50 budget…however, I was determined to take full advantage of the free food they give you post-donation (mmm cookies…). But since my diet was not-so-good post donation, I suffered in energy today. I slept in much longer than I wanted to because I simply was too tired to move. I ate breakfast today which consisted of cereal, yogourt and a banana (but since it was so late it was kind of lunch too), and then I went to eat pizza at the on-campus Pizza Pizza since I could not buy anything at the on-campus restaurant (Wilfs)–I simply did not have enough money. Since my friends did not eat much of their meals, they offered me what was left, and, once again, I took full advantage. Afterwards, I went to work on a group project and then went off to play hockey. After hockey I ate a granola bar…quite an uneventful day on the food front but the example of me having to eat pizza first before going to the restaurant is a great example of how a restrictive budget can really hamper even a rare time to go out with friends.
