Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

Okay, okay I know I am a day late, but I had such a lovely day yesterday that I didn’t get close to my computer.

I’m not much for resolutions because when I do, it’s awfully reminiscent of Bridget Jones.

“Resolution #1: Uggg – will obviously lose 20 lbs. #2: Always put last night’s panties in the laundry basket. Equally important: will find nice sensible boyfriend and stop forming romantic attachments to any of the following: alcoholics, workaholics, sexaholics, commitment-phobics, peeping toms, megalomaniacs, emotional fuckwits, or perverts.”

But I do want to try something this year. I want to be patient with where I am, be in the now.

So whether I am trying to lose weight, or eat clean, or not screw up this thing I have with a really great guy (more pending), or work on my 101 in 1001, or simply like the little parts of my job that historically I have not loved, I want to be accepting of where I am.

And I resolve for all of you the same.

Happy New Year, may 2014 be great because you are in it.

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Fall Foods: Squash

Last night I wanted to keep with the fall theme.

I love acorn squash, but instead of the standby with butter and brown sugar, I wanted to try something different.

I wanted to stuff is with something.

I found a recipe that suggested using macaroni and cheese.

The macaroni and cheese was good, homemade and some of the best I’d ever created, BUT stuffing it into half of an acorn squash for baking didn’t do anything for it … or the squash.

Fall food fail.

Better luck next time.

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The one where I tell (but don’t show) what will power is

I know what will power is. And usually I exercise it really well at the grocery store level.

If I don’t buy Smarties, I won’t eat Smarties. That’s using will power.

But every once and a while I try to test my will power at the cupboard level – even though I know it’s not a good idea – especially when it comes to chocolate … that has been wrapped around almonds.

When I saw them the other night at the bulk food store near my house, I wanted them, which should have been indicator one to walk past and get the raisins that I was there for.

Somehow I decided a few for an upcoming road trip would be okay … and a scoop magically appeared in my hand.

Sitting in the car on the drive home, I decided I would be okay if I had one, this was problem number two.

One being okay, became, as long as I didn’t finish the bag it would be okay.

Some survived the drive home.

But today was a looooong day at work. And I just needed to chew on something.

So as you can imagine, I’m out of chocolate-covered almonds and back to exercising will power at the store level.

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