So. Running. We've had a complicated relationship, running and I have. I've identified with Anne Perkins and her assessment that "Jogging is the worst! I know it keeps you healthy, but God, at what cost?" I've started and abandoned Couch to 5k more times than I care to admit. In fact, I've recently started it …
Part one
The blade of the rusty cutlass rested at Nira's shoulder where the cloth of her shirt gave way to her flesh, as though the sneering unwashed brigand who wielded it at her back were performing an oath of fealty. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see the prince sprawled unmoving nearby. She …
Things that change
As of today I haven't had any fast food for five months. In that time I've lost close to forty pounds, though I still have a lot to go. I'm trying to take small steps so that I don't get discouraged by how long this is taking. I am definitely a product of this instant …
What’s Here Right Now
A week ago today, I lost my mom. The few days before it happened and the week since have been indescribably difficult. It's like getting repeatedly punched in the face by emotions in some sort of street brawl. The emotions will pummel you all at once at first, just hitting and kicking any vulnerable spot …
"I wouldn't do that, were I you." Svet whipped around, ready to bolt away from the person who had spoken at her ear. One hand was upraised to parry the restraining grip of whichever Outrider had been lucky enough to catch her this time. The defiant snarl that had come to her face melted into …
Brushin’ Off the Dust
Woo, it's been a little while, hasn't it? Recently I've been grappling with something that always seems to be lurking in the ring, ready for me to grapple with it. Emotional eating. I used to think to myself "I don't emotionally eat! I eat when I'm hungry, that's it." I was not very in tune …
Everything in moderation. You know, for some people
I am all about moderation in things. Nothing is wholly good, or wholly bad, the middle of the road isn't a terrible place to be. Sometimes you need a little darkness with your light, whatever it is, moderation isn't bad. Not in general, anyway. Sometimes, for some people, though, it doesn't work out. By some …
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A…Food Explorer?
I feel like I'm discovering new things every day in the world of food. Monday, for instance, I learned from my roommate how I could make smoothies with ease. And now, it's a bit embarrassing to say, I've become obsessed. As in, I just got back from a grocery store run where about 40% of …
Tools of the trade
I have discovered the hardest part of going fast food free is my workday. That's when the temptation to buy fast food is at its highest. My workplace is directly across from a Carl's Junior, and that star smirks at me every day. I can practically hear the smarmy bastard saying "Come on innnn. I …
Just a fast food girl, living in a caloric world
Let's talk about a journey today. No, not Journey. Small town girls living in lonely worlds. Do they even have midnight trains? I'm sure they do, I'm not worldly enough to know for sure, though. Anyway, the journey I mean is the one to better health. You could call it a weight loss journey, or …
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