Morning Musings

I love my quiet time in the morning.

Seems I wake up, more often than not with the FID’s.  That’s:  Fear Of Impending Doom.  I don’t know why I seem to “come to” most days in this state, but, thank God (or Good Orderly Direction, or Source, or Universal Intelligence, or whatever you want to call it), I do know what to do about it. Continue reading “Morning Musings” »


April 19

Strategy:  Give protein time to kick in – about 45 minutes.  (Variation on this theme:  hot food is more satisfying). Why:  Once it does, I am really OK.  This is a great strategy before going out or at the start […]

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April 18

Strategy:  Wait to eat the really tempting thing till there is only one left.  I have a sister and nephew who will save me their last bite of brownie.  Can you imagine?  Clearly different gene pool. Why:  So that I […]

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April 17

Once I have reached “I don’t care”, all bets are off.  But, somewhere before that place, I did care.  It is my job to figure out where that line was.  That way, I can learn to plan and set up […]

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April 16

How many times has choosing not to look become license to go crazy?  Like somehow if I don’t know the number, I don’t have to hold myself accountable for it.  I can just “start again” as if the debt somehow […]

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April 15

I look at it this way:  I can pay it now or pay it later.  But not paying it is not one of the options.  If I let it accumulate, I am unhappy all the time I am gaining the […]

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April 14

Rule:  Immediately freeze doggie bags. Why:  Otherwise I feel pressured to finish them up before they spoil, ending up with “Saturday night” dinners as weekday meal options or worse, late night snacks.  Combined with a salad or some veggies, they […]

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