“God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference.” – Serenity Prayer I admit: the news is …
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COVID: Managing the panic.
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Keto: Untethered
“You have to break the habit of thinking that the solution to your problems is to rearrange things outside.” – Michael Singer, author of The Untethered Soul In January 2020, I left the 12-step program …
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If Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes
“Leave me! Take me back. Haunt me no longer!” – Scrooge to the Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my life – the hard way – …
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A binge doesn’t just happen.
“A binge doesn’t just happen.” – Me I’m writing this in the middle of the ocean, where I’m on the tail end of an eight-day cruise. I have 27 days binge-free. Before that – if …
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Passive-Aggressiveness at its Finest
“I vant to be alone.” – silent film actress Greta Garbo I left my husband in January 2017 after ten years of marriage. It was the hardest, most unavoidable decision in my life. Because I …
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Adulting One Baby Step at a Time
“I’m mad at you.” – me to my mom today I can image that someone reading this blog and all its emotional musing about food, weight, and childhood would think that the author – me …
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It Was An Attack Without Mercy
“I went down the rabbit hole of negative thinking.” Yesterday was Sunday and I spent the day alone, preparing for a two-hour test for a new position in my company. I was fine for about the …
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“No Food for You: Mu-Ha-Ha-Ha!”
“What do you mean I have to fast?” – Me to My Doctor I have been having severe stomach issues for about a year now, of which I will spare you the details (you’re welcome). Just know that …
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Longest. Childhood. Ever.
“The Job Interview.” Today I’m interviewing for a different position within my company and I’m scared to death. Not of the potential new responsibilities, possible change of location, or even the interview itself. But of the hope. …
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I’ve Got the “Grief Bacon”
Kummerspeck. Noun. German word defined as “grief bacon” or “sorrow fat” A few days ago, I received an unexpected call from Gwen, a woman I’d known for years in AA meetings. She’d heard of my …