Sharing a Drink They Call Loneliness
I think now would be a good time for writing. As a quick recap of this past weekend, I spend a good three days with my parents and had my doctor appointment – I’m waiting on the results to the …...
View ArticleRooster Sauce
This past Wednesday I had the opportunity to go test out one of the new concept areas our campus is going to begin offering. It’s essentially a noodle bar where kids can select their toppings and...
View ArticleAnd The Results Are In
I called my house today and Mom informed me that my test results had come in. Total cholesterol: 102 (<200 is ideal) HDL: 48 (>40; >60 is ideal) LDL: 46 (<100) Triglycerides: 41 (<150)...
View ArticleA Second Chance
Easter is the celebration of Christ’s resurrection after giving his life to take away our sins. I decided to take that blessed gift and view it as a new beginning, a new chapter in my life. So often I...
View Article“Recovery”
What is recovery? What does the word “recovery” mean to you? Is recovery the same in all contexts? Biological? Physiological? Mental? Is it the same for any given condition, status or ailment? I want...
View ArticleRecovery–Somewhat Defined
I had never given recovery – the word, that is – much thought until recently. I’ve thought about what recovery might mean to me, what it would be like to be “recovered” but a definition or an image was...
View ArticleMy Little Fiesta
I’m sure it’s rather obvious that I haven’t posted any sort of recipe or talked much about food and enjoying it lately. I’d like to take this post as an opportunity to divert things away from worrying...
View ArticleVacationing
I don’t really want to post a FB status because I feel like it would be too much bragging and my mom already feels jealous that she couldn’t come along, which doesn’t make me feel any better about...
View ArticleSpirals
After the most disgusting $9 omelet I’ve ever eaten, a long afternoon touring where my brother goes to school and what his classes were like, and celebrating the end of his 5 months of hell for his...
View ArticlePeeling Off The Sticker
Right Click > Delete. Are you sure you want to delete this feed? This will delete all items in this feed including any associated enclosures. Yes. Until I feel I have a better grip on things and can...
View ArticleThe Other Side Of The Equation
I feel that my problem is more on the expenditure side of the equation versus the intake. My eating is getting better, at least as far as I’m concerned, and I believe the exercise obsession is what is...
View ArticleNew Shoes
After a thought-provoking comment left by a good friend on my last post and a wonderful evening chat with a close friend in my backyard last night, I’ve come to the realization that I’m actually ready...
View ArticleAnd So the Clouds Begin to Part
The past 6 days have been nothing short of amazing, for the most part anyways. Ever since my evening chat with my friend Theresa, I’ve had a new perspective on how I eat and the amount of time and...
View ArticlePopping My Head In
My first day off since last Sunday! It feels wonderful! That said, I don’t want to spend too much time writing as there are pitas to be made, lunch and dinner for the work we to be planned, video games...
View ArticleErasing the Board
A friend of mine just recently started an ED-free blog. I read the first post. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I commented on it. I got up, went into the kitchen, grabbed a potato out of the fridge, dunked it...
View ArticleHesitancy
Hesitancy is the bane of progress. “What shall I do today?” After no answer arises we spend massive quantities of time pondering possibilities yet we don’t do anything. I often lay around wondering...
View ArticleUp and Down
Today has had me going through a whirlwind of emotions. I started out incredibly nervous and worried about the cooking demo I’m giving on Friday. I didn’t feel prepared at all and I had no idea how...
View ArticleCooking Demonstration
My 13-day streak of work is finally over and a celebration involving a certain Batman movie and a Sunday filled with mindless videogames and “suicide” in the form of tons of sedentary activity (which I...
View ArticleRekindling a Habit
Even if it’s just a little blurb here and there, I’d like to take the month of August to start getting into the habit of writing again. I’m going to try to do it everyday after my first dinner while I...
View ArticleState Fair
State Fair was a blast yesterday. From the walking around everywhere (a very enjoyable break from all of the sitting I typically do at work) to the exhibits, products, foods, and spending time with the...
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