Holiday Hell

For anyone trying to watch their weight, the holidays are hell. Beginning one week before Halloween and ending sometime in January of the next year, the holidays are just one gluttony filled, candy-cookie-cake-turkey-mashed potatoes-pie-stuffing-you name it we'll eat it, day after day. Not to mention all of the imbibing of wine, eggnog, beer, and the like at parties.

It is so hard when there are just boxes and boxes full of candy and cookies sitting mere feet or 'gasp' mere inches from your hands. And once it is in your hands it is only a matter of mere seconds before it ends up in your mouth. Turning into extra pounds. The pants start getting tighter around this time of year, despite all of our 'running' errands.

Well, the cookie stops here (short of my mouth). I am not gaining the standard 7-8 pounds the average American gains over the holidays. Losing weight is not going to be one of my New Year's resolutions. I am resolving to keep it off NOW.

Stumbling on Happiness

We are all just floundering around, trying to make the most out of our lives. I know that is what I am doing. I try to get the most out of every day no matter what happens. Bad things happen...you get up late, your commute sucks, you are bored at work, you get yelled at, whatever, things happen. You can get upset about it or you can shrug your shoulders and plow on through. I used to get upset about what other people 'did' to me, but then I realized that no one was 'out to get me' and getting upset about someone bumping into me or walking slowly or cutting me off or whatever injustice they were committing was not really being done to me. And I stopped getting upset. And things have actually gotten better. You stop noticing all of the little supposed injustices. Your day improves. You are happier.