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Entries from December 2008
The Year of Self-Care: Embrace Gradual Change
December 31st, 2008 · 22 Comments
Tags: 26 changes: the year of self-care · New Year's resolution · non-scale victories · weight loss
Overcoming Frustration
December 22nd, 2008 · 9 Comments
I was in a deep funk. In the midst of packing boxes and making holiday plans and attending my grandmother’s funeral and trying to work in a half-empty apartment (part of the contents of which had already disappeared with their new owner), I unraveled. I grew anxious and angry. Why was it always my responsibility […]
Tags: gratitude · sturm and drang
A Belated Post of Thanksgiving
December 11th, 2008 · 11 Comments
You might think from my earlier Thanksgiving post that traditional holiday foods don’t do much for me. Au contraire—one of the more difficult things about food allergies has been dealing with family holiday gatherings where everyone, including me, has specific ideas about what we should be eating, how it should be constructed, and how it […]
Tags: 2/3 veggies · allergen-free recipes · autumn · celebrations & holidays · dessert · gratitude · meal planning