I Want Comfort Food #imafoodie #dontjudgeme

"I Want Comfort Food #imafoodie #dontjudgeme" This was the recent post for my Twitter followers and Facebook friends...and I meant it. Today was supposed to be an eventful day for me. I was going to attend 8am church service, go hiking with my friends, have brunch, maybe catch a movie and then retire to prepare for an eventful tomorrow. Instead I was awakened (around 9am) by that special noise car tires make when driving by on wet pavement. That's usually how I know and can explain an odd sense of fatigue -- it's raining. Not only will I not be having an eventful Sunday (i.e., hiking, brunch, movie, etc.), I want to stay in my bed.

I want to stay in my bed, surf the net, and yes - EAT!
But I don't crave my standard cuisine (regularly found in any of my favorite restaurants), I desire COMFORT FOOD. Home-cookin': Biscuits. Meat. Fried...something mealy. Smothered with...anything savory. Yes. I know food. I know it very well, and I know what I want. But there's this special pair of Citizen jeans that I am absolutely in love with. I am close to wearing them [publicly] again. So, eating what I want would be, well...counter-productive. Despite what I cravingly (I know it's not a word) desire to eat, I will find comfort in surrendering to the... (slow and awkward mental silence/pause)... the shake. Yep, in addition to regular consumption of vitamin B-12, appetite suppressants and fitness routine (six months long & strong, 43 lbs lighter) I have recently incorporated "it"- because I have hit a plateau, and I am enjoying reaping the benefit of rediscovering a former wardrobe.

I am a foodie - can't lie about that; I always will be. I woke up this morning, caught church (online - gotta get my Jesus in), and had today's comfort food - the shake. What a great comfort it will be when I can comfortably wear those jeans I love!

Fun Family Photo Shoot

While my nieces and nephew were in town visiting, we got a chance to have professional photos taken in DC. It was so much fun, and even more fun to see the individual personalities of these kids. One is a typical teen, the other a fashionista in the making and the next, a free spirit - on wheels. We enjoyed every second of it, thanks to The Captured Life Photography!

How is it???

How is it that every time we start talking on the phone and the conversation goes from you to me, you become busy all of a sudden and have to get off of the phone?
How is it that when I want to do something with you, you find some way to make whatever the event is self-serving for you in some way?
How is it that I only hear from you when you need something from me?
How is it that you accuse me of being fake when you turn around and gossip - knowing that what you say will somehow make it's way to my ears?
How is it that I always seem to fall for the same trick cooked up a different way and not realize it's the same trick until I recognize that I am playing the starring role of "Fool" -- again?
How is it that expectations are different for you than they are for me?
How is it OK for you to tell the same lie to yourself and not recognize that it is still a lie - even if you tell it to yourself?

I guess I am the one who can control many of these circumstances. So, the next time I find myself claiming victim, I'll have to turn the tables. Because I cannot take having to ask anymore. After all, the answer is just before me. You ask "How is it?"