Monthly Archives: November 2011

Restored

Posted on November 20, 2011 by andreamarjulie

The ocean has a way of healing whatever wounds I am carrying.  This weekend, my husband and I are enjoying our Worldmark condo at Gleneden Beach on Oregon’s beautiful coast.  It’s just the two of us, quiet, peaceful and without … Continue reading →

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Artificial Sweetner Blues

Posted on November 12, 2011 by andreamarjulie

Ah yes, good old artificial sweetners and me.  We go way back.  I had my first taste test at a young age in the form of saccharin.  My mother had a cache in a little jar, and the saccharin came … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Control

Posted on November 9, 2011 by andreamarjulie

Perfect diet control:  mice in kitchen!  I have no desire to even set one toe in there when these small whiskery rodents seem to be multiplying.  We’ve decided not to trap them, and the plan was to cover some holes … Continue reading →

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Hold the Sugar

Posted on November 7, 2011 by andreamarjulie

Day Two.  I’m surviving without junk food overload!   What’s making it a tad difficult is my over-amped appetite from the hyperactive thyroid.  No wonder I was grabbing at any quick and easy food.  So without the near continual grazing, I … Continue reading →

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Owning the Now

Posted on November 6, 2011 by andreamarjulie

Here I am in the center of my new private storm, and yet I feel strangely calm.  What I am experiencing is an interesting dichotomy: my past behaviors versus a recent understanding of claiming the present as the space that … Continue reading →

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