That when you are try to make food lifestyle changes...oh hell, lets call it what it is, DIET!.. That everything in your life that you should not eat suddenly becomes an insatiable desire that will not go away? I have three sugar cookies sitting on the counter that make me salivate every time I pass them. I swear one spoke to me and said, "C'mon...you know you want be baby!".....and I swear I answered it back, "Mmmm....yes I do"...as I licked my lips.......
Okay...I will stop before this turns into the next Fifty Shades of Grey novel....but instead called, Fifty Shades of Frosting......
Why is it..........
That sometimes a child can be more profound than the most brilliant of adults? I was driving in to Costco so I could get some healthy snacking items in my house, so that me and the sugar cookies would stop flirting with one another. My youngest car seat has been in the same place in our Ford Expedition forever now. She has decided that she is tired of this spot and every time we get in the car she moves her booster seat to somewhere else in the car. Really she only has three other spots she can move to but these small moves are apparently profound to her. On our ride in to Salt Lake she says, "Mom, moving my car seat is good for me." ...... I play along by saying, "Why is that?".....She responds by saying, "Because it gives me a whole new look at things, I can see things I have not seen before...she pauses.....and says, "Everyone should move to different seat every once in awhile so they can get a new look at things."
I know the statement was literal for her....she just thinks that everyone should see a different scenic view every once in awhile...or... that was her hint that she would like to ride shotgun at some point in her life. However, the statement made me smile...so simple.....so right. So many hot button issues in the world...maybe some of us should just look at things from a new place...and just maybe we could gain a new perspective.
Why is it.....
I can go over my legs with a razor 50 times and still miss a patch of hair on the back of my legs?
Why is it.....
I had a huge list of things I wanted to get done this summer before I head back to school this fall.....and I have done none of it so far? I will try to cram it all in to the last two weeks of summer because that is how I roll!
Why is it .......
I really want to make this now .......and eat the whole thing...four key words...Pretzel, Cookie, Peanut Butter, Pie...enough said
Why is it....
I will never have abs that look like this?................
.....four key words......Pretzel, Cookie, Peanut Butter, Pie.....enough said!
Just for the record, I would love to read 50 shades of frosting :) I agree that kids can say the most profound things that, like you said, even the most educated people will miss. I also love her insight...she is your daughter, you have given me the same advice. I also think you could have those abs, I think I could and we could still have Pretzel, Cookie, Peanut Butter Pie...we'll just share one slice and then do crunches :) If we eat the pie we will have the energy to the crunches! I have seen you do many incredible things and reach many hard goals so stop beating yourself up and comparing yourself to models that have been airbrushed!!
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