Auntie Babette's Recipes

Every morning over coffee I tell myself, "Okay self, you need to get your weight under control. Your pants are too tight.  How hard is it? Just change your mindset.  You know how to do this. You know how much better you feel when your pants are comfortable." This is my pep talk.   So I go to the kitchen to prepare my healthy protein shake to start out my healthy day, and fix my healthy lunch for work.  Good talk. Good start.  Then "the day" happens.Someone has brought donuts to work.  There are too many good cooks that like to share their treats. There is ice cream in the freezer in the break room.  If I have to run an errand at lunch time, I don't have time to eat my healthy lunch so ... you guessed it, drive-thru lunch. Is anyone else having this problem?

This is how I felt yesterday.  On my way to work, my truck broke down.  There is a feeling that rushes over you; I'm sure everyone has felt it at one time or another. Your mind kind of goes into what seems like a vacuum. Time seems to stop and you start automatically assessing:  "Am I okay?  What do I do?  How bad is this? " I'm a very positive person so the first thing my brain starts telling me is, "You can deal with this. Your cell phone is charged and you have someone to call for help. Thank God it's daylight!" What good can come from a day like this?  For me, the good was knowing I have friends to call that will gladly drop everything when I need them.  I have an understanding boss that was not mad, but actually very supportive.  Her response was a lighthearted, "We'll survive, just don't get kidnapped." That eased my mind and made me chuckle. I believe it's all in your mind set when things like this happen.  It could ...