Breathing

Yesterday and today, I've been taking it easy. It's snowing outside right now, which makes it a perfect day to curl up under a warm blanket and read. This is a necessary part of the process. When I've been working so hard at the end of the semester I have to learn what it feels like to be in my skin. I have to remember who I am. I know that may sound silly, but when you've gone full-bore for a couple of weeks on end you forget.

I'm also taking a holiday from the diet. One of the bad things about being on the diet, when I cheat, I binge. I have this mindset of "eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow I diet." I try to get my full of everything even if I don't want it because I know I won't be able to have it when I'm back on the diet. So, I've decided to give myself my blessings to go off the diet for awhile, not just a day and eat what I want to eat when I want it and no more. Then, at the beginning of the new year, I'll start fresh. I feel a lot more relaxed since I've made this deal with myself, and I need that right now.