Tag: healthy choices

Pinterest Problems

I feel like I need to talk to someone about the struggles of browsing Pinterest for snack ideas, and because no one I talk to has any interest in listening to my seriously first world problems, I figured I’d just write about it and you guys can read it at your leisure (or not, but I’m going to write it anyway). So obviously Pinterest is great, not only as a tool of procrastination, for which I use it quite frequently, but also for browsing geeky fandom stuff, finding hilarious memes to send to my sister, and, of course,  to browse recipes.

Sometimes I go on Pinterest looking for a specific type of snack recipe (I’ve made some wicked good cookies from recipes I’ve found on Pinterest), but other times I’m just scrolling innocently and come upon the most beautiful-looking snack recipe that I would absolutely destroy if I ever were to try it. We’ve all been there, right? We see, like, little Santas that can (apparently) be made from little more than whipped cream and a strawberry (see right … still not convinced those are real).

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It’s a Question of Proximity

So here I am, sitting on my couch under two blankets, computer on my lap writing creative content for a friend’s internet marketing agency with a cup of tea on the little table beside me. I opened at my other job this morning, and after a long day at work, I’m finally snuggled in safe at home.

This is my happy place. The only thing missing is, as you probably guessed, a delicious snack. But here’s the problem. As one of my many New Years’ resolutions (some more attainable than others), I’ve decided I’m going to try to cut out a little bit of sugar from my daily routine. Certainly not all sugar, bless me, let’s not be crazy, but some.

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