And then there was NutraSweet – an off-the-cuff joint.

I’m not a big fan of “what’s your favourite” questions because mostly, I don’t have favourites, and people tend to think that’s odd. What is your favorite drink? Whereas I think having favourites for categories so broad as drink, book, car, and movie is the strange choice. What kind of drink are we talking about, anyway? Favourite hot drink? Favourite still drink? Favourite carbonated beverage? … Continue reading And then there was NutraSweet – an off-the-cuff joint.

MichelleFebruary 21, 2024February 21, 20246 Comments

Mental Health

On Saturdays, we wear memes.

On Fridays, I wear camouflage. Specifically, I wear a pair of camo track pants that are old and remain baggy and saggy even fresh from the wash. They’re also decorated with a bit of paint splatter from when I painted the mudroom walls London Fog, one of the 73,295,146 types of white available at the paint store. The pants aren’t a thing of beauty by … Continue reading On Saturdays, we wear memes.

MichelleFebruary 10, 20244 Comments

Mental Health

Tight pants and other sins

I’m wearing a pair of pants that are a little too tight, and in terms of eating disorder recovery, that’s a pretty epic win. [i] That I’m wearing pants – not baggy jeans, track pants, or yoga leggings – is also a win. Pants were in the category of “clothing allowed when my body is perfect.” Until then, it was baggy bottoms – bonus points … Continue reading Tight pants and other sins

MichelleJanuary 22, 202473 Comments

Mental Health

There has always been yoga.

I encountered yoga as an exercise in the 1970s. I was seven or eight and the television show “Yoga with Kareen” was occasionally playing on the screen. I remember doing a shoulder stand and bicycling my legs. I remember being curious about the leotard. I don’t know that I’d call myself a fanatic, and I definitely wouldn’t call myself an expert, but I’ve maintained some … Continue reading There has always been yoga.

MichelleDecember 11, 2023December 11, 202325 Comments

From Famine to Feast

Eating disorder recovery and mental health. Learning to live the good life.

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And then there was NutraSweet – an off-the-cuff joint.

On Saturdays, we wear memes.

Tight pants and other sins

There has always been yoga.