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

philosophy

Ethics and the hard line

I’ve always had an overdeveloped sense of fairness. I say “overdeveloped” because it’s a charge that’s been levelled at me on more than one occasion. Overdeveloped. Aggressive. Judgmental. Rigid. We do like to throw adjectives at people when we disagree with them. I don’t know that the adjectives are entirely incorrect. I can be outspoken when it comes to my ethical convictions. I can be … Continue reading Ethics and the hard line

MichelleFebruary 13, 202414 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

To-do lists – an off-the-cuff joint.

I live with anxiety and c-PTSD among other neuroses – humble brag – and lists are my happy place. I find them aspirational and inspirational. I can tend to aimless wheel spinning with my puttering – reorganizing the library again is a lateral move no matter how it soothes anxious feelings – so lists can lead to me feeling productive at the end of the … Continue reading To-do lists – an off-the-cuff joint.

MichelleFebruary 3, 202417 Comments

From Famine to Feast

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

Tag: recovery

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

Ethics and the hard line

On Saturdays, we wear memes.

To-do lists – an off-the-cuff joint.