Creativity at Work

Do you ever get noise overload??  Like there's too much stimulation going on and you just have to turn it all off??  Yeah, me too.  A lot.  Especially when the hubs works from home.  Now, don't get me wrong, I love having him here and it's great that he is able to be home when the kids get home from school.  Plus, the oldest has a talent show in an hour and now we don't have to wait for him to rush home or have him meet us there.  But, sometimes it's just a little too much noise for me.  I think I'm spoiled by the quiet when I'm here alone.  I like the quiet.  It lets me think. 

When you're attempting to live a healthier life and lose weight, you tend to hear quite a bit about what food is.  The problem is that no one really ever seems to come to a consensus on what food is and how we should treat it.  Some claim that food is fuel and should be used in much the same way that we use gas in our cars. "Eat to live, don't live to Eat."  For others, food is a drug, it can harm us or it can help us, and we should consider what each bite we take will do. "Sugar is evil, buy your food from a FARMacy."   And then there's the "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" camp who insinuate that some foods are big time no-nos.  But, there's another group.  One that has been dubbed IFIMM (If it fits my macros).  I think this is where I tend to fall.  Yes, I want to have a strong and healthy body.  Yes, I want to shop the Misses section.  Yes, I want to feel proud of myself.  And yes, I want to eat chocolate!  I ...