Does your candy dish know your name, too?
22 10 2007Does it? Last week I was a participant in a health fair at our local mall and bought candy for people to take as they walked through our tables of information. I had one old gentleman come by and grab 4 HUGE handfuls of the candy and stuff it into a bag he had from another table. He about emptied my basket, so I went next door to Target to buy some more candy. The Tootsie Roll mix is a weakness of mine. I didn’t buy it the first time on purpose. I had already been chewing gum all morning so I wouldn’t be tempted to eat the candy in the basket. Well, I mistakenly bought the Tootise mix at Target and took it back to my booth. I did well that day with my survival gum. Well, Wonderful Husband and I are trying to sell our house, and I took what was left over home so that I could leave out a bowl for visitors at our open house yesterday. Guess who ate more than the guests. Me, of course. As I sat at the computer I swear it was calling my name from the other room. “Kim…..Kim…. we’re your favorites! Come and get us!” To make matters worse, the tuna sandwich I had for lunch wasn’t very good, and I knew the candy was good. Last night the candy dish was emptied into a canister and placed in the cabinet. It won’t be calling my name anymore. Atleast not until next week’s open house.
So know the feeling. There are a few things calling me name right now. I have ear plugs in just trying to igmore them!
The candy jar calls my name big time. In my office building, the first floor has a candy basket and I go down there upwards of 5 times a day sometimes. It’s SO difficult to avoid it if I walk by it and usually there are jolly ranchers in it - one of my favorite candies. Thankfully, lately all that’s been in there is the grape, green apple, or blue raspberry (I don’t care for grape ones, the green apple make my throat feel funny, and the blue ones make my mouth and lips turn blue so I avoid them). It’s tough, though! Add the food days my office frequently have…. work seems to really want to kill my eating right!
Last night I went home and ate some cookies and Reeeses cups (another weakness). I didn’t over do it, but I was so stressed and tired when I got home, I just don’t think I was thinking clearly enough. Some days are tough, but just remember that tomorrow is another day and just because you slip up now and then, you just have to keep going - it’s not the end of the world and you can still do this