The Blog of armine

As I have mentioned elsewhere, I try to be a health-conscious person, and watch my caloric intake every day. There are those days I can 'squeak by' on little more than Kashi bars, pita chips, fruit and light snacks - but today wasn't one of them. By the time I got to work, my stomach was uncomfortably hungry; and when it really wants (or needs) substantive food, it's rarely shy in letting me know it. My head was spinning; my legs were aching from fatigue and I felt very weepy and upset. I thought, 'no way am I going to survive an 8-hour shift feeling like this'... so as much as I try to 'eat like a bird' for thin's sake, some days I just cannot do it. I ordered a chicken salad (the kind that is swimming in mayonnaise), along with a plateful of french fries; after I ate it I felt a whole lot better. So as much as I believe in trying to stay healthy, there's a point where 'dieting' isn't worth feeling like crap all day long. I could never be anorexic or bulimic - I like food WAY too much! I like to look and feel good - but not to the point where I'm feeling sick over it. Eating is healthy and necessary... and 'pigging out' once in awhile never killed anybody either! Last point: I am once again back to Klarissa (Maschke)'s story. I got three pages into the pagan tale and decided it would be better to write it sometime in mid-to-late October... around the time of the witch's new year. That just seems like a better time frame for this particular yarn. Presently I want to get to know Klarissa and her story, somewhere in the forests of Saxon Switzerland, many many years ago... I've had this story in my head for many years too!