When I wake up and start having one of those self body loathing days, the first thing I do is go to the bathroom, take off my shirt and grab the rolls of fat around my gut. I grab it like it's pizza dough, and I start squeezing and kneading. For added infliction of disgust, I'll grab on and then giggle the fat up and down like it's shake n' bake. And you know what, I know I'm not the only one who does this little fat shaking exercise. You've done it too. Oh yes you have. It's okay, that's why we have blogs so that we can freely express the darker sides of our battle back to skinny jeans. When it's out in the open, the dark stuff almost seems comical. Actually, that's what stand up comics do. They talk about their dark corners, and we laugh. Why, because it makes us see the lighter side, so we can take ourselves less seriously.
In a few days it will be Christmas day. I love the holiday season because it's filled with food, family, good cheer, and cold weather that allows me to wear flannel jammies and cuddle in a huge down comforter. I have the worst singing voice in the world, but I do love singing Christmas carols. Today, I had to do the last of my Christmas shopping, and to get in the mood, I sang carols while driving. It really got me in a cheery mood. I thought I was going to have to battle the crowds since I got a late start, but luckily for me, it was hardly crowded at all.
Today, I'm making Christmas cookies. I got Martha Stewart's special holiday cookie magazine, and I'm making the Cocoa Shortbread and Surprise cookies. The surprise cookie is a chocolate cookie with marshmellow filling and chocolate frosting top. Since I'm into the organic thing, I got all the ingredients at Whole Foods and Trader Joes. My mouth is watering just thinking of those cookies. I'll let you know how the cookies turn out. Today's definitely a sweatpants day.