RESISTing the temptation...

I used to wake up looking forward to Wednesdays.  Why, you wonder?

Because Wednesdays are days the corner break room is freshly stocked with Panera bagels, croissants, scones, cookies, and/or donuts.  And this bounty of beautifully tempting & tasty treats extends throughout the remainder of the week.

Each time I walk to the water cooler, it's like I have to talk to myself into obedience.  I, at times, consider taking just a little bite (ok, if I'm honest, it crosses my mind often).  Somehow I have manage to talk myself out of self-sabotaging by reminding myself that I can never have just one, but not after I give these little sprinkled wonders a good once-over.

Some days are worse than others.  But bypassing the temptation does get slightly easier as time goes on and I have more separation from processed/complex carbs.  The fact that I feel better without them is a nice consolation; however, I sometimes wonder if I will ever forget the euphoria of the first crumbly break of a sprinkled cake donut, or the melted glaze of several donut holes, or the crunch of a freshly toasted everything bagel with melted cream cheese dripping off the edge onto my finger.  Like I said, somedays are harder than others. :)

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Our Roles as Women in Today’s Society

One of my favorite perks of expanding my blog-hobby is reading posts from fellow female bloggers that cover relatable issues we all deal with as career women.  Verification, understanding, and knowing that other women experience the same balancing act of work + home life soothes my soul, if nothing else.  We may not have all the answers...the following quote from a recent post by a fellow BlogHer publisher got my attention:

"Yep, I thought to myself. I can do it all. I can be a good wife and mom, keep the house clean and have my dream career. I am woman. HEAR ME ROAR....

And then my seven-year-old daughter said something the other night that shot all my smug thoughts straight to hell."


"...I found myself sitting with a half-dozen other bloggers and PepsiCo CEO Indra K. Nooyifor a conversation about our roles as women in today’s society, the work-family balance is exactly what came up."

Read complete post here.

Also, see this article covering women's health and stress.

Highlights: "After following the health of more than 17,000 women -- mainly Caucasian health professionals -- for more than 10 years, the researchers concluded that a stressful job increased a woman's risk of heart attack by about 88 percent and raised the risk for bypass surgery or other major cardiovascular procedure by about 43 percent."

"Men, of course, face plenty of stress and heart-health risks themselves...but working women tend to shoulder more, including raising a family and maintaining the home. "Women have to be particularly attuned to the issue of various stressors in their lives and seek help to manage them." 

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Microwaves and Balls

Frozen dinner tonight. Healthy Choice.  Cheap Choice.  Fast Choice.  Microwaveable Choice.  Dinner is Ready in Six Minutes Choice.  NICE.  After last nights fiasco:  SMART CHOICE.

I am going to bake carrot cupcakes or red velvet cupcakes, because it makes me happy.
I also got a ball to sit on while at the computer in my office.  I'm terribly frightened by the prospect of balancing for over 10 minutes straight.  Knowing me, I'll get so caught up in a motion or email I am writing I will forget what I am actually perched on and lean back to my demise.

I'll give an update tomorrow on how that pans out.

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