Catch up
Posted: December 18th, 2009 | Author: Jacky | Filed under: Life | Tags: #best09 | 1 Comment »
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New food
I forbid myself from buying a few things because most of the time I know as soon as they are in my kitchen, I will not be able to stop eating them until they are gone. Forget portions. Forget servings. I have no willpower in their presence. When it comes to dark chocolate with almonds, chips and salsa, and cheese with cranberries, oh watch out.
I’ve known the chocolate weakness for awhile, that’s why my cubemate Michael was responsible for storing our M&Ms, because I didn’t trust myself to not eat them all. Chips and salsa came as a surprise this year…it was always my BFF Natalie’s weakness, and every time I devoured a jar of Tostitos salsa in record time, I let her know, because she could understand. The cranberries and white cheddar cheese combo entered my life after evenings over at my friend Rebecca and Tamara’s homes, where they had nice little plates to hold the cheese and cute little bowls to hold the cranberries, and I hovered over the table combining them, debating whether it would be totally rude to eat the whole thing. I erred on the side of not being a complete ass and left some for everyone else.
Best place
Jet Blue airplanes. After flying on Jet Blue for five weeks with my All You Can Jet pass, I quickly became attached to the entire experience. All the free snacks I wanted (which was nice on a travel budget. My fav drink concoction was Diet Sprite mixed with Orange Fusion. Wild!). Satellite TV in each seat (I don’t even have cable at home. It was crazy!). And I love staring out the window at clouds, water and towns below. The Caribbean was gorgeous to see from overhead, which got me as close to Cuba as I will probably ever come.
There’s also something about the transition of going from place to place. The anticipation of a new experience or seeing old friends. The possibility and unpredictability of what’s ahead. When you’re up in a plane, the whole world is ahead of your (or below you, if you want to be all technical. WHATEVER).
Shop
My favorite shop was a lovely little place my friend Sammi took me to in Houston called ph design shop. It’s a stationery/paper goods store with a design studio in back. I loved all the products they carried (Sammi and I got really excited anytime we recognized someone’s work from Etsy) and I did not want to leave. Literally, I could have lived there. ph design shop was where I purchased my 2010 planner (yes people, I still use a paper one, in conjunction with my Google Calendar). My planner is the prettiest one in existence. The design shop also got me thinking of maybe one day having my own place like that — where I would sell adorableness and do custom designs too.
I have the same lack of willpower that you do apparently. I just really need to have no junk food in the house. Junk food isn’t something I usually crave, but if it’s within arm’s length (or in the pantry) it doesn’t stand a chance. For example, I bought a box of Little Debbie’s Zebra Cakes on Friday … there are 5 packages of 2 cakes in each box. I ate 4 cakes before even getting home from the store!! Me … has problem.