Comforting goodies

Brownies, Ice Cream, Cookies, Chocolate. Comfort foods. That's what we classify the afore mentioned foods as. So delicious, so...comforting.

Why in the world would I blog about comfort foods? Well, reason one is because I'm a girl. Reason two, because I am currently wanting all of the above. Not because I need comforting at this particular moment. But because I just really love eating those foods. Most people (men to be specific) don't understand why women need comfort foods. Well, I shall explain.

There are times in life when things just don't go our way, and when these times come upon us we need an escape. The only real escape that is acceptable and causes the least amount of damage (unless you count weight gain as damage), is eating food. Chocolates, ice creams, bon bons, smores, you name it and we will probably consume it in our time of need. These foods, although high in calories, fat, and high frustoce corn syrup, are some of the most delicious and nutritional(nutritional for our minds that is) foods a girl can eat. So, as a boyfriend or husband, don't comment on our splurges. Don't ask questions if you're sent to the store to buy candy or Ben and Jerry's, just do it.

The female pshyce is a complicated thing, so complicated in fact that we as women don't even understand most of the time. So don't try and analyze why we pick certain foods to consume in mass quantities every once in a while.



I sometimes wonder how these foods act as comforts. Well I have come up with an answer. Mind you it isn't a scientifically correct one, but it works just as well. Sugary foods are naturally yummy and addicting and in times of weakness when our will power is at an all time low, we give in and eat. Also, in just about every dream a girl partakes in some form of these foods makes an appearance. Maybe it's a boyfriend sending her a box of chocolates at the office, or a husband covering the bed with kisses. But yes, we do dream about sweets. Also, Comfort foods are just as good as a kiss, or a hug, or cuddling. This is why, after a break up or a particularly nasty fight, the goods are brought out. Consuming them can only better our somber moods. So if your mind is screaming COMFORT just listen and indulge.


Until later,

the explorer

"Parting is such sweet sorrow"...I coulda said it better

I don't do well with goodbyes. In fact, I just plain suck at them. I always promise myself I will see them again. But the truth is...I may not ever see them again.

When I think about all the goodbyes I will have to say looming on the horizon, my stomach ties up in knots, my throat starts to sting, my eyes look down and I have to remind myself to breathe. The connections I've made with these people may not be broken, just stretched. If I'm lucky, I will hear from them every once in a while. But they will have new lives then, new friends, and a new start. It's hard to grasp that I may not be a part of that new life. I guess the only thing that can reassure me is that, relationships that are supposed to be will be.

A pretty big goodbye is coming for me. One that I don't think I'm ready to say. I've been friends with this person for 3 years now, but it somehow feels like longer. I've never hung out with them outside of school, I've never met their family or have long talks into the night with them. But there was always the assurance that when I got into that one classroom that person would be there. I would sit down next to them and we would talk about anything. We would play games on our phones together and see who was the best at breaking bubbles. Whenever I am with them things are just nice. I guess it may seem odd that I can feel so close to someone I've never had ice cream with, but I do. This friendship comes so easy that I'm just not ready to let it go. I'm not ready to tell C goodbye. He's my advisory buddy. You just can't break a bond like that.

There is another goodbye coming. But this one is happier, it's a breaking off of one bond and joining in another. My brother is getting married. I am so excited I could just pee myself, but that doesn't mean I won't miss him being around. I don't want him to grow up and have a family, I want him to stay the fun guy who watches Avatar the last airbender with me. Maybe things won't change that much, maybe we still will watch our shows together...The good news is, I won't have to say a permanent goodbye, I will see him. And we will still be family. Woot!


Until later,


the explorer

And so it begins

Well...uh...here I am. Blogging. Yep. So, I'm new to the whole blogging world. This is my attempt at blogging. I guess I could start at the beginning, aka the reason I'm doing this in the first place. I was listening to my mom talk about this site she found 101 things in 1001 days. It's a list that you make of 101 things you want/need to do in 1001 days. I thought, "hey, why not?! It could be fun". The only appropriate way to go about doing this list is via blog...or so I'm told.

And so, this is my blog. I hope to make it witty and clever, maybe even funny. But we'll see about that, I've heard the cleverness comes later.

I have been thinking a lot about this list that I am making and I think I fail to realize how tough it will be. I can't even think of 101 things I want to do! Whew, this is gonna be a lot of work friends. Hopefully, by my next post I will have at least half of my list done and ready to share. I think the main reason I want to make this list, and to keep this blog, is to learn about myself, to share with people I don't know, my experiences. Maybe I just want this list to tell me to do the things I've always wanted to do. Maybe its a little bit of both. But who knows?

Until later,

the explorer