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Dear Julie,
My kids love sugar. I want to be a nice mom, but I don't want them to act all crazy & get rotten teeth. What should I do with all of the Halloween Candy?
Mom to Sugar Addicts in MO

Dear Mom to Addicts,
I think you should let them eat enough sugar to make them puke their guts out, then offer them more & see if they want it for breakfast. I bet that will really fuck em up.
Julie

Seriously though, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, it's fun & I love the weather, costumes everything... how come more parents aren't buying healthier treats to hand out?
I know my kids got pissed at me last year when I handed out raisins & pretzels, but not as pissed as when I snuck a bunch of candy out of the drawer each day & trashed it until it was gone. I miss the days when it was okay to give orange slices at soccer games & popcorn on Halloween.

How do you make a kleenex dance?
Put a little boogie in it!

Why can't ghosts have babies?
Because they have Hollow Weenies!!

I know frightening.
Peace to all.

Blahhg

I got nothin.
But I do like Blahhg.
I was adequately busy today and still managed not to clean my house.
I wonder if I should start a day count of un cleaning, then maybe the shame will force me.
I cant help but believe that some part of me is culturally conditioned to approve of myself only if I have been busy.
Babystepping.
Goals for tomorrow....
Take a shower.
Make coffee.
What day is it tomorrow? Wednesday. Okay.
Appointment at 11
Appointment at 6
Appointment at 7:45
What else should I do?
MEDITATE for 20 minutes.
The End

Attitude

Dear Julie,
I think I'm funny, but everyone else says my attitude sucks. What should I do?
Cynic in Saint Louis

Dear Cynic,
You should try to be more like Mary Poppins.
Gleefully,
Julie

Okay, so maybe it would be better if I'm going to write a nit pick list, I have to write a good list too, that way I am not perpetuating the negativity, or causing my vast audience to believe that I am just a miserable mess.

Heres all the fantastic stuff I did over the weekend:
Bathed & fed my kids multiple times
Read them books
Colored pictures with them
Tucked them in & woke them up every day
Went to a soccer game
Went to a candle party
Welcomed a new baby into the world
Assisted a new family with breastfeeding issues
Networked with colleagues about various birth issues including classes, art, healing, mommy groups, board meetings, and acronyms
Took more than one shower
Woke up before 8 and stayed awake past 8 without any naps
Went to the print shop, laundromat & post office
Flew with an umbrella in a long poofy dress

Wow. I am really impressed. I think I'll go clean my house...oops I have to pick up my kids from school. I guess I'll do that later.

Clean or Nap???

Dear Julie,
I am really tired because I drank too much last night and my allergies are bugging me, but my house is super messy. What should I do?
Messy in MO

Dear MO,
You'll probably feel better if you clean, but you'll feel better if you take a nap too. I think you should take a nap. Maybe the house cleaning fairy will come while you're sleeping.
Hypnotically,
Julie

My adventure from under the covers...
Gained back every 50 of the pounds lost.
Went to a birth, came home, drank six beers and smoked three cigarettes.
Didn't do The Work.
Didn't wear the pedometer.
Didn't do yoga.
Read a bit of Louise Hay book & listened to affirmations~ noticed my attitude sucks as I felt like mocking the sing songy voice with each affirmation.... I express my joy through singing & dancing, I take care of my inner child, I am a gift to the world.... maybe I'm ovulating again... puke. It reminds me of this Karen Drucker CD I bought. I was at a Nia class, and there was this really great song (I thought). I went home and ordered a 3 disc set, and I cant even sit through one whole song.

Sweet Daydreams!

From under the covers

Okay, I admit it, I took a break from therapy. I was being lazy, procrastinating, watching Weeds, taking care of sick kids, avoiding cleaning my house & reading a bunch of Louise Hay & Buddhist tidbits and hiding under my covers A LOT.
I have come to the conclusion that I cannot beat myself up over it, though my ego is totally judgemental of being "unproductive". The rationalization that I have concocted with some help from a dear friend, is that I've been paying off a coffee debt. Running up an energy debt with caffeine is no better than Visa or Master card, and the interest will bite you in the ass just the same. I am not willing to hibernate this year, so I am committing myself to starting a new card now that I've paid that one down. Hopefully I'll move away from the coffee addiction, but lets get real here, folks, I've got a lot bigger shit to let go of than coffee.... and quite frankly, I'm not willing to deal with the headaches right now.
I've been brainstorming a ton about how to use my blog/ improve my life... Here are some recent thoughts.

Things I need to stop doing:
Taking naps
Drinking booze
Smoking Cigarettes
Eating anything with high fructose corn syrup

Things I need to start doing:
Daily affirmations
Wear my pedometer
Keep a food log
Yoga
Start working toward CPM
Keeping my house clean

Things I have considered with my brainstorming:
Doing "The Work" daily, and logging it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZAPVfj32Oc
Working through You Can Heal Your Life (L. Hay) and logging it here
Exposing my weight gain/loss fiasco & working through it here
Start smoking pot again & logging my experience here
Starting an advice column here
All of the above

Here's what I need to do that... feedback, support, and anonymity