"The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep."

Sunday, January 11, 2009

I Came, I Saw, I Ate

By now the garlands and lights have likely been taken down, the stockings and Christmas CD's have been put away and the trees, stripped of their yuletide trimmings, have all been cast to the curb and are happily decomposing in the local landfill.

Likewise, the champagne bottles, noise makers and party hats used to ring in the new year have also been discarded as we now collectively settle back into the normalcy of our pre and post holiday season lives.

However, given the events of the last quarter of 2008, normalcy may have changed a bit.

From the sub-prime meltdown to the auto industry bailout; from the near disappearance of the 401k to the biggest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, 2008 leaves many of us a little shell shocked and somewhat unsure of what the new year may hold.

But nevertheless, for me some things about the beginning of a new year remain constant.

For instance, the holidays are the times I tend to take on the persona of a procrastinating bear who is way behind in it's preparation for hibernation and consequently consumes virtually everything edible in sight.

Deviled eggs by the dozens along with entire hams and turkeys have been known to completely vanish when I'm left to my own devices in the kitchen.

Mashed potatoes, gravy and casseroles disappear faster than a politician's promises while desserts literally leap from their containers onto my plate.

As a result, one of my ongoing resolutions for the new year is to realize I'm not going to hibernate and therefore I need not act as if I am a human Electrolux.

Beth would tell you it's impossible for me to do so and admittedly, I've always had a healthy appetite. But during the rest of the year, I normally run enough to offset the increased consumption.

So for me the new year means its time to get back into the fitness groove; time to forgo the utilization of my unending list of excuses of why I can't run today; time to set some running and race goals for the coming year and time to begin training.

And it also means its time for me to make peace with my bathroom scale, put away my super-size pants and start dressing from my regular closet once again.

Because in reality:

I eat therefore I am.

Happy 2009!

3 comments:

Fe-lady said...

I am glad to get back into somewhat of a routine too and out of the kitchen! (We had a LOT of company over the holidays, so of course we had a LOT of food and leftovers...stuff we usually don't have in our fridge. So we threw out about ten pounds of lasagna! That was a GOOD thing!)

Spring isn't that far away...hope you are able to get outside these days and get in some runs!
Be glad you don't live in Cleveland,Ohio!

Amy said...

I'm ashamed to admit this but we still haven't taken our (fake) tree down. Everything else has come down, except that dang tree. And now I'm too embarrassed to open the blinds in the part of the living room...so, if you're in the area and you see a house with all the blinds open, except one, know that is my house and that I'm embarrassed but still too lazy to take it down :)

Beth said...

This is all sooooooooo true!!!