We just survived birthday week 2020 in our household. Micah turned 13 on June 4 and Jamin and Eli hit 11 on June 6. (Poor
Category: Food
Deliciously Simple Vanilla Cake
I used to have a horrible relationship with cake. Ok, for real, a horrible relationship with food in general, but for some reason, cake was
Freedom from Counting Calories
I used to be the Queen of Calories. I could look at a plate of food and intuitively know how many calories I was consuming.
Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars
Part of my Joy Today is in the fact that I can enjoy sweet treats without my ED telling me I’m going to get fat.
The Best Recipe for Over-the-Top Puppy Chow
You know my philosophy on food – use the recipe and then add a little extra. Make it more! Puppy Chow seems a pretty perfect
Peanut Butter Brownie Cookie Dough Torte
My philosophy on food: Make a recipe so I know the basic result, and then make it again with extra. Add the extra touch, the
Lemon Cream Sugar Cookie Fruit Cups
Lemon Cream Sugar Cookie Fruit Cups are my way to embrace the goodness of food instead of the lies of my eating disorder. Perspective on
Verdict: Not Guilty
Go figure that the week after Thanksgiving has me standing on a bit of a soap box. Two years ago I came home from Intensive
Rules to Not Live By
Eating disorders are built on rules. Rules create boundaries. ED guards those boundaries with an iron fist. Outside the boundaries live anxiety and fear. Inside the boundaries
Trigger This
It really bothered me that all of a sudden last week all my strides in recovery had seemed to take a nose dive. Not only