i'm back!

Two days of drinking this past weekend, coupled with the lingering noxious fumes from my newly varnished parquet floors and freshly painted walls and trim, have rendered me lethargic and stupid. I've been flattened for two days; I slowly emerge from the fog each afternoon, only to slip back into a near-coma every evening after inhaling the fumes that lurk in my apartment.

Despite this weekend's fall off the wagon, my decision earlier this year to cut back on mindless social drinking has stuck. Once I got past the first couple weeks, wondering why anyone would voluntarily give up anything as yummy as a crisp glass of gewurtz or a frosty flirtini, I noticed that somehow, the world was brighter, and my snug jeans had become loose fit. On top of these happily unexpected developments, I also had considerably more cash left in my wallet after an evening out. All of a sudden, winter seemed much less gloomy.

And today, after months of neglect, I stumbled over my blog - just as I'm searching for a safe outlet to renew my writing. I'm more interested than ever in healthy eating, and the effects of what we choose as fuel for our bodies. Mundane as the subject matter may be, it'll be my outlet of choice. Until I get distracted, anyway.