You; Intelligent but insecure. In need of near constant affirmation. Unconfident but wanting not to be. Heavy in all the right places. Intense Me; Also intelligent. Sure of who I am, I think. Confident around others, not so much when we’re alone. Too flimsy for your liking, too sturdy for my own. You; So much […]
Month: May 2017
Dare to Drive – Part V. Parking and paying attention
It had been a full 2 weeks between the previous lesson and this one but, to my surprise, I hadn’t forgotten everything. In fact I’m starting to get the hang of the mechanics of driving, the things you need to learn to do automatically so you can pay attention to everything else that is going […]
Dare to Vegan – Part I. What? Why? When?
For the past 3 years I have been mostly vegetarian, having meat maybe once or twice a week. I was always the person saying ‘going vegan is too extreme for me’ because, not only do I love cheese (and meat if it’s from a good, healthy source) but I also don’t believe there’s anything wrong […]
R.I.P Juanito – We’ve Got To Get Real
Have I mentioned how much I love art that makes me feel uncomfortable? That’s the main reason that I love going to those performances where the description still leaves me clueless as to what I should expect. That’s how I ended up at R.I.P Juanito’s “We’ve Got To Get Real.” It’s part of a series […]
Smoked picanha
Last week i told you about a cooking workshop I participated in and promised you an update on what I did with the beautiful piece of Scotch beef they sent home with me. So here we go. Picanha, also known as rump cap, is a very popular cut in Brazil and Argentina where it is […]
Dare to Drive – Part IV. Walk before you can run
To great delight of my instructor, I’m actually learning more about myself in these driving lessons than anything else. Yesterday’s lesson didn’t go too well. This week in general has been tough on me and felt more like a step back in my recovery than a step forward but I think I finally figured out […]
Food for Foodies, Scotch Beef and Scotch Lamb
Have I told you I’m going vegan for a month yet? I don’t think I did. I want to see how my body responds to it (if at all) and see if I can do it. Of course I hadn’t yet decided this when I booked a cooking workshop at Food for Foodies that was […]
Dare to Drive – Part III. One step forward, two steps back
Yesterday wasn’t the best day. It felt like I took a step or two backwards instead of forwards for the first time in a couple weeks. It started with me dropping the carton of spelt milk during breakfast and kind of didn’t stop until the internet cut out while I was talking to my friends […]
Dare to Drive – Part II. To and fro, Stop and go…
My lesson today was pretty intense again -i think driving in general is intense when you start out- but I did feel like I was making some progress. I had a different instructor this time who was much calmer than the previous one which did wonders. We started with pretty much the same things as last […]