I Want a Black-Belt in "Mommy"

A friend announced that her son just got his yellow belt in Karate and I felt myself getting jealous.  I thought, "Why in the world should I be jealous of that?"  Am I jealous because I want my son to try martial arts, and he has absolutely no interest?  Maybe.  But as I thought about it more, I realized that what I was really jealous of was...

Immediately Awesome

I don't know if you can relate, but the reoccurring thought in my head that I have to be immediately awesome at something, even if I've never done it before is a paralyzing force. So paralyzing that it...

Okay, so I ate the Easter candy

Yes, I'm fresh off a binge. Damn it. I was doing so well for a number of weeks.  My downfall... going out to dinner with my family for Easter and ordering cake.  Man... I should have known better.  The slices were enormous and decadent. They were big enough that two people sharing it could each eat too much and then still have a decent size piece left-over.  Once I pushed my fork through...