THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY

Now that school is over I have the chance to focus more on other parts of my life. Over the past couple of weeks I have learned a lot about myself and the world in general. Some good things and some not so good things.

I have a very sensitive smoke detector in my apartment. It goes off several times a week while I am cooking. Recently I was house sitting for friends and found that their smoke detector was also sensitive, as it went off a few times too over the course of my stay at there house. After some careful reflection I learned that I am not a good cook.

This week I embarked on a journey to eat the recommended amount of the foods listed in the Canadian food guide. This new goal came about when I realized I had gone a few weeks having not had any fruits or vegetables. Don't worry. I have fought off scurvy with Kool-Aid which contains 100% of the recommended amount of Vitamin C. Now the meat and milk, and often the grain part was not hard for me. Those are my favourite groups. But the fruits and veggies were never a priority. However, I am proud to say that after 6 days I have, for probably the first time in my life, ate all the recommended servings on the food guide. That's 8 servings of fruits and veggies, 2 servings of milk, 7 servings of grains and 3 servings of meat (well it's only supposed to be 2 meat but whatever). The first couple of days I found myself in a state similar to the Simpsons when Lisa feeds her family vegetables. I think my body went through an initial period of shock, where I was not feeling my best. But I think my body is adjusting because I am feeling much better now. I still have some candy and cookies occasionally, but the important thing is that I eat fruit and veggeies now. I learned that you can still have a full, happy life even if you don't eat all the candy you want.

Now I am sleepy, goodnight.

To be continued...