When I woke up this morning , I was convinced that I should take a break from writing for a while. Maybe a week or so. 
Why?
I'm not sure.
I think I was feeling stale.
Maybe a little unappreciative of this gift I have given myself.
I felt as if I have been a bit negative lately.
The pain in my back, the nonsense of getting my CDL and any of a number of other minor distractions that have turned my head in a direction other than forward.
Thankfully, after getting my butt out the door this morning and getting about all that the day had in store for me I changed my mind.
Maybe it was the residual effects of cabin fever brought on by being cooped up all day yesterday during the storm that we had.
Maybe it was in anticipation of having to brave the aftermath of that storm.
In any case, that's behind me now. It is a bright sunny day today.
All of the worst case scenarios I had envisioned for this morning's route never happened. 
As a matter of fact, the run could not have gone any smoother.
The volume of traffic on the roads this morning was less than half of what it normally is making it easy for me to maneuver.
Once I cleaned off the bus and got it warmed up, I actually rolled down the driver's window and rode around all morning that way.
Before I left the house, I felt that today might be one of those days where I wanted a danish to accompany my morning cup of coffee.
Or maybe a buttered roll?
And maybe something hearty and substantial for lunch.
You know that good old comfort food that sticks to your ribs and warms your belly.
Heck, after a storm like yesterday don't I deserve to treat myself?

After all, my day was going to be filled with braving the elements, climbing over snow piles and dealing with the aftermath of the nor'easter.
That's the way I would have approached my day in the past.
Any excuse to sedate myself with food.
Food made me feel good. 
Food made everything better.
Food was my one and only true friend.
Really?
Well, that's how I saw it even though I knew better.
So today there was no danish.
Lunch will be a salad and a piece of white meat chicken cut up into it.
Dinner won't look all that different from lunch
(a green vegetable and a protein).I already had an apple and I will have an orange later in the day.
I'll drink my water, have some coffee and that will be it.
In the end, I will be so much happier and better off than had I given in to my addiction.
I know one thing for sure, I certainly won't hate myself for the choices I made today.
Including writing to you!