It's not what you think...
I have to share one of my favorite things that I've discovered...
I was driving around this afternoon running errands and I was so thirsty!!! Probably a bit dehydrated from my ride this morning. But it's not what you think.
I have mentioned on this blog before that I have cut back my diet coke consumption to one per week. And I've already had one this week. I've discovered over the past 6 months that what I miss more than the diet coke drink itself, is the ritual surrounding it. I miss the sonic drive-thru. I miss the straws. I miss the pop of a can in the morning after a good workout. I miss the cool drink in the midst of a crazy afternoon. Wow. I really should not be focusing on this...kind of like focusing on a "nasty" of being 49. There are two sides to every issue. So I found another way to look at it...and it's today's Sweet Fringe Benefit.
I remember when Diet Coke came out. I was in college, and I saw a can at the mall. I tried it. It was so much better than Tab! For many years, Diet Coke was just a drink I ordered out at a restaurant. And then somewhere along the way, it turned in to a constant 12-pack in the fridge and a stop at McDonald's drive-thru or Sonic or whatever the most convenient fountain was. I have "cut back" before...but never successfully. Last December, I decided enough was enough. There were too many days that I didn't drink any water. Just diet coke. And here I am six months later. I wish that I could say I noticed a difference in my health not drinking it...not drinking any diet soda (other than the one diet coke a week). I haven't. But I am drinking a lot more water. A Rt. 44 (44 oz drink from Sonic) ICE WATER is only 50 cents. I find it more satisfying and refreshing than my old friend. It brought back my old ritual of an afternoon refreshment at a drive-thru. And that's my Sweet Fringe Benefit today. Getting older can mean being "set in your ways". But this experience has proven I can change patterns, rituals. Or at least tweak them.
I don't want to come across preachy. Again, sfb's are personal. You can find yours if you look, think and persist.
Outfit of the Day: I bought a new hat at Target. My husband didn't seem to like it much, but I did. My hair is so difficult in the summer. I have very wavy hair...that I really can't wash everyday or it gets dried out (a.k.a. a nasty of being 49). And in the summer humidity and heat, a "blowout" only lasts one day. I thought the hat would be a good alternative to the "messy bun" on top of my head that has been my hair style of late. The black/white print blouse is from Old Navy last fall. White jean shorts, also from Old Navy about 5 years ago. Emaack Designs Coral necklace and bracelets.
I've refilled my sonic cup twice tonight...with water...
Nanette
I was driving around this afternoon running errands and I was so thirsty!!! Probably a bit dehydrated from my ride this morning. But it's not what you think.
I have mentioned on this blog before that I have cut back my diet coke consumption to one per week. And I've already had one this week. I've discovered over the past 6 months that what I miss more than the diet coke drink itself, is the ritual surrounding it. I miss the sonic drive-thru. I miss the straws. I miss the pop of a can in the morning after a good workout. I miss the cool drink in the midst of a crazy afternoon. Wow. I really should not be focusing on this...kind of like focusing on a "nasty" of being 49. There are two sides to every issue. So I found another way to look at it...and it's today's Sweet Fringe Benefit.
I remember when Diet Coke came out. I was in college, and I saw a can at the mall. I tried it. It was so much better than Tab! For many years, Diet Coke was just a drink I ordered out at a restaurant. And then somewhere along the way, it turned in to a constant 12-pack in the fridge and a stop at McDonald's drive-thru or Sonic or whatever the most convenient fountain was. I have "cut back" before...but never successfully. Last December, I decided enough was enough. There were too many days that I didn't drink any water. Just diet coke. And here I am six months later. I wish that I could say I noticed a difference in my health not drinking it...not drinking any diet soda (other than the one diet coke a week). I haven't. But I am drinking a lot more water. A Rt. 44 (44 oz drink from Sonic) ICE WATER is only 50 cents. I find it more satisfying and refreshing than my old friend. It brought back my old ritual of an afternoon refreshment at a drive-thru. And that's my Sweet Fringe Benefit today. Getting older can mean being "set in your ways". But this experience has proven I can change patterns, rituals. Or at least tweak them.
I don't want to come across preachy. Again, sfb's are personal. You can find yours if you look, think and persist.
Outfit of the Day: I bought a new hat at Target. My husband didn't seem to like it much, but I did. My hair is so difficult in the summer. I have very wavy hair...that I really can't wash everyday or it gets dried out (a.k.a. a nasty of being 49). And in the summer humidity and heat, a "blowout" only lasts one day. I thought the hat would be a good alternative to the "messy bun" on top of my head that has been my hair style of late. The black/white print blouse is from Old Navy last fall. White jean shorts, also from Old Navy about 5 years ago. Emaack Designs Coral necklace and bracelets.
I've refilled my sonic cup twice tonight...with water...
Nanette
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