Real Pain

Dirty little secret, I’ve been into the lifestyle for years.  But Binging Dieting Scales & Mirrors (BDSM) isn’t just about trying to balance pleasure (if you binge on chocolate) and pain (DSM).  In the spring you get to add a bit humiliation when the S also starts to stand for Swimsuit.

Signs of Spring – Hello Stupid

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The last mountain of snow has melted down to a molehill and we’re seeing signs of spring. Some signs, like the mud that turns our dirt road into an extended series of speed bumps, are more obvious than others.

Everyone deals with mud season in their own way.  Someone was reveling in it, deciding a drive through the muddy corn field at the end of the town road was better than waiting at the stop sign a few feet away, apparently prompting the field’s owner to plant this sign of spring a few days later.  I don’t know why, but I get a kick out of it every time I’m sitting at the stop sign.

 

T’is the Season

It’s not that I don’t know how to diet or why I should diet.  It’s that the mercury just climbed into the 50s and, without the extra layer of Long-Johns under my jeans, I can convince myself that I have a little breathing room between now and the hell that is swimsuit season.  But I swear I can get serious.  Really.  As soon as the Easter candy is gone.

From the Laundry Pile – Great Kiterature

Snoop, our fat black god of pleasure and shedding has a few theories about living the good life and the meaning of it.  Today’s subject – shedding.  Cat-kind’s gift to laundry, he assures me, is not just for his benefit. It’s a sign of spring, which should make repeating a load or three of sheets something to add under the ‘Thankful’ column.  I’m allowed to worship at his feet too.

April Common Thread Give-a-Way

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Okay, so April showers aren’t bringing any flowers to Vermont, but we are still doing a  Common Thread give away this month (that should get ’em blooming).

This month’s artist, Kathleen Nohe, is new to the group. Kathleen’s blog is Wearable Earth Jewelry  and she is giving away a set of green aventurine earrings and necklace (as good a pick me up as flowers). According to Kathleen, “the stone is a gentle comforting and supporting stone. All round healer and calmer. It helps to stimulate emotional recovery and see alternatives and possibilities. It is good for those who need to step out of their comfort zones.” She calls it “a heart chakra stone, gentling balancing without causing turbulence.”

To win this beautiful set,  visit Kathleen’s blog between now and Wednesday evening and leave a comment. The winner will be announced on Thursday morning.

Please be sure to check out the other participating artists as well:

Jane McMillenJon Katz, Maria Wulf and Kim Gifford.