I'm Stressed, Therefore I Eat
Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 06:58:36 PM PDT
The end of October is always a perfect storm of business for me. Just as 1st quarter grades are coming due, and I have 118 essays to read and 30 make-up assignments to grade, and the school computers go down making uploading grades into the district's database impossible, Halloween rears its spooky head and costumes must be found, candy must be purchased, and Halloween activities must be completed.
In the midst of all this I must attend a Parent-Teacher conference with my 1st grader's teacher, cheer on same son at soccer, get a very necessary haircut, consider a summons to jury duty, and write several teacher recommendations for very deserving seniors who are all lovely young women who would be assets to any college or university that deigned to accept them into their student bodies.
And, oh yes, there's a giant assessment sample to prepare--a thick folder of projects and papers to be sent off to the International Baccalaureate Organization in Cardiff, Wales--all a part of my school's five-year IB Middle Years Program evaluation. (Please don't ask any questions about that one...don't think I could explain)
And, of course, it's that time of the month.
To cope with my ramped up business I've been throwing food down my gullet at an alarming rate: chips, crackers, extra sandwiches, extra breakfasts, etc.
In my defense--almost everything I've induldged in has been whole-grain or organic: a giant bowl of organic whole-grain cereal for breakfast, organic tortilla chips, whole grain bread at Panera, an organic apple, fair-trade organic chocolate, etc.
My point: Not sure that I have one, but at least I'm relieveing stress by writing instead of eating! Now, if I can just make it till bed time without sneaking one more chip out of the bag....
