New Years, Valentines, and Chocolates
I’ve thought about writing a blog for awhile now but it’s been a tedious task because I tend to over-analyze things and, as a result, I process things slowly---very slowly.
With that said, Hello, I’ve finally arrived in Blogsville.
The New Year with its resolutions is behind us and probably forgotten by now, and Valentine’s Day, with our desires for chocolates and hearts, is right around the corner. I’ve been a recovering chocolate addict for some time now, and while it’s probably not the worst social addiction that I could have, it is one of the worst cancer related addictions that I can lay claim to.
I concocted my own chocolate holiday, February 15, many years ago. That’s the day when all those yummy valentine’s chocolates are put on sale for 50% off. My daughter and I used to rush from store to store in search of the best and most delicious half-priced chocolates. Then we rang up huge chocolate bills, feeling all the while that we’d hit the chocolate jackpot. We also included two issues of the latest People magazine in our purchases because you just gotta have People if you’re going to eat chocolates properly.
We hurried home after our chocolate cash out, cut the chocolates in half, and we devoured mounds of chocolates as we each read our own People.
Ah, the good old days of People, chocolate, and my very favorite un-holiday.
I’ve been a vegetarian for at least ten years now and I’ve been a recovering chocolate addict for nearly as long. The conversion to a meat free diet was relatively easy but my road to a non-chocolate existence is littered with various candy bar wrappers.
Chocolate candy is delicious because it’s packed with sugar but sugar is a major cancer feeder. If you cut sugar from your diet, you’ll also cut off an important food supply to cancer cells.
My chocolate urges are a constant struggle for me. I’ve tried to satisfy my cravings with various broccoli recipes, but broccoli doesn’t taste as sinfully delicious as chocolate. And I wouldn’t recommend giving a bouquet of broccoli rather than a box of chocolates on Valentine’s Day.
I retired my unofficial chocolate holiday some years back but I miss it, and I’m sure the candy makers miss my chocolate cash layout too.
So I’ll see you in the produce aisle. I’ll be the one picking out broccoli but thinking of chocolate.
Mary Pat Boyd is a two time breast cancer survivor and the owner of Boyd Silver Works. She designs handcrafted sterling silver jewelry and cancer awareness jewelry.
You can view Mary Pat's jewelry designs at www.boydsilverworks.com
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