Making a stand

I've been reading way too much about diets, scales, weight control, proper eating and resolutions this year. Being told what's good for me always makes me want to do exactly the opposite.

Just for the record:

• I have not been to the health club once in the last month
• I relished every last smooth and creamy bite of the holiday dark chocolate fudge
• I have not taken even one healthy long walk this whole vacation
• I have plans to combine a hot bath with one of Jan's homemade mints
• Made-from-scratch hot chocolate just became one of our holiday traditions and the holidays aren't over yet
• I was the culprit who finished off the peppermint bark

To every thing there is a season. This is my time to savor the epicurean treasures that appear only during the holidays. And they taste even better when the rest of the world is apparently revelling in crudites.