I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
I didn’t know about this page until I saw the mention of it on my Start page today. This is really cool! I only browsed the Healthy Eating topic and found a couple really good tips, like this one:
Isn’t that a great tip? I never thought of that, but it totally makes sense that if you bring half home, you can automatically know fairly accurately how much you ate.
Here’s the link to the Secrets of Success page.
When eating out and not having nutrition facts available, I d
first try to choose a smart meal choice. Then when my food arrives I automatically divide it exactly in half. I take the remaining half home. Then I measure or weigh the remaining half so that I can best estimate the contents of my meal. It is a good method of portion control and helps me eat out without losing track of my daily intake.
Isn’t that a great tip? I never thought of that, but it totally makes sense that if you bring half home, you can automatically know fairly accurately how much you ate.
Here’s the link to the Secrets of Success page.
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