Here I am…with a blog. I never really envisioned myself as the type of person who would write a blog. Why would anyone give a shit about anything that I have to say? It was answering this question that made me realize that it really doesn’t matter. What it comes down to is that I have enough confidence in myself to recognize that I am 100% ok with no one actually reading this. In fact, I am likely not going to promote it that much. I kind of just want to see what happens.
So, who am I? Again, it doesn’t matter. I am certainly not trying to keep my identity a secret but I also want to make sure that this blog is not all about my ego. So here are some words to describe me in no particular order…
I am a 40-something year old female and yes I am struggling to navigate middle age.
I am married, live in the suburbs, and have no kids which makes me weird.
I am really into yoga, mindfulness, and wellness but I’ve also been known to eat an entire bag of tater tots by myself while enjoying a bottomless glass of wine. So I am a total contradiction.
I’ve got a love/hate relationship with my corporate job. The love part is because I actually really enjoy the work that I do. The hate part because I am beginning to question the very principles of capitalism, especially in our current political climate. I am treated really well which sounds amazing, except it pains me to see so much suffering and inequality in America and throughout the world.
So, I guess that makes me a ‘liberal’ or a ‘snowflake’ or whatever the Fox News crowd might call me. Yes, I believe there is a better way for all people to have a fighting chance. No, I do not have all of the answers. Complex problems don’t always have easy solutions.
I really like to cook and I really like to EAT! Cooking for my husband, my family, and my friends brings me immense joy and makes me feel connected to my Italian roots. There’s nothing I love more than hosting dinners outside on my patio in the summer and inside my home with a cozy fire in the winter. This blog is not meant to be about food, but it just might be.
So there you have it…
We’ll see where this takes us. I named this blog Gluttony in Balance because I am challenged daily with finding the balance between all the indulgences that I love to enjoy and keeping in check with a healthy lifestyle both mentally and physically. Maybe I will help someone who reads this. Maybe I will piss someone off. Or maybe, no one will read this.
If you have read this far, thank you. Let’s see where this journey takes us.
Much love for now…
