what is it about this time of year? generally, i'm a very healthy person. i work out 5 days a week (and enjoy it most of the time). i eat healthy food because i like it and it makes me feel good (inside and out). but then fall weather arrives and with it comes pumpkin muffins, halloween candy and spicy chai lattes. and my healthy aspirations seem harder (and harder) to stick to...
all i want to do is bake oatmeal raisin cookies, drink hot chocolate, purchase (and consume) reeses and go apple-picking (and make apple pies, crumbles and coffee cakes...and then eat them...) i feel like i could literally subsist on sugar, spice & everything nice this time of year.
there must be something in the air that arrives with falling leaves, early dusk and crisp breezes. something that makes my sweet tooth come alive with ravenous force. luckily, i can (usually) control my voraciousness just long enough to get me through to the next celebration or holiday (or weekend).
oh, pumpkin muffins, how i love thee (and thanks to han, i have a dozen of you in the fridge : ) ok, i can't resist. i'm going to get a pumpkin muffin now and some tea too...
what's your favorite fall indulgence?
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