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Candy Girl

[August 25th]
"Mom, you are such a Candy Girl." - words spoken to me by my daughter recently while we were out running errands. 

We were at the end of a long day of errands [one of those days where you are so tired that you go pick up fast food for dinner] and I had parked in a space so we could eat a little food before deciding if we wanted to make any more stops, or just go on home. It was while parked that I saw THAT STORE [Party City] and perked up, which led to my daughter making the afore mentioned comment. But it's true - I like candy.

I like candy so much that I requested a cotton candy machine for my 50th birthday. I like happy things. I like chocolate donuts with multicolored sprinkles on them. I like ice cream, and purple icing to spread onto squares of cake. I like to pin cute and creative food presentation ideas [many involving sweets]. And I have a sealed container in my bedroom where I keep a personal stash of goodies.

Yes, I am aware of dental risks and health risks [incentive to exercise regularly - or at least to try to - and to have good oral hygiene]. But for me the whole 'candy' interest is more evocative of the beauty and wonderment of a child... and - as an adult - of tapping into that beautiful spontaneous JOY which children can feel and express without reservation. So why not do so as adults, too? 

This is part of my determination to live a Pure Imagination life!

Here's to the [spontaneous] JOY of living.

Rachel

[September 18th update]
It may be only September, but I am in a Halloween candy kind of mood [plus my stash was down to a few Jolly Rancher pieces, now mixed into the picture shown above, lol]. Not shown are the 2 Reese's Pumpkins which I traded Linz a couple of pieces of my stash for... because they were my dessert after dinner last night.

Never stop emotionally feeding the kid who lives inside of you. This is where the Joy of Living resides!


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