Pics from the NY Bike Jumble!
I mentioned recently that on November 15th, I rode my bike to Park Slope where the NY Bike Jumble had arranged for professional photographer, Keiko Niwa, to take photos of cyclists and their bikes.Here are my pictures! I love them!Close up of the seat -Yes, that *is* a vintage long line bra!

Giving Thanks - for being alive
I mentioned that this Thanksgiving I wanted to consider all the things I am thankful for. One of them, probably the biggest, is something that up until recently I never thought I would say-I am thankful to be alive.I spent the majority of my life severely depressed, an emotional and unstable wreck. And at times, I was suicidal.For as long as I could remember, I hated myself. I hated waking up and having to live. I hated the world. And I spent a lot of time resenting my parents for bringing me into it against my will.I was obsessed with death from a young age. I remember at age ten, I wrote out my first will. I'm not even kidding. When other ki

Weekly Meeting Topic: Emotional Eating and Holidays
At the beginning of the meeting, we talked about emotional eating. Probably because the holidays can trigger emotional eating for most of us - something about being around our families and out of our usual routine can easily throw us off track. Because of that, I think it's so important to be as prepared as possible for the holidays. So how can we do that?First, I think it's important to keep everything in perspective. As I mentioned in a previous blog, it's a holi-DAY, not holi-WEEK or holi-MONTH. If you're not going away for the holiday, it's likely only one meal. Contain it.Another thing to remember is just because you ma

Recipe: Pumpkin Yogurt
I was in Whole Foods recently and saw "Pumpkin Yogurt", but it was made with milk. I'm a sucker for *anything* pumpkin, so I thought 'damnit, why don't they have a vegan version of that?'. Then it occurred to me - duh - buy the soy yogurt you were going to buy anyway and add pumpkin! Problem solved!I went back to work and made it for the first time. I was instantly smitten. This is my favorite new dessert/snack:Vanilla Yogurt (I used soy yogurt since I don't eat dairy anymore, but of course any yogurt - or pudding - will do)Canned Pumpkin (1/4 cup)Cinnamon/Sugar (dash, optional, but awesome)

Weekly Meeting Topic: Being Thankful
I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week, but it is; so that was the focus of tonight's meeting. We started off by discussing what we are thankful for. I didn't respond, but listened as the other members spoke and jotted down my thoughts:I'm thankful for being alive and healthyI'm thankful for the people in my life who care about meI'm thankful for my great apartment in Brooklyn and to live in NYC(though it makes me completely crazy sometimes) I'm thankful for my jobI'm thankful for everything that has occurred to make me who I am todayI think I've touched on this before, and it really deserves its own blo