Thanks for the link to the Oprah show. Coincidentally I was talking w/my sister in Chicago and she mentioned the same show. She said that one of Oprah's tough rules for loosing weight is no alcohol. I would tend to agree...
We talked more...She noted how much exercise these women do to stay in shape. I told sis that when I was in my prime (35 lb "bomb diet" and yoga 4-6 times a week) I was exercising that much. Sis's H is skinny as a rail, works out 5-6 times a week and doesn't drink. We laughed about how BIL does all the work and is in such good shape.
One good thing is that I have been inspired to go back up to the 5 hours of exercise a week as a goal. I have 2 hours so far,...For me the key thing to do for myself is exercise. If I work out (or yoga) it improves my mood, my eating and drinking habits, everything! Just got to stay on board!
I will have to read the OCD book. After seeing "Aviator" and reading David Sedaris "Naked”, I am sure my mom has OCD. We have joked for years about her "Howard Hughes-like" behavior, but for some reason I never really saw it until now. Though I did always instinctively know something was "odd" about mom.
Another great book about a slightly different but related subject is "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" by Mark Haddon. It is written from the POV of a kid with Aspergers Syndrome.
I hope your home school experience is going well and is fulfilling! Your H reminds me a little of my H in the workaholic aspects... One funny thing my H did to help this was: He wrote the word " NO" on a 3x5 card and kept it in his shirt pocket for a while. When people would ask him if he could (fill in the blank...be on a committee, run a fundraiser, whatever) He would say, "Let me check my planner" and then pull the card out of his shirt pocket.
I thought that was a pretty good way to just slow down the automatic yes response!
Take care with those kids and H, Ellie! Hope you are staying dry and safe!
SG
Survival Goddess "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -Alice Walker
