I am a big fan of the glass ceiling. In fact, I lower the glass ceiling on weeknights to one glass and even then have a guideline of needing a reason to have a glass of wine like finishing my master's. My reasons don't have to be S worthy but I don't feel comfortable drinking just because I want to knock back a cold one either. In other words, it's celebratory.
Anyway, I realize I have all kinds of other inner rules about wine and beer that make managing drinking easy for me. For example, I don't drink before 5PM or much after 8PM. Somewhere along the way I decided that wine and beer are - not for a meal exactly - but for sustenance. Once or twice a year we will go out to the local winery for wine tasting at around 3 but otherwise, I don't open the wine or beer till 5.
(I also wait till I'm done chopping things with a knife. Maybe I'm just too cautious but alcohol and wielding sharp instruments seem like a very bad combination. And almost needless to say I do not drink if I am going to be driving.)
And finally, I like to savor my wine. It's a way to slow down the day and just be in the moment with whatever (a book, a favorite TV show, good cheese) or whoever is with me.
Celebration, sustenance and savoring.
Again, these are things that come pretty much innately to me. I don't recall ever trying to decide these things or having to discipline myself to follow them. I recently did exceed the Glass Ceiling and immediately regretted it because it felt just terribly wrong, going against the essence of my personality. It helps that I don't find that dizzy feeling particularly fun or funny.
And now that I re-read this, I realize this is where I've slowly been going with food.
What are your thoughts about Glass Ceiling?
Glass ceiling discussion
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Blithe Morning
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