Islander in New York

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Haven't posted in so long, but here goes! I've really been watching what I eat, and cooking more rather than buying my meals. I have found combos, snacks and supplements that have really helped my cravings and weight stay under control. #healthy #happy #motivation #eating #paleo #nyc #foodie

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Dinner last night. Eataly never gets old.

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Meal preppiiiinnnnn #grilledchicken

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Gluten free adventures on this snowy morning @ruffridaz

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Snowsnowsnowwwwww

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Why I love @shaynadmc and @ruffridaz #funniestpeoplealive

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Paper cut while opening acceptance letters. A little too eager, but either way #collegebound

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at New York

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Food for Thought

           Pestering. Marie-Elena John and William Smith pestered me. “Elyse, wake up. Elyse, clean your room. Elyse, make breakfast. Elyse, do your homework. Elyse, that 70% is definitely not good enough.  Elyse, you lime too much. Elyse, did you drink all the juice? Elyse, say no to drugs. Elyse, never drink alcohol. Elyse, Elyse, Elyse, Elyse, Elyse…                   

            I think it’s fair to say that I had parents who wanted me to always make good decisions. Not drinking all the juice, getting good grades, etc. You would think with such pestering parents I would never make a mistake, or have a millisecond with no pestering that I could possibly be led astray, but that is not true. I made, and still make mistakes.      

            Friday afternoon, after my last midterm I was feeling both relieved and stressed. Relieved because I was done with exams for a few months, but stressed because I knew my DBQ essay was rushed, and not planned properly. Regardless, I got home, grabbed my wallet and head for the frozen yogurt store to treat myself to some vanilla yogurt with banana syrup and granola on top, and celebrate that exams were over.  After I finished slurping up the last bits of syrup, I was on a sugar high and walked home smiling. When I got on the scale the next morning, I wasn’t.  Woops. Mistake.

                                        A mistake like that is a simple mistake. “I’ll just go running this week, and I should be good.”  That’s how my mistake was fixed. I do agree there are different degrees of how bad the repercussions of a mistake might be, but all in all a mistake is a mistake.

            Everyday we see homeless in the streets. How did they get there? We don’t care. It’s their fault. They made mistakes. They went on drugs. They chose not to get a job. They went in the wrong direction… You can make up whatever story you want, but it all starts with a mistake they made. They didn’t choose frozen yogurt, but they chose marijuana, which lead to something stronger, which led to addiction, and so on. I could have made that mistake too. My stress about my exam was not so intense that I would turn to drugs, but I do admit that if I were 21, I would grab a glass of wine, which is still a drug.

             We all need comfort sometimes, and not all of us make the right decision. We make mistakes. Everyone’s form of mistake may not have been indulging in frozen yogurt to comfort their emotions, but it may have been the mistake of trying a drug that ruined their life. A mistake is a mistake. Everyone makes them, and those who ended up on the streets are no different to you, because you make mistakes too. 

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HAPPY 18TH MILAN! California has no idea what coming their way, and neither does SPRING BREAK!

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Wrecked my kitchen making this #greensmoothie ... more like #brownsmoothie

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Miss you pumpkin

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Abras last year; yes Jacko made me pay for this picture

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Rye v. Pelham Hockey

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winterrunderland