The muffin

The Bread Guy is amazing. He makes the most amazing muffins. They are grainy and wonderful and I love them. My complaint with them is that they are too large of a portion - a full meal twice over.

Anyways, when I used to get these muffins, I would devour the entire thing in nearly one inhale. Rarely did I take the time to truly enjoy each mouthful - it was all about getting it into my mouth so that I could get the next bite in. They were just so yummy! (Funny how we do that - we inhale all the really good food that we love when we could slow down and enjoy it more?!?) Of course, I always felt tired after this and sluggish for the afternoon after I ate a muffin. However, I never learned to control the urge to eat it all - likely an emotional response to drudging through my thesis.

My office mate bought a muffin yesterday. She nibbled on part of it and has now left the remainder on her desk in my plain view. (See my previous post about controlling my environment.) I want to eat that muffin. My office mate is also not in the office yet today. Of course, I will not eat that muffin, but it does not stop me from daydreaming about eating the muffin.

What is the boundary in this? Do I hide the muffin? Do I try my best to ignore the muffin? It is so pretty!

I folded a piece of paper in half and placed it over the muffin. I will explain why when she comes in.

Phew! That was a close one!