Will you be dining in?

Meanwhile, back at home…

Image: Dolls’ house of Petronella Oortman, anonymous, c. 1686 - c. 1710, Rijksmuseum. Used with permission. 

Hi friends! I am guessing that wherever you would normally be on a random working Tuesday, most of you are reading this at home today. I hope you are well and well-provisioned, and stay that way.

Now as you know there is a long list of things I am not, and to that list we will now add "amateur epidemiologist." There's nothing in this week's newsletter about avoiding scurvy, or curtseying instead of hugging.

Only this: If you're prone to binge eating, stress eating, secret eating, "emotional" eating, distracted eating, eating all day long and the like, I suggest taking care of yourself by eating meals at mealtimes. Nothing destroys the overeating habit faster than getting enough to eat on a regular schedule* of meals, and stopping when that meal is over. 

Eating meals at mealtimes* is a great way to dial DOWN the anxiety. Even if you can't have a convivial meal in community, eating something nourishing takes care of your nervous system as well as your physical systems. Sticking to routines, keeping your agreements with yourself, getting sufficient protein: REALLY QUITE HELPFUL.

However brief or long this current disruption lasts, I wouldn't want us to spend a single moment of it strengthening any habits we're actually trying to break.

Okay, that's the week! Let me know how you're doing, if you like, or how I can be of help.

* "Schedule", "regular", "meal" and "mealtimes" as defined by YOU, obviously.