Monday, January 28, 2013

a new beginning

Today marks a new beginning...a first entry in my new blog, Brownies for Breakfast

Having documented my business, JOOLZ, and my life in my previous blog, JUST JOOLZ...and more, it's time to switch gears and start fresh.  JOOLZ has been closed and I am in the process of dissolving its corporation.  It was a wonderful 7 year ride and I accomplished many of the goals I set for myself in the beginning.  But circumstances have changed and I want to focus more on family, friends and travel.  And I want to write about the things that I love...including having brownies for breakfast.

Now I certainly don't have brownies for breakfast on a regular basis, but once or twice a year, when there are brownies in the house (mostly thanks to Danny, not my baking), I sneak one or two to have with my requisite orange juice.  Chocolate and orange - a potent, delicious combination - and one of my all-time favorites.  You know those chocolate oranges that come in the blue box?  I can scarf up one of those in a single sitting.  Yes, I am a confirmed, card-carrying chocoholic - and it's mainly milk chocolate that does it for me.  Too bad the addiction couldn't be a little bit healthier and I could convince myself that all that dark chocolate going into my tummy was full of helpful antioxidants, but dark chocolate is not my fave.  Bring on the creamy, sinful, delicious milk chocolate.  And amazingly, the caffeine in chocolate doesn't affect me the same way as the caffeine in coffee.  For me, eating chocolate is like taking a Xanax...I'm soothed and happy.

So I'm going to write about things that make me happy.  A lot of that will be about our grandchildren and our travels.  This blog really is for me to keep a diary of sorts, but you can read along with me if you happen to find this online.  Now settle in, grab a brownie, and join me on the next part of my life.