Nothing Tastes As Good As...

"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."

Well, f*** you, Kate Moss. You know what tastes good? The football-sized burrito I just ate. The taste of laughter on a skype date with my family when I said I wanted to dig a hole from China to Argentina (that's where I would end up, if anyone was wondering.) The taste of sweaty awesome success when I check boxes off on my Insanity workout program and realize my biceps resemble those of Michelle Obama's.The taste of Chinese words rolling around on my tongue as I read a 9 line "hello, my name is" conversation out loud  after working my butt off for the past two months trying to learn these frustrating characters. THAT tastes pretty damn good.

How I feel after reading in Chinese for the first time

Right now, nothing tastes as good as trying something new. We're human. We want touch and hugs and love and closeness. But if those cozy, warm, intimate things aren't happening in your life right now, don't you dare feel sorry for yourself. It's not about filling a hole, it's about discovering who you are when you're alone. How much you sweat when you work out in your underwear in your living room. How good you sound when you belt out Moulin Rouge songs in the shower at full lung capacity. How sexy your ass looks in that mirror when you are dancing all by yourself.

Learn a new language. Sing a new song. Dance that two step as if your life depended on it. Watch movies, read books, listen to music that makes you cry. Buy that hat.

More than anything, look out for all the lonely people around you that haven't figured these secrets out yet. If you haven't found that one person to love yet, thank God. There are so many more people out there that need your attention right now. Be a good friend, a good daughter, a good sister, a good stranger to meet on the street. You're not the only lonely one out there, you know. Go forth and love, sistas. You'll get so much love back, you won't even know what to do with it, except to keep spreading it around like jelly on peanut butter. Nothing tastes as good as a love PB&J, anyway.


Want to learn a new language? Check out memrise.com
Want to learn how to dance? Grab a few drinks and play Just Dance. Trust me.
Want to be generally cool? Strike up a conversation with a stranger. Grandmas on the bus are especially good candidates.