Septembre en bonne forme

In French, the phrase "en bonne forme" basically means to be in good shape. Not necessarily jacked-up, beefcake sort of fit, but more along the lines of being well. September marks the close of summer (albeit this week's forecasted heatwave here in New England) and I am looking forward to starting off a new season. Especially without boxes lining the walls.

This move required so much energy, I cut a lot of corners along the way. I ate a lot of junk food at all the wrong times of the day and night. I fell out of my exercise and yoga routines; a bad move when combined with the reduced movement from slower shifts at work (I work in a restaurant). In a nutshell, I'm closing out the summer not in the best shape possible. 

Now that I'm settling into my new space in a new area alongside this new blog, I want to rectify all of my recent shortcomings.If anything, I'm probably going to spend the new month incorporating some of the advice Michael Pollan listed in his book, Food Rules: An Eater's Manual*. I want to focus on incorporating more fruits in my diet again and eating almost entirely at home. What does this shape up mean for the blog? Don't be nervous, my adoration for desserts and pastries couldn't possibly be curbed; not that I would ever consider such a thing anyway! I'll still be taking you out and around Boston's bakeries and cafés as well as a couple of cool events this month. And of course, you can expect to go through recipes I've tried and enjoyed in my kitchen, as well as their development through history.

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*In regards to this book, I just want to put it out there that whilst I was reading it, I absolutely despised it. Pollan styled it in such a simpleton way, I felt he was being almost condescending. In retrospect though, I realize that I actually walked away carrying a lot of his advice and maybe I did need those side jabs saying 'hey, you're an idiot, take better care of yourself'.