Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

I’ve had a revelation.

Losing weight is like falling in love. You can hope and wish for it, you can have a plan, and then you can go an extra mile, but even after all that you are not guaranteed the results you want. And the more you obsess about it, the worse it gets.

So, I’ve decided to let my obsession over the weight loss go, and instead I got back to my old hobby – writing.

I’ve been writing a book for young adults for the last two years, on and off. Mostly off. It was fun and frustrating, exhilarating and soul-crushing. When I hit the writer’s block, induced by the hormonal self-doubt during my last pregnancy, I sat the book aside.

Although I am extremely sleep deprived and busy 24/7 with two kids, I know I have to write again. It’s too much fun to give up. Yet, this morning…