New favorite youtube channel

In my quest to find a hairstyle that inspires me for New Year's festivities, I came across this braided bun updo. Imagine my surprise when I learned that it was "brought to you by Lauren Conrad" of The Hills fame. LC, as we first called her, and some pals have a blog and youtube channel called thebeautydeptartment.com devoted to hair and makeup tutorials. I just spent the last hour watching video after video! Talk about being inspired!

When forgetting for just a moment...

Sometimes, I see a picture like the one above and think wow how delicious. In that moment, I forget. I forget that I won't eat anything like that ever again (or at least not without going to great lengths). I forget that I have this disease. Then the moment is over and my heart breaks and sinks in thousands of pieces right down to my traitorous stomach. Then I move on.