I sin, you sin?

After a hard day of work I'm watching one of my favorite cooking shows and the theme of the day is "Seven deadly sins".

As usual my mind starts to wander (while keeping 1 eye on the TV for the beautiful dishes) and I try to remember all sins. Not doing a great job so I have to get a bit of help from Google.

Ah yes… and then my mind wanders off even more… I'm trying to remember how bad of a sinner I actually am.

Luckily I'm eating pretty healthy lately, motivated by some of my sweet colleagues. So I'm hoping I'm scoring a bit more points on the good side. Not too much, because there's no fun in being an absolute Saint.

Let's settle the score, here goes..

When I think of the Deadly sins, the first one that pops up is wrath.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Yup. That's the sh** men should be really scared off. I would be if I were a man! I'm a woman myself (last time I checked) and I have to admit, women can be real b*tches. Including myself.
I used to be a real down right brat( big sister will be happy I finally admit it). Not the spoiled one, but the mean one. To me it really was an eye for an eye; remember the crayon/hair pulling story in kindergarten? Yeah. Must say that, that over the years, I've learned a think or 2 and that my wrath-level has gone from the "danger zone" to a little above average. No, I'm really not the sweet girl some people take me for, I still have that good ol' Caribbean temper in me. And I love it. It makes me, me! And I love being me! I'm not the crazy bitch anymore that will bust the windows out your car if you cross me, but I do know how to produce a good mean glance that will boast my exact thoughts to everyone in a five mile radius.

It’s kind of the same with food. Most people like their food just right, or a bit spicy, not bland or too seasoned.

Because of me being an ex-shopaholic, I can't say that I'm greedy. I don't mind spending money on anyone, as long as I'm spending money( can't really say I mind spending other people's money either). I love giving people presents or doing something special for someone, just to make them smile. Unfortunately, it has turned out several times that I like buying and giving more than keeping guard of my bank account, so I guess sometimes  being a bit greedy isn't so sinful after all.

"Whenever I start feeling spontaneous,
my bank account quietly reminds me to calm the f* down".

- Unanimous

But if my bank account was bigger, I'd be even less greedy so I blame my bank account if I have to be greedy..?

Although there's actually nothing wrong with occasionally having a gaping hole for a bank account ( but lots o' pretty thingies), of course it's not something I like to boast with. I think that's where my pride kicks in. This sin can go two ways: I'm not too proud or stubborn ( should really be made a sin too) to thank  or apologize to someone. Not at all actually, I really like complimenting someone or acknowledge that I am wrong and sorry for something. Of course, you understand that this last situation doesn't happen very often as I'm always right of course.

But.... I absolutely do not like to ask someone for help. I hate it. That is where I'm too proud. I don't want to bother people to get them to do stuff for me. So usually I try to do things myself until I find out I really need someone to help me. And even then it's a select group of people I tend to ask. Yup, big sinner here.

I think gluttony is also one of my bigger sins. I ❤ food. Period. I can talk all day about food, I just love it. Although, with gluttony a very, very obese man that's eating a whole stuffed pork with one hand pops to mind. Who has a shiny chin of all the grease and is lying on top of a pile of boiled potatoes. I'd very much like to think that that image doesn't match mine at all, but I do love food. Sushi, pizza, pastries, Caribbean food… do I need to continue? Nope. I prefer not to.
But, as mentioned before, I'm not eating all but bad food. Lately I'm motivated to eat some healthy food, like fruit and veggies ( when getting the best price at the market for them kinda feels like shopping!). So I'm cutting a bit down on the gluttony part. To match the non-eating part ( yes, it really feels like that), I go all out on the cooking shows. A substitute? No. A quick fix? Yes. Worth it? Totally.

 

On envy I can be quick. I do not sin. On that one. Period.
In the past I could have some trouble with missed opportunities which others did get. But now I'm all about "what's due, is due". So I get my fair share whenever it's time to receive it. Sounds really bla and blabla but serious dudes, why be jealous of someone else? You don't know their entire story and what they're missing for this chance. Things happen for a reason.
Oh, and getting jealous over material things? Hell no. Not worth my time.

Lust… Not gonna discuss that one with you guys. Let's just say that it's 50-50. :-)

And then there's number 7. Sloth. I seriously had to look up what it actually meant. Sloth? Oh… yeah, I know that synonym all too well: laziness. Yes, I am. Well, better said: Yes, I can be. It usually depends on my mood, but I can be easily distracted, especially when doing house hold chores and then I'm sucked onto my couch for whatever crappy marathon is on Comedy Central.
But at work, I do love a good healthy working pressure. Not too slow, keeps me busy. Since I'm working at least 40 hours a week I guess I'm a pretty goody-two-shoes in this case. Yay.

So that covers my track records on the Seven deadly sins, and I think it's really a 50-50 deal here. Works for me.

Jazz.