I came up with a theory at breakfast this morning that just might get me kicked out of the land of strong independent women. Before Madonna and Hilary Clinton come to toss me to the curb, let me explain:
I ate breakfast this morning in the
NH Zuid Amsterdam hotel. They have a wonderful buffet that includes charcuterie, these funny Dutch bread sprinklesfruit, cereal, bread, cheese, pastries and an omelet bar.
I happily ignored the shocked looks from hotel staff as I kept going up to caress the tremendous variety of individually packaged fruit spreads and steal herbal tea bags. During the middle of my 'dessert course' I wondered vaguely as I stuffed my face with cappachino and granola if the hotel kitchen had some magical calorie reduction technique they employed on buffet lines. Around this time, I realized: hotel breakfasts are my weakness.
I love them.
Someone else cooks all this food, which feels indulgent and luxurious. It comes with an endless variety of baked goods, it sometimes includes champagne and best thing of all, it means I'm on vacation!!
For years I have felt guilty about consuming a day's worth of calories before 10 AM, self-consciously trying to look skinny as I eat miniature chocolate muffins and pancakes drowning in syrup and butter. No more! Hotel breakfast is my weakness! This morning I gave myself permission to totally indulge and not worry about the consequences. The hotel probably DOES have some majgical calorie reduction technique for the buffet line and if not, who cares? I walk an average of 10 miles a day of vacation, I deserve a good breakfast!
My newfound "Celebrate weakness" theory really made me think--feeling a weakness towards something is an expression of love. Instead of self-concious worrying I am going to loudly and completely embrace the following:
Overspending on fabulous travel weekends
€400 shoes, even if I wear them once a year
Hotel buffet breakfast
Life sounds more enjoyable already.
What's your list of weaknesses?
Link for nH hotel Zuid:
http://m.nh-hotels.com/hotel/nh-amsterdam-zuid
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