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Air fresheners.

Chocolate. Going out to dinner and ignoring my restrictions. A margarita...chips and guacamole.

Go slow and be nice and caring to yourself. Can you join a grief group too (in addition to the counseling)? In my town, the hospice offers structured and drop-in grief groups. I joined a structured group and, 4 years later, still appreciate those people and their stories. There were people in the group who experienced a…

I LOVE pretending that creamer doesn't count.

I hid a pint of Ben & Jerry's Hazed & Confused by putting it an empty bag of frozen vegetables. My kids...husband...looked right past it as I secretly worked on it. Took me about four days to polish it off and I couldn't decide what was more satisfying. The ice cream itself Or having ice cream JUST FOR ME safely, closely,…