Sugar Rush

At a recent family gathering, I splurged and ate a lemon pie that had sugar in it. It was the first time I've had cane sugar in over a year, and I'm fascinated with how it's affected me.

Sugar changes my personality. I become snappy and wired, even after the initial sugar high has passed. I get frustrated with the simplest problems, and I feel like I'm always on the look out for an argument.

I hate the aggression that sugar stirs up. It reminds me of days when my anger was out of control. Not that it's out of control now, but its presence is unsettling apart from the actual emotion.

Thankfully, I won't have to endure this long. I just need to stay away from the sweets.

P.S.

My mom's "waiting for the off-sugar Janelle to return."