How to survive Girl Scout Cookie season!

They are really crappy cookies, when you think about it!

I just buy them, why not indulge at times. They only come out once a year. Enjoy them!

I have bought a (single) box of Thin Mints for each of the last two weekends. And ate them a sleeve each on Saturday/Sunday. I'm tired of saying "no" to everything. I'm still losing, fwiw.

I usually just ask them why they are standing in font of a store, etc. nowadays to sell their cookies, instead of WALKING door-to-door and getting some exercise in the process -- like they always did until recently. Most of the GSes I have seen lately in my locale are at least overweight, sadly. That comment may get them suddenly quiet and garner dirty looks from their nearby mothers, but I'm trying to make a point about how and why childhood obesity is becoming epidemic in our country. Shame on me (maybe?).

On a related note, I was talking to the high school student of one of my clients the other day and asked her about physical education in secondary school here in Texas. I was stunned to find out that students now only have to take ONE physical ed. class between grades 7 and 12 (in my day it was always mandatory for 7th grade, 8th grade, and then at least one class during the 9-12 grades). The rest of the years they take some kind of funky class (I forgot the name of it) that basically is how to use computers and play video games (in her own words). The system apparently considers this subject a satisfactory "substitute" for traditional physical ed.. WTH???

Every time I want to buy cookies, I instead transfer the money to a savings account. When I hit $60 I will buy a board game instead. ;)

I make Protein Shakes in the flavors of the cookies... then buy one box for my Mum (Samoas) and another for donation. The troop I bought from was smart they had a bin for the soldier donations right near so it was easy to support.

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