Henry the hexapus. That's right. He's an octopus with only six legs. Henry lives in the Blackpool Sea Life Centre where he happily eats fish and crabs and whatever else it is that six-legged hexapuses eat. Except there's never been a six-legged hexapus until now. If an octopus loses a leg it'll grow back but Henry didn't lose a couple legs, he suffers from a birth defect. Does he have three hearts and blue blood like other octopods? Probably. Is the gift shop at the Blackpool Sea Life Centre selling six-legged stuffed Henry's for triple the price of other stuffed animals? Most likely. I worry about Henry because when octopods are stressed they'll sometimes eat their own arms. Sort of like extreme nail biting.
When I'm stressed I don't bite my nails or eat my own arms LOL but I am a stress eater preferring a massive bowl of corn chips and an equally huge bowl of salsa. I'm trying to break that habit and I'm looking for healthier substitutes. Carrots just don't cut it.
Do you nibble when you're stressed?
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Yes, I am a stress eater, but apparently it can't be TONS of stress b/c then I lose weight. But as soon as I start feeling better, I know I'll be wanting to eat when I'm stressed or bored or sad or _________.
I bite my nails. It's way I have to keep them polished.
(I'm on chapter 15 of Remains of the Dead.)
My answer to any problem is to throw food at it. (So I guess that's a big YES.) I just spent the morning making goodies for a friend who's going in for surgery - soup, cake, cole slaw. (Okay, the cake was yesterday.) I meant to have cookies, too, but time got away from me. I'm meeting her for lunch in a few minutes and we'll gorge ourselves on someone else's cooking before I send her home with mine.
When stressed, when celebrating, happy, sad, pretty much any occasion I can think of! We're such a food driven society though. Every celebration or anything always comes with a big feast. Not that I'm complaining...LOL!
Jana, guess I don't want to wish for too much stress but it would be nice to lose the weight ...
Chandra, my littlest one is a nail biter. I hope you enjoy the rest of the book!
be & Conley, looks like we're sailing in the same boat LOL!
Ugh! Yes, I do, but let's not even go there. Stress eating is a nightmare issue for me.
I love love love your Henry post.
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