Surprise, I have a woman brain

I'm reading a really good book that I picked up at a thrift store called The Female Brain. It's nothing too new-- except that now I'm learning the biology and neurology behind emotional retardation in men. It's fairly fascinating though to learn the things that my female brain is capable of. Namely, reading facial cues and emotions on a nearly psychic level. And it's not surprising, but interesting nonetheless that men and women operate biologically, emotionally, and neurologically on such different levels. I'm really enjoying learning about it all.

I went to an Al-anon meeting today for the first time in a long time. It felt good. I've been working with a sponsor for about 2 weeks now. The point of going to Al-anon (at least for me) is to redirect the focus and attention and energy that goes into the alcoholics in your life onto yourself. So working the steps for me is going to mean figuring out a lot about who I am, and I'm really excited about it.

My month-long cooking adventure is still going well. The curried beef and rice I made was mediocre, as was the okra. I made some chocolate chip banana pancakes today though that were culinary magic, I tell you. Also, a chicken and stuffing casserole was successfully and deliciously made in the crock-pot with only minimal burnage (read: my crock pot burns things). Up next: Curried shrimp and rice (different method and recipe than the beef), and a blackberry peach pie.