Addicted

I am addicted, seriously, to those little lifesaver mints. I eat them with reckless abandon each day. Little plastic wrappers are strewn around my car, in my purse, between student papers in need of grading, collecting as evidence to the habit. I have tried to curb this addiction by eating freshly picked mint leaves. And in truth, I love them just as much--they're just not conveniently sitting in a bowl in my kitchen beckoning to be unwrapped. Is it really so bad to consume 8 to 10 tablespoons of mint flavored sugar a day? Still, when this monster-Halloween sized bag is finished, I will do my best never to buy them again!