Moderation Is Hard 適度は難しい

There’s a lovely bakery about a 10-minute bike ride from my house.

The owner bakes bread with great care, using carefully selected ingredients such as natural yeast and organic nuts and berries.

Until a few months ago, I used to go there once a week to show my support.

Each piece costs 500 to 600 yen, which is about two or three times the price of bread at other bakeries.

On top of that, it’s dangerously delicious, the kind of bread that makes you crave more.

It may be made with healthy ingredients, but at the end of the day it is still bread, high in calories and heavy on the wallet.

I don’t really need it to live, yet once I buy one I immediately want to go back for another.

Moderation is hard when I can’t quite decide what “occasional” should mean.

For me, habits are easiest when I either do them every day or not at all.

If it’s something I only do occasionally, it’s better when I do it with someone else.

For example, I study English, work out, and clean my room daily.

Karate I practice once a week at the dojo, and cake is something I have only when I meet friends.

Keeping the rules simple makes them easier to follow.

Even so, I still can’t forget about that bakery.

I wonder how the lady who runs it is doing.

Maybe I should come up with a rule, like only stopping by when I happen to pass the shop on the way to the post office, so I can enjoy it without going overboard.

Until a few months ago, I used to go there once a week to show my support.

However, I’ve started to feel that the bread is a bit too luxurious for a regular treat.

Each piece costs 500 to 600 yen, which is about two or three times the price of bread at other bakeries.

On top of that, it’s dangerously delicious, the kind of bread that makes you crave more.

It may be made with healthy ingredients, but at the end of the day it is still bread, high in calories and heavy on the wallet.

I don’t really need it to live, yet once I buy one I immediately want to go back for another.

Moderation is hard when I can’t quite decide what “occasional” should mean.

For me, habits are easiest when I either do them every day or not at all.

If it’s something I only do occasionally, it’s better when I do it with someone else.

For example, I study English, work out, and clean my room daily.

Karate I practice once a week at the dojo, and cake is something I have only when I meet friends.

Keeping the rules simple makes them easier to follow.

Even so, I still can’t forget about that bakery.

I wonder how the lady who runs it is doing.

Maybe I should come up with a rule, like only stopping by when I happen to pass the shop on the way to the post office, so I can enjoy it without going overboard.

The owner bakes bread with great care, using carefully selected ingredients such as natural yeast and organic nuts and berries.

Until a few months ago, I used to go there once a week to show my support.

However, I’ve started to feel that the bread is a bit too luxurious for a regular treat.

Each piece costs 500 to 600 yen, which is about two or three times the price of bread at other bakeries.

On top of that, it’s dangerously delicious, the kind of bread that makes you crave more.

It may be made with healthy ingredients, but at the end of the day it is still bread, high in calories and heavy on the wallet.

Moderation is hard when I can’t quite decide what “occasional” should mean.

If it’s something I only do occasionally, it’s better when I do it with someone else.

For example, I study English, work out, and clean my room daily.

Keeping the rules simple makes them easier to follow.

Even so, I still can’t forget about that bakery.

I wonder how the lady who runs it is doing.