City Living Has its Perks

People with Celiac Disease, or any serious food allergy for that matter, have to plan their meals in advance. This is an easy task for me because I'm naturally a big planner. I mean, I make to-do lists for fun. But it gets a little bit trickier when you want to go out of town for a couple days and you have to plan your meals according to every one else with you. Sadly, ever since I've been diagnosed, I've become more of a homebody, in fear that I'll gluten myself if I eat at new places.

Being in college, my friends occasionally invite me to thier hometown for a random weekend. My best friend and I used to do this often. However, I don't want to inconvience her family now-a-days with my gluten free lifestyle. It also doesn't help that going out to eat is not an option because her town is so small that the 2 restaurants they have don't offer anything gluten free.

Then I came to an epiphany!


I've never been a fan of small towns, especially the ones in my state. But it dawned on me a little while ago how much it would suck living in a small town when you have celiac disease. I'm trying to remain unbiased in my reasonings but big cities, and cities in general, are full of options and this caters to people that have habits that are different from most people's. Also, small towns might not even have a health foods store or place to specifically buy gluten free food.

Though I know it's possible to be gluten free in a small town and thrive, its just a hell of a lot more convenient in a city. I always knew I was a city gal at heart!

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