Almost two years ago, inspired by Robin Wright in House of Cards, I cut my hair. It went from being past my shoulders, to above my ears. I’ll be honest. I was pretty scared to cut it short. But once I did it, I loved it. And over the course of the last two years, I’ve […]
Self Care
Because I like lasagna. And bulletproof coffee tastes like ass.
In the past four years, I have been very successful at losing weight. Unfortunately, I’ve also been very successful at gaining most of it back. As you know, last week I (re)joined a fitness/weight loss challenge since I’ve (re)gained twenty-five pounds in the last year and my body fat percentage now puts me in a category […]
So apparently I’m obese.
I had a little reality check last night. If you’ve been around here for a long time, you may remember back to when I joined a weight loss challenge/competition-type thing at the gym. I was the heaviest I’d ever been, I was done having kids, I felt like doodoo, and I was ready to make […]
21 days to establish a new habit, right? WRONG!
We’ve all seen that quote — So that’s just three weeks. Right? Wrong! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!!! That quote — the one that says it takes 21 days to form a new habit — is actually kind of a misquote. A quote that has mutated. Back in the 1950’s, a plastic surgeon named Maxwell Maltz noticed a […]
Beauty isn’t only skin deep.
I used to always look younger than my age. And now, at 47, I think things are catching up with me. I’ve got serious crow’s feet. My eyelids are getting heavier. My eyebrows are disappearing (what the hell??? — nobody warned me about that one). The chin and neck hairs are becoming increasingly difficult to […]
The ball is rolling.
Yesterday I shared that I’m fairly deep into a case of the Blues. And I just want to thank everyone for sharing your stories and your words of encouragement. You have all made a difference. I thought I’d give you an update and also share a little story. Having been here many times before, and having […]