FOOD LABELS ARE MY ARCH-NEMESIS Have you ever felt personally betrayed by the nutrition label printed on food packaging? Well I have. And, oh boy, is it ever a complicated ... read more UNSUNG HEROES OF A FEMINIST AWAKENING When Helen Reddy sang, “I Am Woman Hear Me Roar” back in 1972, I’m a little embarrassed to admit that it registered more like a ... read more WHEN 'LET THEM' MEETS MY KITCHEN COUNTER LET THEM. If this phrase does not ring a bell, then you have clearly been avoiding social media… which, frankly, makes you a much healthier ... read more SPOTTED, DOTTED, POLKA-DOTTED I like to think of our bodies as blank canvases. Ever evolving into artistic masterpieces. What a lovely way to think. Right? Such kindness and ... read more GLITTER MAY BE OUR ONLY OPTION Dearest 2024: as you are drawing to a close it would be ungracious of me not to let you know how keenly aware I am ... read more A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T RELY ON CUP SIZE Lately I've been thinking about how best to maneuver through this next chapter of life with my dearest gal pals. I love my girlfriends. I ... read more MY EARHOLES ARE EXHAUSTED I am sounding off. Now, I must preface this little rant by letting it be known that I thoroughly enjoy engaging in a back-and-forth tête-à-tête, ... read more FLEEING THE COOP “Is my mom going to be okay when I leave for college?” This must be the refrain of all those lovely children leaving for college. ... read more I SEE DEAD PEOPLE Squished on the couch, semi-fetal, covered eyes peeking through fingers, lying in wait for the next thing to scare the bejesus out of us - ... read more IT HIIT ME LIKE A TON OF BRICKS Doctors tell you the darnedest things. When all we really want to hear is normal, negative, harmless, innocuous, benign and no biggie. Recently my endocrinologist ... read more « previous post 1 2 3 4 … 9 next post »
