Greetings and salutations! This photo is from my “neighborhood” walk last evening. My neighbors have lampposts lining their driveway and at night with the snow it reminds me of Narnia every time I walk past. Isn’t it lovely? I think right now we all need more lovely things… This is a very odd time, don’t … [Read more…]
I got up this morning and made a pot of coffee. Poured some in my travel mug and walked outside. It was warm, sunny and a bit muggy. Perfect weather. So I started walking. Just me, my coffee and a pair of green crocs. (With pink sweatpants. I was a fashion riot) It felt so … [Read more…]
I keep reading about not only letting go of material things to make way for experiences, joy, etc., but also about letting go of old habits or thoughts or attitudes. Each time I’d read it I thought that sounded kind of fluffy and, well, weird. Good grief, don’t make me “get in touch with myself.” … [Read more…]
I turn 42 today. Happy birthday to me!!! I’m cool with 42. Or any age really. Being alive is pretty cool even if life isn’t perfect. There is always something to learn and once I am no longer enthused about learning something new and interesting (other than common core math, which is not interesting and rather like torture) , then I will be ready for heaven. Until then, hello world!
I quit the gym today. It just seems like a waste to me. I joined in September for 3 months and went diligently to try to relieve my back pain. It didn’t work. And I didn’t lose any weight. It just made me hungry like it always has. Ugh. Then I found a couple of … [Read more…]
Why is it that it’s always on the day you are scheduled for a haircut that your hair always behaves its best and looks great? It could have been driving you stark raving mad for weeks but, uh, suddenly, perfect. Argh! Yeah, I’m supposed to get my hair cut today. I’m growing out the extreme … [Read more…]
Last year I made the chop and got my hair lopped off. It got shorter and shorter until, looking back, it was almost non-existent. Why did I do this? Do I hate my hair? Myself? I thought it would be easier. It really wasn’t. My first cut was still pretty long on top and held … [Read more…]
I found myself at a plastic surgeons office this week sipping wine, eating shrimp cocktail and learning about how to melt your fat. Or, more specifically, how to freeze your fat. Really. How did I come about this? Well, I have a friend whose husband is the plastic surgeon and we’ve all met on a couple … [Read more…]
Alright, there is nothing “simple” about hair. It’s fraught with all kinds of emotional baggage. We have a lot of hang ups about it. Grey hair before the age of 80 seems to be sort of taboo. As if, “have you never heard of hair dye?” Can we cut if off, dye it, grow it … [Read more…]