Milk Money
So, I have not one lick of three-dimensional creativity. My brother, sister, and I ended up with fairly disparate talents as it turns out. My brother is the athlete and […]
More Medley of the camera and vegetable variety
So I got a camera finally! I went for the Nikon CoolPix L110. I am still a rookie on it but learning how to use it slowly and not so […]
a medley
So today’s post is sort of like a summer barbeque. There’s a little bit of everything on the table. Nugget # 1: Sometimes, in photos like these, I look at […]
Bodywork
Driving the car through the local township- that bitch of a machine- she catches a glimpse of her beauty starved face in that dingy rearview- its moods dictating […]
Isn't she lovely? Beautiful You shows her face.
There are various moments when a book becomes real to her writer. There is the moment when a publisher says, “yes, that’s brilliant. I must have it” and you go to […]
hazard pay
I usually call the kid ‘baby as in ‘baby and I are blowing bubbles’ or ‘baby and I had this for lunch’ or ‘baby and I are going to the Y.’ […]
What I'm Reading
Here is what I have cracked open now: Rough Justice by Peter Elkind The Adonis Complex by Harrison Pope, Katharine Phillips, and Roberto Olivardia Here is what I should have open […]
What I always want to remember as a parent
“We are all just one phone call away from living a totally different life,” said Kelly Corrigan at a speaking event I went to last week (you might remember that […]
Find Something You Love
Here’s another truth that I share with students in my body image seminar: You have to find something you love. Notice I didn’t say someone. Nope, we’re pretty good at […]
One of my rules
The other day, I was telling a friend a story. I said something along the lines of, “And I wasn’t going to engage because one of my rules is Don’t […]