Renew, refresh, regenerate. Reuse. Recover. These are just a few of the terms that decorate a glossy black bag I came across at the market yesterday. It was a steal at $2.00, and I went for it. Its purpose? To hold a limited amount of food as I do my shopping mindfully – looking to reduce expenditures (and waste), not […]
Tic Toc Goes the Clock (Women Freezing Their Eggs?)
Women and their clocks. If only there were a way to stop that damnable ticking. Who says a woman is defined by biology, anyway? The Pill took us part way there, so why not a means to extend the period of time we might bear children? Maybe by a decade. Possibly longer. How’s that for […]
Switching It Up
“You’re more beautiful in person,” he says. I look up from my checkbook, as I’m writing out the amount for groceries. We’ve been chatting as I unload my basket and he rings me up. I’m only half-paying attention; I have budgets on my mind. Worries over money. Worries, always worries. He studies the image on […]
Connection, Communal Living, and the Future
It may have been the second or third time I saw the show that I realized: communal living – family, friends, once-upon-a-time strangers – maybe this is the answer. The answer to keeping excitement in a household. The answer to empty nest. The infusion of energy and array of attitudes to fight the urge to […]
Maintenance
It’s not just about eating right, sleeping enough, or regular exercise. It’s not just about washing your face and moisturizing a little, picking out the right Dior shadows for the lids, Lancome blush for the cheeks, Bobbi Brown for the lips. It’s not about the perfect Little Black Dress. (Sorry, Coco.) It’s more. So much […]
If you feel it, is it real?
Men and women. We’re so different. Women and women – biologically less so, yet in terms of character, nature, personality – I believe our differences are as broad and deep as those that separate the genders. I was looking over my musing of a few months back on the topic of what makes men tick. […]
Drugged
It’s going to be a coffee morning, and an herbal tea afternoon. Thanks to last night. Now, now. Nothing exciting, though I do feel hungover. In fact, last evening I took an over-the-counter cold medicine and called it a night, early. The hours that followed? Miserable. Best I can tell, I had a bit of […]
Waste
I threw out a perfectly lovely bran muffin last night. Or rather, it was perfectly lovely several days ago. It had gone bad. Along with a few other items I found in the back of the fridge as I was searching for leftovers. And I hate waste. I especially hate wasting food. Waste Not, Want […]
14 hours
The weekend ahead is promising clear weather and productivity. Especially if I keep the Excedrin handy, along with my necessary comfort foods – breads and teas, and wonderful suggestions of other tasty stews and brews. And I will add that I am entering the weekend’s tasks with something unexpected. Fourteen hours of sleep. Real sleep. […]
Comfort Food
It’s mid-winter. It’s Friday. It’s a migraine morning, already. And my week has sucked. That positive attitude? It hasn’t gone underground entirely, but let’s just say I won’t pretend this hasn’t been a nasty few days – with more to come. In fact, I’ll say it again. With feeling. THIS WEEK HAS SUCKED. Ah… better. […]