I know I feel guilty about eating something when I find myself hovering over a container of the treat in question--still on the counter or even in the fridge-- with a fork or fingers, nibbling surreptitiously, eyes and ears alert for any lurking family members who might spot me, my mind in an irrational pleasure-haze. For some reason, eating this ( Read more... )

A little over four years ago, while I was vacationing with my family in Vermont, I created Elsie ( Read more... )

I went jeans shopping yesterday for the first time in years (I've gone shopping for work pants quite a few times since then), and I was stunned at the price tags. I stopped first at Express, since the jeans I've been wearing are from Express and I assumed they'd fit me rather well. Not only couldn't I find a model that fit me comfortably (even " ( Read more... )

Once in a while I go shopping at Costco. My family doesn't do a ton of shopping at Costco (we don't need much in the way of bulk products) but when we do, I try to volunteer ( Read more... )

One very pleasant thing about a clear, zit-free face is that morning makeup becomes that much less of a hassle ( Read more... )

I am -- as everyone who knows me can agree - prone to preoccupations with ideas and hobbies ( Read more... )

I am nearing the end of Return of the King; I just finished reading The Black Gate Opens on my morning commute ( Read more... )

(So bored...)

I've eating so much fruit today, I feel overloaded...

Large banana, 3 portions of fruit salad fruit (pinapple, strawberries, grapes, melon, blackberries) and a nectarine...

My tummy wants to die D=

I can't wait to see them again! It's been months and months ( Read more... )

I've been sick and lethargic since thursday. It's been awful, and I've been so sendentary and too fatigued (though not tired, really) to do as much moving/exercise as I normally do, which really got to me ( Read more... )