To Whom It May Concern
Dear East Coast, Please stop hogging all the snow. Sincerely, Midwest
Bloggers Mustn’t Fool Ourselves
I started my blog in June 2004 because I read an article on blogging and discovered that I fit the criteria of a good blogger: I spent hours in front of a computer every day and liked to write. It was probably presumptuous to think that my blog would be interesting to...
Regina Rodriguez
Back when I decided to get serious about music, I hired someone to build a website that told people my music. I carefully wrote the copy and gave him the photographs and lyrics to publish. It was 2001 so I didn't really know what I was doing. As early websites often...
Cracking
Maybe I am too hard on myself.
Growing Old and Staying Thin
Disclaimer: since I've become properly obese, I re-read these old posts and see my body dysmorphia and self-hatred and obsession with food and weight. It's horrible to me now. We all know by now that as we age it gets easier to put on pounds and harder to lose them....
I Really Don’t Like Sunshine
Winter is my favorite season, followed by autumn, when the days get short and the darkness takes over. This year Chicago got a white Christmas with inches of snow falling on Christmas night. It must have been beautiful. But I wouldn't know because I spent Christmas...
Happy December!
December is my favorite month. I've been telling people that and I'm stunned by their response. Each person has replied, "Why?" I don't understand this question. We are neck-deep in Christmas decorations, Christmas music, Christmas goodies, Christmas parties and...
Sugar
Disclaimer: since I became properly obese, I re-read these old posts and see my body dysmorphia and self-hatred and obsession with food and weight. It's sad. Since my last post I have managed to keep my weight constant, which I consider good enough. At least I won't...
On Thanksgiving…
I am grateful to feel grateful at all. This has been a very hard year even though Bob and I weren't even dealing with a financial crisis or losing a home or anything like that. But obviously major surgery causes its own kind of stress. My depression depleted my...
On the Eleventh Day of Thanksgiving..
I'm very grateful to have a job, and a job I actually like.
On the Tenth Day of Thanksgiving…
Disclaimer: since I became properly obese, I re-read these old posts and see my body dysmorphia and self-hatred and obsession with food and weight. It's sad. I'm grateful for Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprogramming (EMDR)....
On the Ninth Day of Thanksgiving…
I'm grateful for the ad campaign of a Chicago girls school called Regina Dominican. They use posters like this that always give me a boost.