When you get older, you come to terms, or at least some sort of détente, with the you you thought you’d be and the you you’ve ended up being or are becoming. (I’m 36, heading into my midlife crisis, no doubt, so just bear with me.) The younger me – the one who was 19 –…
The prospect of being hungry and ticked off and having caffeine withdrawal leads me to over-preparedness. This whole reset business has got me nervous that I’m going to be a bit antsy and edgy and I feel an irresistible compulsion to have Things To Do during those times. Hence the ginseng tea, the baths, the walks and the journaling. Like…
For the past two weeks, I’ve been combing the Internet for any and all articles related to the reset program. It’s pretty clear, even from my inexperienced vantage, that something like this is not for the 1) faint of heart or 2) unprepared. For as much as I’m looking forward figuring out if there are…
So my hair isn’t falling out. I think. Upon further reflection – also known as “Obsessively examining every strand when I’m doing my hair” – it looks as though it’s breaking off, which lends credence to my doctor’s theory that this is stress-related and it’s a somewhat-delayed reaction to the stress I was feeling/absorbing/name-your-term in…