The summers of my childhood all mesh into one big blob of unadulterated time spent playing video games, cutting the grass, riding my bike and swimming. In that order. All but one. The summer of 1987. Those who are Kids of Divorce all remember that first summer they spent as Kids of Divorce because it…
The Day I Ate My Feelings
Or as I call it, “yesterday.” I got the results of my thyroid scan yesterday and, to no one’s dismay, I have Hashimoto’s Disease. I have to take my Cytomel twice a day, without exception, and continue to diet if I want to lose weight. And not eat after 7:15 p.m., which I tried to…
This is not about Vegas, baby.
Friday night our friend Steve celebrated his 28th birthday. While certainly in theory a five-year age difference means nothing, in practice it’s something altogether because people in their 20s still do things like go out on a Friday night to celebrate their birthdays. The majority of those I know who are in their mid-to-late 30s…
What it’s not
Wise reader Emily commented yesterday that perhaps what is going on with my health is an under-treated thyroid. Boy were YOU ever right, Emily! Well, at least that’s what it looks like. One of the most common complaints thyroid sufferers have is that their doctors do not listen to them and, as Emily said, patients…
At our house, this morning
Scott, upon reading my last entry: When we get pregnant, you’re going to wait at least three months to tell the Internet, aren’t you? Erin: Oh God yes. I think we will probably end up telling our families long before that, though. Scott: Well, sure, but… Erin: …and I’m going to have to tell Kate…
So you wanted to know what’s going on…
Years ago, right after high school graduation, my friend Ryan, with whom I had drinks a few weeks ago, during which he said he doesn’t remember saying this to me, told me he could never see me as a mom. He looked me dead in the eye, serious as a heart attack, over pie at…
It’s been a week
Does anyone else ever experience that moment during the week when going for a run or to a class or picking up a handweight sounds like the most awful thing that you could ever hope to do? This has been my pattern as of late. I work out anywhere between two-four days a week, early…
Hello there!
I have a new laptop, and it has a Webcam. I have officially joined 2002. For as much as it pained me to slap down a bunch of money on something that does not promise to give me a sizable tax break next year or, at the very least, a place to lay my weary…
I’m here, I’m here
This week has been a bear. Growl. Work has been pretty demanding, and when I get home the only thing I want to do is…well, I have had to work every night so after I get home, and work, all I have time for is 20 minutes of mindless television and bed. To top that…
Look, I just really hate wearing pants.
Overheard in our house tonight: Scott: Now she’s not wearing any pants. Kate: None? Scott: Nope. No pants. Erin, yelling from the other room: I won’t apologize for who I am! Kate: No one is asking you to apologize. We’re just asking you to put on some pants.
So how is all of that eating going?
Last week I finished up Shauna James Ahern‘s “Gluten-Free Girl: How I Found The food That Loves Me Back…And How You Can Too.” It changed me pretty profoundly, and even if you don’t (or need to) follow a gluten-free diet, I highly recommend everyone reading it. More than a road map or a cookbook to…
Porcelain Udder Buddy
Growing up and getting married and having a family never seemed weird to me. Sure, it seemed antithetical to who I saw myself becoming, but I’d always assumed there would be a stage where the cavorting and free-spiritedness I’d inevitably engage in would be displaced by a certain amount of monoton…I mean, stability. John Hughes…
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This stuff is amazing. Get it. Your dry, cracked skin will thank you.
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This sits proudly on my desk. I love it so much.
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I saved up and planned for these puppies. Some of the best money I've ever spent. I love these more than I can say.
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I decided to try enhancement products when I was training for my second marathon this year. I chose these and love them.
