I went through a period of about seven years when I could eat anything I wanted

I like to eat. I have a tendency to gain weight. I like to be thin. That is the unholy trinity that puts most women on a lifetime rollercoaster of torturous emotional self-abuse.

It’s also the deadly threesome that causes young women to throw their lives away to anorexia, bulimia and a plethora of other forms of physical self-abuse. So it’s damn serious. Read the rest of this entry »

10 years ago if you asked me for my thoughts on retirement I would have said “it’s not for me. They’ll have to bury me with my desk.”

Now, not so much. Don’t get me wrong – I still view myself as young and vibrant – but after all these years of 9 to 5 I could use a break.
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