• Body Image

    It has been a jarring day, to say the least. I am spent. And my body image has been battered down to my sixth grade self. Several things happened today which led to…

  • Strong Women Make Joyful Noises

    When I first saw the trailer for the new Dolly Parton/Queen Latifah movie, “Joyful Noise,” I will admit my first thought was not of my mother. At first glance, my mom and I would…

  • What’s in Your Purse?

    In my Reader of the Month posts, I always ask what is inside the reader’s purse.  I think this reveals a lot about a person actually.  Maybe not about their personality, per se. …

  • Out With the Old, In With the New

    Since growing a human inside me, I have noticed some alarming changes in my body.   You might think one would be prepared for massive changes to one’s body once having spawned offspring…

  • To Perfume or Not to Perfume

    Its fall.   That means its time to change your shoes, put away your white (I don’t care what region of the country you live in, white is unacceptable after Labor Day…unless its…