Life
I remember a comment my mother made about the difficulties of growing older: “Wait till your friends start dying.” At the time, she was about the age I am now, and while I knew what it was like to have both of my husbands die, her words stopped me in my tracks because losing my
I was excited to turn 30 and rightly so. Those turned out to be some of the best years of
I made a commitment to practice self-care, no matter what I weighed, and I began by doing things like wearing
One of my favorite words is “beginning” because it conveys strength and hope. In the beginning everything is shiny and
As long as the Rollings Stones continue performing, I’ll continue going to their concerts. The first time I saw the
I have supported the Aids Memorial from the very beginning because what is remembered, lives. My generation of hair stylists,
I was borrowing a cup of sugar from my neighbor down the street and noticed that in her dining room,
Any woman over the age of 40 who falls from the height of her own body–in other words, doesn’t get
It’s that time of the year again. Summer’s fast approaching, and I can literally hear the gleeful rubbing of hands
A few years ago my husband built a butterfly garden in my backyard. It’s a beautiful space that attracts butterflies
How many of us have reinvented ourselves over the years, particularly as we find ourselves with an empty nest or
You know how some people say they don’t weigh themselves? I’m one of those. For some people, weighing themselves reassures
I just finished reading In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day by one of my favorite authors,