I am a proud, independent woman.  I don’t like to ask people to do anything for me if I can do it myself.  I even have my own hammer and other essential tools hidden in a drawer so I don’t have to ask Lancelot to save me in a duct tape emergency.  I take a…

I am not allergic to anything.  I don’t break out into hives when I eat nuts.  I won’t get a stomach ache after a berry binge.  I can go to Coldstone and worry only about the calories and fat content of my sorbet, not the potential life-threatening reactions I may have to the almonds, the…

I’m almost 40 years old, and I’ve finally come to accept a basic fact about my life.  I’ll never be cool in high school. I’m never going to be on homecoming court.  I’ll never be voted prom queen.  I won’t give the valedictorian speech at the commencement ceremony.  More to the point, no one will…

Does finally losing weight make you happy? I can’t answer that question for everyone, but I can answer it for myself based on my most recent weight loss experience. Over the past year, I’ve lost about 15 pounds.  I thought, at first, that it was a fluke – just one of those small weight losses…

Dear iPhone– I don’t know how to say this, so I’m just going to say it. I think it’s time for us to take a break. I bet you didn’t see this coming.  For years, I’ve been so into you.  I’ve carried you everywhere with me.  If you’re not in my pocket or my purse,…

“Is life what you expected?”  I asked my husband, Lancelot, the other night. He took a moment, glancing around the kitchen table at the two empty chairs at the our sons had recently graced with their presence for the requisite 47 seconds before claiming they were “full” and scrambling off to argue and play.  Maybe…