How an Eating Disorder Taught Me the #1 Rule For Achieving a Healthy Body By Linda Melone I spent many years hating my body. It all began in my late teens. At that time a certain modeling school was all the rage. I won’t name names but let’s call it Carbizon. I decided to become a […]
Aging Gracefully. Not as Easy as it Sounds
I recently overheard a conversation between two gorgeous 20-somethings, all toned bodies, porcelain skin, mile-high legs, butts you could bounce a quarter off of, and boobs still up where God originally put them. One held up her wine glass, making a toast, and declared, “I don’t believe in plastic surgery. I’m going to age naturally.” […]
14 Reasons I Could Never Be Married to Me
On our anniversary this year, Hubs gave me a beautiful, oversize card that listed a few of my better qualities and why Hallmark thought he scored when we got married. As I was reading it, I found myself mentally rewriting the card with reasons he didn’t get quite so lucky but chose to stick it out anyway, which is actually […]
I’ve Decided to Toss My Scale. Right After I Weigh In
You know that weight that you’ve deemed your personal “fat weight”? The one that’s the highest acceptable number on the scale before you panic and throw out every carbohydrate in your kitchen (possibly getting perilously close to dumping out all your wine), vowing to stop eating crap, get healthy, and lose this damn weight, starting […]
Dear Hubs, the Marlboro Man Was Hot. Then He Died
As summer appears to be drawing to a close and evenings are getting cooler, Kenny and I will be moving indoors for our evening ritual of sitting together after dinner, sharing a bottle of wine while we talk for hours about our day, our kids, finances, plans for the future, and whatever else randomly comes […]
A 57-Year Journey. Let’s Recap What We’ve Learned So Far
I’m writing this on my birthday, September 11th. Today I turned 57 years old. I’m feeling a little “Yikes!” but also a little “Yay!” The publishing world is full of books, articles, and blogs on the frustrations and seemingly inevitable downfalls of aging. Whether we look at it from a humorous perspective or something to […]
50. How Not to Make it the New 75
It seems like I’m constantly stumbling across references to “The New 50.” “50 is the new 40” articles and posters crop up online and on Facebook seemingly by the minute, assuring us to whom it matters that we may be 50-something, but we can look 40-something. Not as easy as it sounds. For many of […]
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