I'm jump starting 2019 by taking a month or two to focus on eating the way my body needs me to. It's a diet, and also not a diet, I don't count calories, I don't worry about serving sizes, I don't obsessively fast, though I have been known to occasionally fast out of sheer laziness. … Continue reading Big Girls Don’t Cry
I have a reputation to uphold, so today, when I received news that made me tear up in the middle of a meeting I was faced with the challenge of saving face and pretending like I wasn't texting. The texting thing is easy enough, I get work email on my cell phone, because I'm super … Continue reading Happy Tears and How to Make the Most of Them
I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I am a woman. I know, fucking shocker! I was recently reminded of this while being put in my place by a man in front of men. My face burned red and tears welled up but that's to be expected at this phase of the moon. I'm sure … Continue reading Making it in a Man’s World
A year ago today one of my best friends died. It was sudden but not unexpected. I missed three finals to run back and forth to all of the airports in the DC area so that her family could be together. And I spent a week dodging my mother's well meaning coworkers who talking about … Continue reading On Female Friendships
One of the things that I can't stand to listen to people blather on about is how their child hit a developmental benchmark early, these parents think their child is so damn smart and will only be disappointed by the poor child as it grows more and more mediocre as it ages. Parents comparing their … Continue reading Benchmarking
