It’s Not Just About the Hot Flashes We all know the typical symptoms that are associated with menopause: the gradual cessation of menstruation, hot flashes, mood swings and weight gain. But most women also experience an assortment of perplexing issues that go beyond the loss of their “monthly visitor”. You may be surprised to learn that some of the weird…
“I wish I could go back to college. Life was so simple back then. What would I give/To go back and live/In a dorm with a meal plan again I wish I could go back to college/In college you know who you are You sit in the quad/And think oh my god I am totally gonna go far.” — Avenue…
People who meet me are sometimes surprised to find out that I’m a yoga teacher. I’ll be honest: the reason they are surprised is because I’m a larger person. Plus size. Zaftig. Whatever euphemism you want to use. That’s right, I’m a fat middle-aged person who teaches yoga. When I tell people I teach yoga, I generally get one of…
“I’ve given up trying to hide my bra straps,” I announced to my friend before yoga the other day. She looked at me like I was crazy. To be fair, she often does. “I have so many tank tops and so many bras,” I explained. “And none of them ever line up. I’m just showing the straps, I don’t care…
Last weekend I was going through some stuff in my basement. My basement is the final frontier for the decluttering kick I’ve been on the last few months. I saved it for last because it’s the most complicated, and emotionally fraught. The basement is essentially four rooms: two where my sister lives and two that contain the washer, dryer, furnace,…
“Playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends.” — Kate Spade I’ve never been much of a “girlie girl”. I don’t remember playing dress up at all as a child. I’ve never had much interest in make-up or clothes or fashion magazines. Honestly, if I didn’t have to go to work I’d live in yoga pants and never wear…
“Look, it had to happen at some point. In a city of eight million people, you’re bound to run into your ex-wife.” — When Harry Met Sally The other day I decided to upgrade my phone to something that with a screen large enough that my aging eyes could see without squinting and a battery that might…
I was in a meeting today and the subject of child car seats came up. We had a long discussion about car seat installers, not using previously owned car seats, and liability issues related to improperly installed car seats. “I’ve heard that 80% of all car seats are installed incorrectly,” one of my coworkers said. I was astounded. Don’t you…
Thirty years ago today the world lost the original Rose Bak – my grandma. Oh sure, there have been other people named Rose Bak throughout the years, but my grandma was truly an original. One of a kind. Grandma was born in Chicago in 1914. She grew up in the Polish neighborhood of West Pullman with her six brothers and…
“A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life.” …
Rose Bak 