It was raining this morning when I woke up. “Oh god, it’s starting,” I groaned to myself, instantly feeling depressed. I live in the Pacific Northwest. It essentially rains every day from mid-September through mid-June, sometimes into July. Sometimes we will go a week or longer without a single glimpse of the sun. It gets so bad that when we…
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…
“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt I was walking with my dog Edison today and as we passed, one of neighbors offered us lettuce. “We have too much,” she said, “Please take some. We are probably…
I’ve never been a huge fan of fireworks. When I was a kid, I saw someone accidentally start themselves on fire with a firecracker on the 4th of July. Fortunately for that kid his dad was close by and was able to smother the flames before he sustained more than minor burns, but when you see someone’s clothes start on…
Regular readers may have noticed that I’ve been posting less frequently lately that I have in the past. Am I out of ideas? Have I lost my love of googling answers to weird questions that plague me, then sharing the answers with you? No, not at all. The truth is, I’ve been a bit distracted the last few months. I…
My little brother is out of the country for the first time ever this week. “Be sure to let me know you’re OK,” I told him about fifty times. “Text me on Messenger when you finish your first flight, and when you land in the Philippines. And at least once day while you’re there.” I know, I’m possibly a teeny…
I’ll be honest with you: I’ve always been annoyed by, and dare I say, a bit snarky about the gluten-free trend. In my experience, “gluten intolerance” mostly seems to affect upper middle class white hipsters and soccer moms with disposable income. As a friend of mine told me once, “only you white girls can afford food allergies”. Then I started…
I was walking with my dog Edison the other day and we came upon a little bird. I don’t know what it was, one of those little guys with fluttery wings, like a hummingbird or something. Anyway, while Edison enjoyed some grass nearby I watched the bird as it picked up a stick in its beak. The stick was easily…
“Tape the sound of friends laughing together. Save it for a rainy day.” — Yoko Ono I was hanging out before yoga class last weekend with my friend Betty and, as we often do, we were laughing. We almost always find something to laugh about when we are together , except this one time we ran out of water with…
“The promise of spring’s arrival is enough to get anyone through the bitter winter!” — Jen Selinsky I had a few errands to run today so I left work a bit early. As I stepped outside the building for the first time all day, I caught my breath. It was warm! And…
