Today I stepped on a scale for the first time in ages. That god-awful little machine and its red LED screen showed me a number that has simply ruined my mood: 175 pounds! At around 145 pounds, I fit... Read more >>

Some things we can debate until we are Bulldog blue in the face. But some things are pure fact. One such thing? That with each passing moment, minute, and month, we are getting older. When we... Read more >>

We like to think we can control most of the things in our lives, but one thing we will never be able to control is the passing of time. And no matter how much you fight or deny it, you will get older.... Join this chit chat >>

I really hate the hairs I am suddenly sprouting on my chin. They bother me so much that I now carry tweezers with me at all times. The problem is, my eyesight has gotten so bad it's hard to pluck... Read more >>

There are tortoises alive today that were twenty-five to fifty years old when Charles Darwin was born. There are whales swimming the oceans with 200-year-old ivory spear points embedded in their... Read more >>

When it turns on you, that beginning of the year list—the one with the identifiers “I will … so that I can …” can be worse than a pack of yapping Chihuahuas. This year,... Read more >>

The other night I was curled up in bed with my oldest daughter in her bed, which was my childhood bed all my years growing up from as young as I can remember. When I was her age I slept beneath a... Read more >>

Recently I attended NAPO’s annual conference. NAPO is the National Association of Professional Organizers. Every year there are so many wonderful education programs to select from and so much to... Read more >>

So here’s a shock. I’m standing in the closet the other day, trying to figure out what I’m wearing (a frequent pastime for me). I’m wearing nothing but my underwear and as I... Read more >>

I was determined to look good in a bathing suit this year. The past two years I’ve bought very utilitarian bathing suits on sale at TJ Maxx, which is really scraping the bottom of the barrel but... Read more >>