On losing faith with my home.

I have lost faith with my house. My safe haven has been violated. The night before last, while I sat chatting at a café, writing on my laptop, someone forced their way into my house. I came home to find my back door wide open, the handle still locked. Knowing that [...]

The exercise ball

So, this week I bought an exercise ball at Costco. It’s a deluxe one, apparently. It came with accessories: a couple of DVDs and some sort of harness. They make it sound like a compact gym. You can use it for all sorts of heinous forms of exercise. For [...]

Eating on the road

I’ve been traveling for the past week, and at first I did okay.  I counted my WW Points everyday, and I was within a reasonable range.  A little over daily, but not weekly.  But for the last three days I’ve been in  a conference center in Atlanta, at a retreat.  Retreat = too much food.  [...]

The Women’s Department

What’s the deal with the “Women’s” department? You walk into a department store, even a rather upscale one, and notice that the clothing on display in the Misses department is attractive, just the style you’re looking for. You know it would look good on you if it was just a little bigger. [...]

Starting out new

Reduce, reuse, recycle. A good motto for more than plastic milk cartons, I think. It is time for me to rethink the way I do things. I eat too much, buy too much and throw away too much, and it’s time I made some changes. I’ve decided to begin a blog [...]