I've been watching makeup tutorials online. This is not the first time I've done it. But I guess I'm coming back to it in earnest? Or something. I decided to spend a long time in Ulta on Sunday. For some reason I thought it was going to be fun. I don't know why I thought …
Sweet Tooth
While I've always liked sweets, I never considered myself a sweet tooth until pregnancy and beyond. So being on a diet where I'm eating around 1,300-1,400 calories a day means there's not a lot of room for dessert. Actually, there isn't any room, so I have to decide which meal I'm going to eat a …
Parenting Job Description: Undefined Tasks As Needed
I work from home. A lot. My kid is there. And while I'm not by myself, I try to let my partner sleep, so I check my email before 9 am and hope nothing too immediate comes down the pipeline. This morning I was trying to work on some time sheets and my kid wanted …
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Youth
I dyed my hair pink. I did this a few days after my pink spring coat arrived in the mail. Honestly, it was a coincidence. Or perhaps subliminal? Either way, it's hard to ignore me on the street. This in combination with my diet, I've been wondering exactly WHY I'm doing all of this, aside …
Dieting
Things are getting easier. But I honestly don't know if that's good or bad. Mostly because I operate in extremes. Either I'm being good or bad. There's no in between. No moderation. No "lifestyle changes" that operate in the middle of all or nothing. Not to say that I haven't eaten some of the things …
Emma*
(*Not her real name. Also not her in this stock image.) Emma is the kind of perfect looking you know immediately on sight. She is thin, but not skinny. Fleshy, soft, smooth skinned. "Tall for a girl." Her hair is long and blonde and parted down the middle. It's cut in layers with long bangs …
Barbie Dream Life
Saturday night I babysat for eleven year old twin girls. I've been watching them on and off for eight years. EIGHT! They like Barbies. I knew this, but had a real moment of powerful reminisincing when I came across a dress I used to own. Like, the exact same dress. I don't know why it …
