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Summer Without the Scale

It has been 42 days since I last stepped on the scale. 42 days of summer. 42 days of summer eating and drinking. It’s not dread that’s keeping me off the scale this summer. On the contrary: I’m very tempted to step on tomorrow morning (first thing in the morning, naked, naturally) and see where …

Living in Color

My husband asked me this weekend if I’m having a midlife crisis. The short answer is, probably. But I prefer to think of it as a #momlifecrisis. What prompted his question was my not-at-all-impromptu decision to color my hair for summer. To be fair, I’ve been toying with the idea of fantasy hair long before …

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Just Wear the Shorts

I wore shorts out in public this weekend for the first time since high school.  Before I left the house, I stared in the mirror. I agonized. I changed into jeans and then back into shorts.  And then before I could agonize another minute, I left. Wearing those shorts and vowing not to give it …