Pharmacies
Anyone with the authority to “Approve This Message”
Living in a small state with no political sway
Freezing rain
My metabolism
Whichever piece of furniture keeps ripping off my Roomba’s arms
The cat who is smart enough to realize knocking a water glass on my head will wake me up and eventually feed him, yet seems incapable of disposing of […]

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I’m not sure how old it is, but this was the first time I’d stumbled upon this series of photos from Peter Menzel’s Hungry Planet.
I think what’s most striking - other than the heartbreaking absence and the itty bitty bags in the photo from Breidjing Camp - are the rows upon rows of labeled […]

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Things I ate today (in no particular order):

string cheese
a little bit of mouthwash
lettuce
blue cheese
bacon
a bite-size milky way bar
sliced turkey breast
carrots
eggs
cat fur
water
balsamic vinaigrette
edamame
a peanut I found on the floor
broccoli
cheddar cheese
a glass of cabernet
roasted, salted, pumpkin seeds
red pepper quiche

Things I didn’t eat today (again in no particular order):

suspiciously chunky mocha-flavored soy milk
my multivitamin
the bagels in the mailroom
the […]

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Many of us have them, even if we’re not currently trying to lose weight: a special pair of jeans, a little black dress, a bathing suit we did/could feel great wearing.  A piece of clothing that simply doesn’t fit, but might, someday, or did, once upon a time, is hanging in the back of a […]

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I bought a scale.
Well, first I bought a pair of walking shoes (because the only sneakers I have come with laces that are not only hard to reach, but also have the unfortunate habit of coming untied, necessitating additional reaching) and three pairs of boots, because I’m doing my part to help the American economy […]

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