Writing, on the yoga mat.
Stick around long enough and you’ll see "new" trends come back again and again. Camouflage prints will be in style, another boy band will rule the charts, and the Mediterranean Diet will be named the healthiest, yet again. It’s won that title so many times it can be called the healthiest diet … [Read more...]
I love food. I love to eat. Taste, temperature, texture - all of it is such a pleasure. Here's what I don't love: buying new jeans in a larger size. My "magic" pants - the black slacks that fit me no matter what - stretching dangerously at the seams when I'm just standing in them, so sitting down … [Read more...]
I'm a basically happy person, but I can still use all the support, and self-helpful hints, I can get. Earlier this year I bought two books that I'm hoping will help me be a better version of myself. (That's all I'm going for - not "fixed," as … [Read more...]
Yogi Cameron is one of my Integral Yoga brothers, as well as being Ellen DeGeneres's yoga teacher. He's been studying yoga and ayurveda for over ten years to help people get healthier; you can see him in action on his show, A Model Guru. YC's new book, The One Plan, is based not on the … [Read more...]
Oh, this one's going to be hard. I love sugar, but I really don't love the way it makes me feel. I shared half a small chocolate cream pie with The Hubbins on New Year's Eve. This doesn't sound so bad, but after a holiday season full of apple pies, apple tarts, cupcakes, chocolate, etc., etc., … [Read more...]
"Life doesn't happen behind a computer screen," said my friend Sherri Rifkin, the novelist. This was the kind of proclamation that was destined to become a quote, and not the vague, new age-y kind you see stitched on needlepoint throw pillows. This one actually resonated. As a writer, I have a … [Read more...]
Whenever someone asked my Nana how she was doing, she'd always answer, "Fabulous! Never better," whether that was true or not. (She didn't see the point in venting; she never would have been a reality TV star.) It's a great response, and, I'd thought, an even better title for a book about aging. … [Read more...]
Before you tell my husband that he’d better read today’s blog and ask me what the heck is going on, rest assured that there’s no hanky-panky, fake food, or other strange doings in our house. Nathan is well aware of everything I’m writing about, and he’s given me his Hubbins seal of … [Read more...]
Last week, when the weather was gloriously warm, I brought the summer clothes up from the basement. This is actually an exercise in torture, because I get to try on my tight white hootchie-mama jeans and see how much weight I gained over the winter. Have you ever heard seams scream? Not a pretty … [Read more...]
I've been on all sorts of diets, fasts, and abstentions. I went meatless, sugar-free (as I documented in this blog; rough, that one), low-fat, low-carb, no-carb. I've done without dairy and foregone fish. I've quit cigarettes, gone without alcohol, and even (ahem) been celibate for spiritual … [Read more...]
