I’m on this new kick, as many of my friends know, to be always fierce and unafraid. Fiercely unafraid even. A couple of months ago I let it all go, all fear, all anxiety, all despair, and now live my life to the fullest every single day. Part of that involved booking the trips I…
Category: Life
The Comfort Zone: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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Rebecca’s Story: Gastric Bypass Surgery Part 1
When I walked into Zocalo in San Leandro, CA, to meet with my friend Rebecca to discuss her gastric bypass surgery, I didn’t recognize her. I walked right past her, even though, really, you couldn’t miss her. She had on a bright, hot pink top, with little ruffles around the collar, she had on cute…
Stay Safe: From a Woman Who Runs Alone at Night
My brilliant plan to run at night entered crash and burn phase almost immediately. I headed out after work, 10:30 PM, down a very wide, well lit sidewalk. I had only one headphone in my ear, the other one tucked neatly into my shirt. I run with my head up and my music low. I…
A Twisty Take on Attachment Parenting
“You spoil your babies!” My sister burst out, accusing and laughing at the same time. She had tried, to no avail, to hold my seven month old. Matilda was having none of it. My baby will let you hold her for about 30 seconds until she erupts into full blown crying, wailing, tears and all….
French Toast For When You’re Feeling Fancy
“What’s for breakfast tomorrow?” My brother asks this question every Friday and Saturday. During the week it’s “what’s for dinner?” For a grown man who is more into fitness and health than anyone I have ever personally known, he sure is food obsessed. “French toast.” I respond, offhand, because I can always throw together some…
Changing the Voices in My Head: Running Through Anxiety
I never had anxiety before I had kids. When I was a kid, I was fearless. I began to get a sense of my mortality in my twenties. “Okay,” I thought, “death is real, and I could die.” But still, I wasn’t going to, not for a long time. Never did I think I would…
Sunday Brunch The Mexican Way: Huevos Con Chorizo
“You cannot put the watermelon in the picture.” My husband says to me. “What? Why? You don’t eat watermelon in Mexico?” I ask, even though I know it’s not true. “Yea we do, but not for breakfast.” “Oh please. We’re in the US, and my readers know I’m a white chick with a Mexican husband.”…
How To Homeschool. Hint: It’s Not School At Home
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Beef Stew for When The Baby’s Fussy
I don’t let my babies cry. Now, before you get all “oh, what a good mom,” or “whatever bitch, like you’re so much better than those of us who let our babies cry,” it’s not what you think. Of course I sympathize with their needs, and I want to be a good mom, and I…