July - August 2008 | Spice of Life
So everything I wrote in my previous diet post…forget it. Because it’s meaningless if I don’t really believe it. I’m trying, I really am. And I soooo want to lose 20 lbs. But for some reason, something just isn’t clicking in my brain. I haven’t lost any weight since my […]
So, it’s been about 3 weeks into this “diet” and I’m down…drumroll… 8 lbs! It’s a modest amount, I think, but I figure if I lose weight at a decent pace, then I’m more likely to keep it off.
The first week was the easiest. And that’s when I lost the most weight. […]
I’m going on, yet another, diet. Will it be the last one? I don’t know, but I hope so. I am 35 years old and started my first diet and life-long obsession/struggle with my weight at age 12. I wanted to lose 5 pounds back then, and I’m STILL trying to […]
Spring welcomes Aries and the renewing of the astrological cycle. The first sign of the Zodiac, Aries is a passionate defender of the self and fueled by the element of fire. It’s basically all about getting sh*t done. After surviving two personally tumultuous months, I’m ready for some kick-ass Aries energy. In February the erratic […]
My husband I got married on a Friday in Lent thirteen years ago, but this year our anniversary is Easter Monday. Spring in my single days was marked by the lessening of rain (because I grew up in Northern California, where it rains in Winter), and the baring of legs. In our office, pantyhose were […]
I’ve touched on the topic of women not being “seen” on the web before and now I am chuffed to see that The Next Web blog is taking up the challenge of finding 100 female tech and web heroes. If you know of someone who would fit this bill perfectly, leave a comment on their […]
Really, my piece should be titled “The Shaping of a Progressive” because when I was seven, eight, nine, I used to be the one who got to check the mail, and that meant I was the first person in the house to read my mother’s Ms.
I know she had a lot of conversations with herself […]
When thinking of Deb’s challenge about who influenced us, I suddenly remembered as a child of about eight, my fascination with a book about Florence Nightingale. She led the way for women and shaped the future of nursing because she had the courage to live by what she thought was right. She also saw people […]
At 9 weeks pregnant and having just finished reading Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See, I find myself contemplating International Women’s Day from the perspective of a woman in transition. Ms. See’s novel takes the reader into 19th century rural China where women are merely the property of men and their […]
We are CEOs, business owners, and candidates for President of the most powerful nation in the free world. Yet, as long as women anywhere in the world suffer a fate like Azra’s, we are all worse for it.
It began on March 8, 1908 in New York City. 15,000 women took to the streets and marched to ask for better pay and shorter hours. And for the right to cast their vote. In 1911, Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women’s Office for Social Democratic Party in Germany launched the first […]
Today is my 38th birthday. A number of women would be unwilling to admit this. I don’t mind being 38. Really. What I do mind is looking and feeling 38. That sucks.
What I find more disconcerting that creaky hips and knees; a few gray hairs - some in very odd places; and skin that suddenly […]
Clarity can be so elusive. When it comes to our own lives and relationships, that is. However, we have perfect clarity when it comes to the lives of our friends, co-workers, family members, random strangers, and anyone with the surname Lohan, Spears, or Hilton.
I ponder this as I listen to a friend talk about her […]
I wonder how many women know that November 25th was the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,’ a day that was recognised by the General assembly of the United Nations in 1999, with a view to raising public awareness of the violation of the rights against women. I had […]
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a fantastic humanitarian organisation. They are working with Ann Jones, a writer and photographer, to highlight the survival stories of women in West Africa as part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. For the next 16 days, starting tomorrow on Sunday Nov 25th, Ann will blog […]
This beautiful, warm-hearted young woman has taken the first steps on the road to super-stardom.
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Crosby is the winner of MTV's reality show Rock the Cradle, but most importantly he is a talented singer-songwriter and musician.
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