My son and I needed a snack after a long, sweaty walk, itself necessitated by a long, cranky day cooped up inside. We were out of fruit, we’d had cheese and crackers earlier in the day, and I was in the mood for something savory. I remembered there was a can of garbanzo beans in [...]
(Originally posted on February 29, 2009)
This afternoon I was rude to the security guard at the front gate of my condo complex. I had broken my don’t-let-yourself-get-hungry rule, had left the house two hours prior for a hair appointment that had to be rescheduled due to my having been caught in traffic, and had neglected [...]
Tags: life's rich pageant · op/ed
(Originally posted on March 28, 2009)
Historically, I’ve been an all-or-nothing type of girl; either I’m thrilled and enthusiastic, or I’m Sylvia Plath’s spiritual twin. You probably know someone like that. It’s a very tiring way to live. At some point I decided it wasn’t for me. So I studied what other people did, people who [...]
