Fix Your Flaw, Fix Your Life?
I can’t believe it’s really fixed. That thing that has bugged me about my appearance almost my entire life is gone, changed forever. I was routinely teased and humiliated in [...]
Looks
I’m No Princess
I’m most at home in old jeans and a T-shirt emblazoned with a Star Wars character or a line of code. So after slumming it for weeks around the house [...]
My Awesome Stomach
I have an awesome stomach. Not that I deserve credit for what amounts to little more than a genetic blessing (and one that I pay for dearly with my hips [...]
I Must Increase My Bust!
I recently got a mammogram and it got me thinking about boobs. Remember Judy Blume’s book, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret? Thirteen-year-old Margaret and her friends sit around [...]
Thank You, Saint Melanie
As I left the house today in my suit and trainers my husband said, “Have a good day, Working Girl.” No, not that kind of work. It was a reference [...]
To Dye For
Staring at my gray (white) roots in the mirror, I decide it is time once again to dye my hair. There is always that pause, however, when I think about [...]
The Skin I’m In
I remember being about 15 and putting eyeliner on my mom. Or trying. It was hard to apply a clean, straight line (as I’d been instructed by Seventeen magazine) while [...]
You’re So Vain
Recently, I had a ball anticipating and preparing my outfit for a friend’s 50th birthday party. The theme was 1960s. I think I pulled it off pretty well by cobbling [...]