I use the word “fat”. I use it as a derogatory term to describe people who are heavy, overweight, obese. And I know that it probably isn’t a PC term — not that any of the others I just mentioned likely are either — but I use it. It sounds cruel and punishing and makes […]
Tag Archives: thirty-somethings
Between Wednesday and today, I have prepared our home for the upcoming holiday of Passover. Preparing for Passover is like spring cleaning to the next level. Not only do the preparations involve emptying, cleaning and refilling all kitchen cabinets and appliances; they also involve selling, disposing and/or hiding (for the more secular/modern) the foods that […]
Today I have change on my mind. I find that for me, I am better at adapting to change, rather than choosing to make a change. Maybe it is because of what life has thrown at me. The only times I can think of the choice to make a change being easy are those times when I needed to […]
One of the best things is life is to see how well others appreciate a person that is special and important to you. I had the opportunity to tag along to one of El Profesor’s lectures today. The sheer joy that I experienced was not just because I was able to watch him in his […]
I am sitting at my desk researching summer course offerings at local colleges. It is likely the first step in the process to “going back to school”… or whatever that means. I am not sure yet. What I do know is that if I actually take the leap, I will not squander the opportunity as […]
Never underestimate the power of spending the day with one of your best girl friends.
It is easy to get sucked in to every piece of fitness advice that you see online or the cover of a healthy lifestyle magazine. But it is important to remember that the results of the best studies are based on statistics…and you are not a statistic. You’re a person. And had you been included […]
I haven’t written in a while and I have to wonder why. Writing here is such a fantastic outlet. I don’t know why I suddenly decided to begin tapping away at my keyboard, but I have. Perhaps it is because I don’t feel like being so guarded right now. Or maybe because I am looking […]
The thirties are the first point in life where I have noticed that people have any sort of consciousness of the particular decade that they are in. There are apparently all of these different factors that carry weight in your thirties. People almost seem to look at their thirtieth birthdays as a deadline of some sort. […]
Rachel On and On 