I sat in the semi-crowded train a few days ago, oblivious to the people around me, trying to send a text before we went underground. Text message sent, still above ground, I  looked up and realized that people were staring in my direction. I looked down, and I saw my cleavage. Feeling a bit of discomfort […]

As of today it’s been four months since I’ve had a Red Bull. To understand why the the 27th of December, 2012 is an important date to commemorate is to know the following: I’ve tried to give up my Red Bull habit more than 5 times since I started drinking them in 2006 After 2006 […]

Barbie’s a doll. We all know that, right? I had plenty of Barbies growing up. Who didn’t? It was fun to brush her hair and pretend that she was real. I used her and all of her accessories–the luxurious penthouse, her convertible, all of her fabulous clothes–to create my version of a fabulous life. A life […]

I rarely wear my hair in its natural partly curly, partly wavy, state. I can never rely on how it will turn out. I don’t have the beautiful kind of curls and waves that my sisters have, but I know that when it’s straight, I have other people envy. But this morning, after a night […]

When I imagine who I am in the most abstract of ways, this is who I see… A free-spirited gypsy who loves the life that loves her back. I feel like her when I dance, free. But on any given normal day, I may possess one or two of the qualities she exudes, but for […]

Okay, so I actually have a pretty good idea of how I got fat, or at least how I gained weight (they tell me I’m not fat, just a lot thicker). But knowing is only part of the answer on how to get back to being not fat (see photo below). But being fat, heavier, […]

In the midst of a search for a real winter coat–week 2, still no luck–I found a pretty little black dress, on sale no less. It took exactly 60 seconds of should I or shouldn’t I before I decided I should. Who was I trying to fool anyway? It’s perfect, just revealing enough to be […]

When I was living in Puerto Rico I became persona non grata in my household. Well, not so much me as my hair. Not the hair on my head, but more specifically the hair that used to be on my head. I am shedding uncontrollably and my hair somehow appears EVERYWHERE. Needless to say, this […]

With my recent weight loss has come a need for new clothes. I had two pair of jeans, one that I wore until they were to the point of falling off of me, and another that I can still get away with for about two more weeks. Though I have had a serious need for […]

Well aren’t we humans innovative when it comes to doing nothing. Zippered hatches and perfect to spend down time with pets. The sad part is, I want one…