On Unrealistic Meal Plans

My friend Katie was visiting a few weeks ago and she left behind a book and a dress when she went back to Boston. I promised, as any good friend would, to mail the dress back as soon as I was finished reading the book. The book was this-
Basically, we’re all going to die. Not [...]

Eating Well is The Best Revenge

Oh, CONES. First of all, I think I made it perfectly clear that I’m doing South Beach as more of a culinary/wellness challenge as opposed to a weight-loss measure. Not to mention providing my mother with serious support. I also think you need to read this (Hint- someone read “French Women Don’t Get Fat” fii-rst, [...]

South Beach Redux

My mother called me about a week ago with a request- would I do the South Beach diet with her?
Other daughters might immediately fall into a total mind spiral over this- “Is she saying I need to go on a diet?” But my mom knows my stance on dieting, knows that I’ve given up the [...]

Oh The Places You’ll Go

[photo from bspcs.com]
We knew it was coming. Even before anyone owned their own personal computer (scribbling our homework on stone tablets), we intuitively knew that someday, we would be able to type messages into a handheld device to communicate with each other, take photos and send them through the air, play whatever tunes we desired, [...]