I read an article awhile ago about how to fall in love with anyone. I've been married 21 years, much of that time in love with my spouse, so I didn't consider that particular article to be directly relevant, but still. How would I answer? How would he? Would I answer the questions differently if … Continue reading To fall in love… (part 1)
I was talking with a friend a while ago about our biggest respective blind spots. By blind spots we meant the things that held us back, the things that others saw in us that we perhaps did not see in ourselves. For her, I told her I thought she was afraid to be uncomfortable or … Continue reading Blind spots and hillbillies
My hips ache. My low back and shoulders and thighs are sore. My knees are scraped and my palms are chafed. I love this feeling, this visceral reminder of sustained effort. I've felt this way before, for other, sexier reasons, but today it's from pulling weeds, putting in a garden, working with dirt and plants in … Continue reading Playing in the dirt
I am not a fan of diets, and I am especially not a fan of talking about diets. By diets I mean the lose weight/get fit variety, not the food choices or restrictions some people have due to allergies, preferences, or social constructs. I really hate talking about weight. And yet. I have been making some … Continue reading Talking about dieting
I cook a bit, and lately I've been giving food as gifts. I made two birthday cakes as gifts in January (fluffy lemon rosemary with citrus cream frosting for Lydia, chocolate cardamom with amaretto and candied ginger buttercream for Brandy). Technically, I made three cakes, but one burned slightly and tasted too much like a dense … Continue reading On bread and birthday cakes
I stopped working at the corporate job in August. All of what follows is true, and I might have hated the writer of this post if I had read it a few years ago. I have become one of those women whose lives I envied. See my last post for reference. Or this post for … Continue reading Do what you want
I share the post below because it relates to another contrasting piece that is currently percolating and that I hope to have up in a few days. The post below was originally written a little over four years ago in early October 2012 while I was on a corporate business trip. *** This morning I … Continue reading My writing life, circa October 2012
They are often the same, my resolutions, much like everyone else's. Drink less. Eat better. Lose weight. Write more. Read more. Be kind. And every year I fail in some way on one or all of these. But every year I think, "This is the year. I will work out, even if my workouts are … Continue reading Resolutions, this year again
I received three cookbooks for Christmas, and I am in love with two of them. The third, the one I actually requested, is okay but unlikely to become a favorite. The lesser of these three is the most hyped, Anthony Bourdain's Appetites: A Cookbook, and while I enjoyed his strong opinions and riffs on classics, it … Continue reading On cookbooks
Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday, has come and gone. With it, too many beige foods (just kidding, beige foods are delicious). No more cranberry relish or making of cornbread dressing until next year. I love Thanksgiving because of the expectations -- food, mostly comfort food, served well. No presents, no staying up late, no fancy dress required. … Continue reading Thanksgiving, and what follows
Gwen Mullins 