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Luck
She had had more than her share of bad luck. The end of a 30-year marriage that had her feeling like she'd wasted her whole adult life....
Power Tracks
( ahem) I have an announcement to make: I can now squat down and stand back up without touching anything or using my arms. You maybe...
Pumping Iron 2: The Women
I recognize that it would be totally against brand for me to point out something good and positive that came out of a bad situation. But...
Unpacking the "Mormon Wives"
First, a disclaimer: I don't watch reality TV. At all. Not competition shows, not singing shows, not Real Housewives, not Big Brother. I...
Beach Bum
I was probably in my 40s when I learned that some people aren't "beach people." I had no idea that there are people who don't like the...
Sunflowers
When I gave birth to my son, his Aunt Ellen called the hospital to congratulate us. I barely knew Chip's family. I'd met his (elderly)...
This is 40
She'd figured out the key to a successful reunion experience at the last one: It didn't matter how thin she was, how good her hair, how...
Girlfriends
When I was 14, I had a best friend, who I'll call Lily. Lily had moved into the neighborhood partway into 9th grade, and I considered...
C'est le Printemps
People love to say that they need to live where there are four seasons. We assume they mean a differentiation in weather throughout the...
It Was Him (I was 11)
“Every single woman has a scary story about a man.” My first scary story happened when I was 11 years old. My mom dropped me off at the...
