June 2012
34 posts
“I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body...”
– Alanis Morissette
Running a marathon absolutely made me feel this way about my body. As did, interestingly, being a cheerleader in high school and college. I was a “base,” and lifting people up and tossing them around made me feel strong.
Like it or not, your body is just right.
dailypeptalk:
Pep Talk: You may now love your body. Permission granted. Or appreciate it, at least, because all it’s trying to do is keep you alive and it deserves some fucking recognition for its hard work. Quit hating on it, right now! Your body is great. It’s a sturdy vessel with loads of character and charm. It’s beautiful, really. If you can’t bring yourself love it, fine then stop thinking...
keepinittight:
“Beyoncé isn’t Beyoncé because she reads comments on the Internet. Beyoncé is in Ibiza, wearing a stomach necklace, walking hand in hand with her hot boyfriend. She’s going on the yacht and having a mimosa. She’s not reading shitty comments about herself on the Internet, and we shouldn’t either. I just think, Would Beyoncé be reading this? No, she would just delete it or somebody...
Happy Summer!
Even though I feel like I haven’t gotten a real night’s sleep in almost a week (early morning flight to Denver, then camping, camping, camping, then another early morning to get to Indiana for the funeral, then another early morning to get back to Chicago), I set an alarm for 4:45 a.m., filtered the mason jar iced coffee I steeped overnight (yum, recipe here, thanks to graceinplace for...
“Every single day I try to figure out something I no longer agree to do.”
– Anne Lamott, “Becoming the Person You Were Meant to Be”
Here's what I've done the last few days...
- Camped in Colorado (pictures to come - it was awesome) to help a friend through the weekend he was supposed to get married.
- Went to Kevin’s grandma’s funeral.
And it’s made me think about loss and how we support each other through it…how when someone loses someone their friends and family swoop in. It’s like they’re trying to fill up the void created by...
Indescribably Happy
is now I’d put it. I live on Sesame Street. I went to our neighborhood association meeting last night. We worried over sidewalk cafes and a tiny stretch of Sheridan Road that hasn’t been repaved yet. Today I ran north on the Lake Shore Trail to meet my sister who ran south. We did three miles, and I left her place two hours later with a belly full of wine and pasta. I walked home, even...
The Best Moments in My Grad Student Life
- When the sun is shining, my train comes right away, and my walk to campus is shady and peaceful.
- When I decide that today is a day I deserve to stop for a latte on my way to the office. Or as a study break. Or as a reward for getting through a hard presentation.
- Struggling over a paper, turning it in, getting good feedback, and going back through to read the parts the prof said s/he...
I just got an email about my first CSA box for the summer. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be eating:
“Asparagus, Scallions, Spinach, Russet and All Red Potatoes, Golden, Chiogga, and Red Beets, Rhubarb, Strawberry, Snap Peas, Radishes, Leeks, Shelling Peas, Dried Shiitake Mushrooms, AND ½ dozen Duck Eggs”
What?!?
Best CSA ever. Remember my camping trip? All of this is...
May/June Resolutions
In May I resolved to make my environmental impact as tiny as possible. I would give myself a B+ on follow through. I was consistently good about it - I got back in the habit of taking public transport almost everywhere, turned off lights I wasn’t using, rarely drank coffee out of a paper cup, used fewer napkins and paper towels, all those little things. It’s not an A because I...
