In 2010— millions of people are still in the dark. I don’t get it. In 2010— it’s both ironic and absurd to think a tan is a sign of health; when actually it’s the opposite. Though small amounts of sun help to absorb vitamin D— worship of the sun is proven to be carcinogenic; especially [...]
I don’t judge anyone who wants to improve their appearance. I mean, who doesn’t? But as a society, I think we’ve gone far enough with the obsession to make plastic into perfect. I hope I don’t probably sound snarky about it—still, I should say right up front: after my own experiences with breast and skin [...]
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This is me about to chop off my hair to make a wig for a cancer patient. The patient was me. I look far more brave than I felt. Same thing 14 years later…….this time donating the hair—to make a wig for someone else. I felt way different this time. I felt…light. Probably because [...]
Mary Travers had the hair I wanted when I was a kid. Stick-straight, smooth, silky. Mine had too much wave, too much body. Even though my father used to say it was my crowning glory; I hated it. The Brazilians and Japanese hadn’t invented their magical treatments– so to get Mary’s hair, I had to use the [...]
I’m constantly astounded by all the formulas and fillers and surgeries and suction and other stuff women do in desperation to drink every last drop from the fountain of youth. So it was a rare treat recently to see a woman on a movie screen who’s over a certain age—and actually looks it. It’s NOT a surprise [...]
Not only do I have a sister who’s a personal trainer and a brother-in-law who bikes across entire states— I also live with a husband who runs gazillions of miles a week, whose family business is fitness. Life can be SO unfair. I definitely never signed up for this one. Personally I don’t need to sweat [...]
Remember that dream I had the other night? Well, it turns out that there was a problem—besides the fact that it wasn’t real. Even if the dream WAS real, I couldn’t go to the south Pacific anyway. My passport is expired. It’s not just that I’m a procrastinator and disorganized. Weeks ago I picked up the application [...]
I wrote this last summer when I was in Los Angeles and got together with my ex-husband’s side of the family. (If you’ve read this, it’s NOT a repeat; keep reading and you’ll find out why.) So there we are, my two children, H, and his side of the family. All adults ranging in age [...]
I haven’t written about this. Although some people have suggested that I should. I guess due to the obvious reasons: I live in California. And I had breasts. I had implants,too. Bought by a third party—not a beauty pageant but my health insurance. And there the similarities end—since my story was about cancer and had a different ending. I [...]
Bravo Valerie–for being on the cover of People magazine, showing off her bikini body at age 48. She worked hard to get that body in shape and I have to admit what I felt when I saw that shot: Respect. Also Relief. Relief that unlike Valerie, I don’t live in Malibu or Miami anymore– [...]
