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Time is Not on My Side
My book arrived today, and in the interim, I’ve identified at least three other people who also would benefit from The New Codependency. Not sure when I can get around to opening it up, though. Because I’m now a workaday woman, personal reading time is at a premium. Lunchtime is it, I suppose, but I’ve…
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Tomorrow, I Shall Wear Purple
Or lavender, because I’m pretty sure I have a lavender sweater buried in my closet. For the past few days we’ve had record-setting heat trying to ruin my October bliss, but tomorrow the high is supposed to only hit 69 or 70 degrees. That’s outside. Inside my new workplace, maybe 50. Maybe. That was a…
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The New Normal
The grapes are washed, the raisins and peanuts mixed. Only thing missing are the baby carrots, which I passed up at Kroger last night because of the cost. Sure, I probably could have gotten everything for a lot less at the Wal-Mart across the street, but I had neither the time nor patience to navigate…
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A New Position, a New Beginning
Monday is the first day of what I hope will be a long and successful career in the world of nonprofits, and no – you can’t get rid of me that easily. This blog continues uninterrupted. In fact, I’ll likely file early in the a.m., which should make my Root bosses quite happy. I’ll be…
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On the Therapist’s Couch, Wanting to Throw Something at Her
Tanza says I’m “codependent.” I mean, that wasn’t even a word until that (in)famous book, Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself, became the gazillion-selling bible of the self-help crowd – and that was way back in the 20th century. (OK, it came out in 1987; I just like…
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Breast Cancer Linked to Veggie Consumption in Black Women
Yes, it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so of course we’re going to be bombarded with studies and stats about breast cancer. Just last week I wrote about a study that stated two hours a week of vigorous exercise reduces by 64 percent the rate of breast cancer in black women. Now we hear that eating…
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The ‘Hair of the Dog’ Approach to Working Out
Usually the phrase “hair of the dog that bit you,” is used in an alcohol context. Specifically, dealing with a hangover by having the same type of drink that caused the problem in the first place. On the rare occasion I get a hangover, it’s likely because I sipped red wine the night before. Red…
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Sometimes, It’s Best to Just Write it Out
Leslie J. Ansley is an award-winning journalist and entrepreneur who blogs daily for TheRoot. She lives in Raleigh, NC.
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Women: Thin Waist, Fat Paycheck; Men: Big Waist, Big Pay
It’s been all over TV news today, reported by skinny, successful-looking women: Thin women bring home more of the bacon, but it’s the men who are eating it – all the way up to the top of the pay scale. According to a study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, women who weighed 25…
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Speaking of Swimsuits . . .
I was, actually. With Rachel. If you’ve been hanging with me since February, you’ll recall a series of blog posts I wrote about my friend “Rachel” before and after her gastric-bypass surgery in May. Anyway, she sent an email to let me know she’s one of 52 folks who’ve signed up for a double-occupancy cabin…