Since I started blogging and got more involved online, it’s been a revelation how much those worlds can intersect. It’s no big revelation that the internet broadens the world and also brings the world together. Online you can find anything you want to know—and you can also find people who know it. Even better, those […]
A Love Story with Ali MacGraw
Last night at a party,I was talking with a few women who were critical of Ali MacGraw’s recent appearance on Oprah—she had gone “natural”; didn’t make an effort to doll up with clothes, hair and makeup; could use “some work.” I didn’t see the show but happened to have it on TiVo so I was […]
The Promise
Fifteen years ago I looked in a mirror and for the first time, I saw how my body looked without my right breast. From the moment I had been diagnosed with breast cancer, I was focused on fear rather than appearance— especially since my breasts weren’t my favorite body part to begin with. I liked […]
Popularity Contest
I wrote this on August 3, 2008 during my first month as a blogger. Remember back in high school when we thought it was all about being popular? In some ways, it still is. Selling yourself is a fact of life. Part of the job description for pretty much everyone. College applicants. Doctors. Presidents. And […]
Ahead—and back
You would have walked right by us— 3 women standing in the aisle of the supermarket having a conversation over our shopping carts. Women of a certain age, we’ve passed beyond desirable demographics—mostly not given a second glance— or a second chance. Supposedly, we’re invisible…. presumably to fade away into the sunset. Only someone forgot […]
Forbes? There must be some mistake
My website isn’t ready, I’m still a few days weeks from officially launching my business. I did an interview awhile back and forgot about it until just now. Yet there it is, titled Burn Your Resume, Be an Artist— just published on Forbes.com. Classic. Especially for me. People who know me are probably rolling their eyes at the concept […]
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