Let Today be Today

Let Today be Today

It would not do for me to be a runway model. Aside from the fact that I am 5’2” (eyes of blue) and very curvy, models never look where they’re going. I confess I’ve always envied that cool stare straight ahead as they saunter down the catwalk in those crazy heels....
I Must Be Me…Don’t Apologize

I Must Be Me…Don’t Apologize

I’d say two words encapsulate my primary way of diminishing myself – I’m sorry.  I’m not apologizing for the phrase. That IS the phrase. I’m sorry. It became an exhaustive part of my vernacular. Constantly apologizing for who I was, how I looked, what I...
Who’s too Big

Who’s too Big

I can’t quite pinpoint when in elementary school I became aware I wasn’t like the other girls. But once I did the differences seemed insurmountable. Taller. Chubbier. A big ol’ clumsy mess that didn’t entirely fit the mold. BIG being the operative word. Don’t ask me...