At times, despite my bravado, I can be a pretty insecure person. I am actually pretty easily intimidated and have massive self doubts.
I actually have another anonymous or private blog. My friends know it is me, but, I hope, there is no identifying information there. Part of the reason is that my tumultuous private [...]

I think I have fallen for a fad.
I have always seemed to fall outside the healthy weight guidelines, except for a period when I was about 15-17 when I was a gorgeous size 10-12.
Then life intervened. Deaths, marriage, infertility, mental illness… I have had my fair share of downs. And during this I have tended [...]