On the Weight Watchers Wagon...Again: A Bathing Suit in February

10 Feb 2007 04:14 PM

I know what you are thinking: a bathing suit in February, are you crazy? This is the time of year when we are "legally" allowed to be covered in layers of clothes or bundled under the blanket in front of the fire. You technically don't have to show skin for quite some time. But it's true, I did it.

My Bubbe: A (temporary) Solution

07 Feb 2007 04:20 PM

Reason finally won out. Or perhaps it was just the reality of the situation. Whatever it was, I am grateful my parents finally changed their mind; they finally admitted they can't take care for Bubbe on their own anymore.

On the Weight Watchers Wagon...Again: Day 1

06 Feb 2007 07:42 PM

It's now 8:55pm so I think I can safely say I made it through my first day back on the Weight Watchers wagon, and by all accounts it was a success. Early this morning I got out my new journal and wrote today's date, ready to start anew.

Tags: diet

My Bubbe: What's Best?     

06 Feb 2007 09:47 AM

Guilt is such a worthless emotion. I mean really, what good does feeling guilty do for anyone? Unfortunately guilt is a major factor influencing many people's actions, especially in my family. While I know Jewish people don't have exclusive rights to the emotion, I think we may have perfected it.

2 comments — latest 08 Feb 2007 07:55 AM by Susan Ridgeway

My Bubbe

05 Feb 2007 07:16 PM

My maternal grandmother, or Bubbe as we call her, is 97 years old. And until recently she was in great health. In most ways, she is pretty unremarkable (you know, besides being 97), she is an old woman who looks and acts the part. But there is one thing that stands out: her purse.

2 comments — latest 06 Feb 2007 10:46 AM by Susan Ridgeway

Kids and Religion

04 Feb 2007 03:57 PM

What do you teach your children about religion when you are not religious? Despite being raised in a Jewish home, I am not a religious person. I do not belong to a synagogue, keep kosher, or even follow most of the basic rules of Judaism. But I still consider myself Jewish.

2 comments — latest 05 Feb 2007 11:44 AM by Susan Ridgeway

On the Weight Watchers Wagon...Again: Recommitting

01 Feb 2007 10:00 PM

I know there are a lot of women out there in the same position as me: they are active; exercising daily, but still can't seem to lose those last few pounds. I have always been a very active person but I've also always struggled with my weight.

5 comments — latest 14 Feb 2007 12:58 PM by rents25

Being (sort of) Jewish in the South

01 Feb 2007 09:45 PM

As I sit here and nibble on my ham sandwich, I find myself contemplating what it means to be Jewish in the South.

2 comments — latest 05 Feb 2007 07:09 AM by Susan Ridgeway