but at 6 months postpartum I’m finally 5lbs away from my starting weight and can successfully button all of my pants again. I’m pretty pleased about it.
For about three months this winter I was forced to rotate between 2 pairs of pants 1-2 sizes larger than most of my wardrobe, and a few skirts. Maternity [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘body image’
February 28, 2009
There’s Little Reason You’d Care About This
February 3, 2009
Do you color?
Last fall, Her Bad Mother wondered if she should dye her silvery locks so as not to be mistaken for the grandmother of her children. She decided not to. I suspect she and I are about the same age, so I was interested in her choice. (I think she looks lovely as it is.)
I have [...]
January 30, 2009
22 Random Things about Me
Hello there.
If you were here yesterday, this post was titled “25 Random Things about Me.”
And now it’s not. I’ve taken it upon myself to delete a few item because the whole thing was all too much, all at once, if you know what I mean.
Let’s chalk it up to the fact that my mother’s judgement is [...]
October 21, 2008
this strong body
I’ve been reading about one book a week since I had Patter, mostly during nursing sessions in the middle of the night.
Recently I finished Leslie Goldman’s Locker Room Diaries: The Naked Truth about Women, Body Image, and Reimagining the “Perfect Body.” Goldman is about my age, a recovered anorexic living in Chicago, and a self-proclaimed gym rat. [...]
September 30, 2008
Be Kind to Yourself
I had a baby four weeks ago.
I am trying to give myself space to move slowly, to think slowly, to respond slowly. I am trying to be gentle with myself so that my usual compulsions to stay busy, remain creative, and plan ahead don’t drive me into some kind of wild anxiety where I end [...]
