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Naked: No one cares about your back fat
By Anne Fitzgerald, Elastic Waist, on Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:46am PDTToday, I came across a sentence in a blog that I read, which stopped me just about dead. The author was talking about a very cool strapless dress that she had just bought, which she loves, and which made her very happy, sexy and hot and lickable and delicious. She said it wasn't perfect--a... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (40) | Blog
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When was your last day off?
By Jessica Ashley, Shine staff, on Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:23am PDTI did something radical this week. I took a day off. And then I did something typical. I took the day off to have a meeting. Even more typical, to get up early, rush through the morning, get in the car, drive an hour and then have a meeting. On my day off.
When I merged on to the expressway to head way out into the suburbs, I immediately pulled out my phone and started dialing. I thought I'd fill up the time and silence by talking to one of my friends, but no one was available. Instead, I took a breath, put in a CD I love and sang every line of every song, really listening to the words I belted out toward the road ahead of me.
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The perfect tee to celebrate (or inspire) new summer adventures
By Jessica Ashley, Shine staff, on Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:26pm PDTOnce the weather finally turned and the longest winter in the history of snow shovels skipped right over spring and landed in summer, I began outlining plans to get out of the house more often, move my body with more commitment and maybe even unplug completely for more than two days in a row. First... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (1) | Blog
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Losing steam on your walk? Mantras to get you going
By Jessica Ashley, Shine staff, on Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:49am PDTYou know those walks that begin with a glorious day of sunshine and warm breezes beckoning you to lace up your shoes, grab a water bottle and come outside? Those walks when you have just the right playlist in your ears and your feet just propel themselves lap after lap or block after block? Those walks when it is all going so well that you wonder why you aren't doing this every single day, when you feel healthy and happy and centered?
And then... And then, the winds shift. The mind wanders. The feet stop. And that perfect walk fizzles into a puddle on the side of street and you are left with no more steam, no more energy and no more interest in taking one more single step. What then?
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What is your biggest health fear?
By Jessica Ashley, Shine staff, on Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:41pm PDTSeveral years ago, when my brother was recovering from an accident in an ICU in Virginia, I began feeling chest pangs that not only pained me intensely, they kept me awake worrying that something was really wrong with me as well. Read More »
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Yeah Dave's Guide to art snobs
By Yeah Dave (David Romanelli), on Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:08pm PDTRecently, an art enthusiast approached me at a show saying, "Modern cubism is so irrelevant." I turned and said, "Si vous plait" which is the only French I know. But it was enough to impress the art enthusiast. We both felt smug and proud. Read More »
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Help me out!: What's your bedtime routine?
By Jessica Ashley, Shine staff, on Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:30pm PDTIn the last couple of months, my night-time ritual, which once included of a lovely hour of reading or a few well-earned moments of Zen-like meditation or even (ack! what happened to this?) pages of soul-searched journaling, has devolved. Now, what is supposed to be a time of easing from waking life... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (28) | Blog
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Body of Work: The unexpected side-effects of weight-loss surgery
By Anne Fitzgerald, Elastic Waist, on Fri May 23, 2008 7:38am PDTYou know what I'd like to do? I'd like to be naked in front of someone. Someone who is not my doctor, or my cat, or my beloved. I'd like to stand up, naked, in front of a completely objective person, and ask them exactly what I look like. I don't want them to describe me in sexual... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (19) | Blog
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Money CAN buy you happiness: Bird call kits
By Jessica Ashley, Shine staff, on Thu May 22, 2008 12:42pm PDTI used to work from home with my desk facing a wall. There wasn't enough natural sunlight in the room and after a while, I stopped bothering to open the blinds altogether. The windows didn't open in there, either and it was no surprise my productivity and my mood slowed down. Dark, dreary... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Body of Work: My body is a wonderland, my haircolor is a mood ring
By Anne Fitzgerald, Elastic Waist, on Thu May 22, 2008 8:08am PDTLast week, when I was in Salt Lake, I went out to lunch with E and his coworkers, all of whom are pretty awesome. We have lunch every few weeks, in fact, and it is always lovely to see them, even when everyone starts talking about work and coding and callbacks and the business and my eyes... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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