Another reason why I’ve been on an exercise mission:
Me: Did you hear about the woman who was shot to death in Gardena? So close to my office! My dad said he’s going to buy me pepper spray, but I’m kind of afraid to carry it.
Matt: Why, because you think you’ll eat it? Maybe spray some [...]

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Alice: So we’re really going to do this?
Me: We have to. I can only wear dresses now. My jeans are too tight.
Alice: At least you can wear dresses. I’ve resorted to mumus.
So, for anyone who wants to join us:
6:30 a.m. (kill me now!)
Contact me for the location.
Bring running shoes.
And some inspiration.
Example:

See you there.

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I haven’t been doing so well in the pretty department. I’ve had these patches of eczema on my neck and near my ear like forever and I haven’t really felt prompted to go to the doctor to fix them. They’ve gotten kinda bad. I used to use this prescription steroid cream that stared with an [...]

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I got a haircut tonight and now feel about 200 times better about myself than I did when I last looked in a mirror. (Yes, I really am that vain.) I keep twisting my neck left and right so I can feel my short tresses sway across my neck. Nope, I’m not washing this ‘do [...]

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Tonight, Des and I sat on her bed and sifted through boxes of college photos, squealing with delight as we traded pile after pile. Our giddy chatter went something like this:
“Remember this guy?”
“Ew, gross!”
“Oh my God, what were we wearing?”
“We were so cute!”
“We were so cute!”
“We were so cute!”
“We were so … SKINNY!”
She let me [...]

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When my sister called me at work today to see if I wanted to go to the gym, I said with mild enthusiasm, “OK.” I figured I really needed finish the last couple chapters of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and those straight-backed exercise bikes make for rather comfy reading stations. The loftier goal, of [...]

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A Korean lady scrubbed my nipples!
This weekend was much too eventful for me to describe in detail, so I will leave you with that. More to come once I get over the trauma of being trapped in a room full of middle-aged vee-jay-jays (EEK! MY EYES!)
Happy Labor Day!

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And just because I haven’t been vain enough lately, I urge y’all to pick up the latest issue of Audrey magazine. Yes, yours truly is the smokin’ model on page — Ha! You really think I memorized the page number? — *cough*twenty-five*cough.* I’m not a huge fan of the outfit (that sheer potato sack [...]

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I did kickboxing on Saturday, boot camp on Sunday and yoga last night. Now I hurt. Everywhere. But until I am no longer confined to empire-waist dresses, I must continue to drag myself to this torturous place they call the gym. I’m getting ready to go to kickboxing again. They say that to combat soreness, [...]

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Chipped nail polish
A trio of mini, un-concealed zits
The sprouting of stray eyebrows
Hair that thirsts for shampoo
This is what happens
When I don’t wake up
When my alarm clock beckons
- Michelle Woo

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