by Debra Wallace My scale and I became enemies when my type A personality railroaded it into starving me.  I didn’t weigh myself for 10 years.  As long as I worked out and felt good, my weight was irrelevant, dangerous even. When I went to the doctor’s office I proudly stood backwards.  Ditto for three

When I look at Christmas lights, snow and emails littering my screen with coupon codes and discount offers, I also want to see a fridge smothered in cards.  Any kind is fine – preferably the type that lay flat with a great photo (ones I took are especially fun) and some sort of Holiday-ish greeting

by Debra WallaceThe kids collapsed in contented exhaustion after approximately 15 seconds in bunk beds filled with forest creatures.  They were holding a squirrel, raccoon and chipmunk respectively – and also their wands topped with unicorns and dragons, sleeping on raccoon pillow cases and dreaming of pruned fingers and the aroma of chlorine. We’ve begun