FatGirl vs World

Dear Universe: It's been 11 months since my spine surgery.  The first two months after surgery were rough, but my back is feeling much better. But can we talk about my feet?  I wasn't surprised by plantar fasciitis and heel spurs in both...

I've spent the past two weeks binge watching all four seasons of Ugly Betty (aired from 2006-2010) on Hulu.  Some parts were a little hit/miss but some of it still rings true. Last night I watched the series finale and it affected me a bit...

(I keep hearing over and over that blogging is dead. That it's all about microblogging now (tumblr, instagram).  FIE!!! I say FIE ON THAT!!! I shall keep writing.) I super jinxed myself by saying things like "after my spine surgery, I'll be able...

Many years ago, someone bought me a very nice candle as a thank you for some work that I did for him.  As I'm not the kind of person to spend $40 on a candle (I'm more likely to spend $5-6), I filed it in the "to be saved for a special occasion"...

**waves** Hi everyone -- I'm not dead, I promise.  I started the new year very hopeful and then got the wonderful news that I have heel spurs in both of my feet.  They are very painful and it totally made me slam on the breaks with walking,...

At the end of 2016, I was cleared to start working out in the gym again (elliptical, light weights) and I had all these visions of going balls to the wall, of trying to reclaim what I couldn't do while I was injured or rehabbing. Reading Rebecca Scritchfield's...

Just got back from a screening of Embrace and I think I need some more time to process. My thoughts are flying in a few different directions. But I want to put to you all a question that I asked after the movie to the panel (but I am going to ramble...