Category Archives: Favorite Posts

Zan’s Life List

1. Take 20 different classes
(These can be things I’ve never done before or something I’d like to learn to do better. Classes I’ve mentioned farther down this list do not count toward the total.)
#1 – Zan Rolls Sushi
2. Learn to swim
(Please note: I get horrible motion sickness on boats, and even when I’m just standing [...]

Body Image and Push-Ups

I saw this woman walking down the sidewalk the other day, and I felt like crying. Literally, I got a pain in my chest when I noticed that her arms – on display in a sleeveless shirt due to the warm weather – were so thin that if I’d circled the upper part of [...]

Fitness: It Changed My Life

(In addition to my weekly BlogHer post for singles, starting today I’ll be writing a bi-weekly post about fitness. You can find it cross-posted at BlogHer.)
What causes a person who’s never worked out on a consistent basis to become interested in fitness?
For me, it all started about six months ago. Last summer I [...]

Wait…Weight?

The topic of weight is something I’ve been composing in my head for the past few years. Literally, for years. This isn’t easy to talk about. It’s not so much the telling itself, but the anticipation of possible reactions. It just never seems like the right time. I’ve never ended [...]