Heavy: Who’s afraid of the big bad bully? It was bad enough when kids in school chose me last for all of the teams in gym class, but they seldom could do it without some sort of nasty commentary. Anyone … Continue reading →

Like many women I know, I love shopping for shoes. The really nice thing about shopping for shoes is that I can go into any shoe store and try on and purchase a pair with my size six friends, and … Continue reading →

I don’t think it’s coincidental that the first three letters in the word ‘diet’ spell ‘die.’ Over the years, I’ve succumbed to the various fads that attempt to take the word diet out of the equation. “I’m not dieting, I’m … Continue reading →

On my half hour drive into work this morning from Madawaska to Fort Kent, I passed several fields where tractors had freshly turned the rows and large harvest machines in the distance crawled along filling trucks with their reaping. It’s … Continue reading →

When I was contemplating writing this column, I decided to turn to my trusted Facebook site for some valuable feedback on how people might react to a column about a subject as taboo as ‘fat.’ I knew as I was … Continue reading →

Before you start reading this next post, please understand – I take complete responsibility for my fat. I am fully aware of the unhealthy choices I make, and I know that I have nobody to blame but myself. With that … Continue reading →

The other day, after a particularly arduous morning of building our weekly newspaper, my boss and I went to the local Subway sandwich shop for a late lunch. I try to avoid eating out, because it’s hard to count calories … Continue reading →

I began writing Heavy at the beginning of the summer as a column for Fiddlehead Focus. I’m really excited that the Bangor Daily News has picked it up as a blog. This particular piece is a re-print of my introductory … Continue reading →