One of my favorite movies of all time is Pretty Woman. Julia Roberts and Laura San Giacomo play friends and roommates who are prostitutes–dangerous work. Whenever they say goodbye to one another, they say the same thing.
“Take care of you.”
I’m not a prostitute.
I’m a wife.
I’m the mother of four young children.
I’m the caregiver of my [...]

I’m 42 years old. I’m ridiculously, pathetically, and embarrassingly out of shape.
Not surprisingly, I’m also overweight. Not ridiculously, pathetically or embarrassingly overweight, but definitely overweight.
I don’t enjoy exercise, I don’t enjoy sports. Never have, never will.
I’ve made attempts over the years to get in shape and to lose weight. Can’t say I’ve ever gotten [...]