[lindyhop]

My weight has been increasing little by little each year. It's so hard for me to stop snacking (especially on sweets when I'm at work) and getting more active is such a struggle. I finally got myself back to the gym after the holidays only to discover that the weight machines I knew how to use had all been replaced with intimidating new ones. I'll probably have to hire a personal trainer to show me how to use them.

Last fall I decided to make a skirt for Halloween and went shopping for patterns for the first time in probably 20 years. What a shock when I compared my measurements to the sizes on the patterns. I don't wear a size 20 but that's what fit my measurements. I can buy mediums at J. Jill but of course I know I'm not a medium just because that's what the label says.

I have more "body" issues with the idea of age and aging. And I'm still thinking about what I want to say about that.