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Jowls, Wattles & Droops, Oh My!

Posted on December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 by Billie
Jowls, Wattles & Droops, Oh My!

Age — it’s what’s for dinner. Still I’m plagued by vanity and stared at myself in the mirror with air-sucking shock. Jowls! Wattles! Droops!

Posted In Body Image

My Black Hole

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 by Billie
My Black Hole

I have a black hole on the left side of my face near my nose. It’s been there almost my whole life. My dermatologist looked at it and gasped.

Posted In Body Image

The C Word

Posted on November 13, 2019February 12, 2020 by Billie
The C Word

In a few naked minutes I learned that self-diagnosis is worth exactly what you pay for it.

Posted In Body Image, Health, Middle Age

Corduroy

Posted on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 by Billie
Corduroy

Now I don’t mind being an XLG per se. Who cares, right? But I’m 5’2″, menopause weight 140, and if I’m an XLG, what is everybody else?

Posted In Body Image

Woke Woman Face

Posted on September 4, 2019September 18, 2019 by Billie
Woke Woman Face

Soon a girl’s menstruation party will include gift certificates for Botox along with her first tampons. You’re never too young to fear aging.

Posted In Body Image, Gender

Hand Cream

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by Billie
Hand Cream

Age is climbing up on me like kudzu, and I feel like I need a plan for what to do with it.

Posted In Body Image, Middle Age

Some Nights

Posted on June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 by Billie
Some Nights

There weren’t enough hours in the day to process my life story, and it spills over into the dark when my dreams should be power washing my brain.

Posted In Body Image, Middle Age

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