A routine check up at the OB/GYN could not be that complicated, I reasoned. Besides, nowhere in the United States does a specialist visit cost $16.
travel
eating disorders
Making rent each month meant planning every expense down to the cent and food was one of the only things that wasn't a fixed cost. So increasingly I found myself cutting it out of my budget, and just not organizing to have something to eat every day.
healthy
I'm kind of a medical mystery.
cheese
If you really want to impress the pants off someone, make a staple from scratch.
coconut oil
Is the coconut a wonderful, delicious food delivered to us by god himself? Yes. Can coconut oil cure your genital herpes? Probably not.
exercise
Prior to this year, it was considered one of my "healthier" bad habits. Now I know it needs to stop.
mental health
I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder at 27, just one year older than you are now. Thank God there was no Twitter or Facebook or Instagram back then.
it happened to me
The more time that passed, the more terrified I felt that this had, in fact, happened to me, that my body had been violated while under the care of a medical professional to whom I had entrusted my health and my overall well-being.
the militant baker
Things that I wish I knew earlier. Things that I've learned in real life. Things people really need to talk about more:
butts
What is so sexy about the butt?
exercise
Prior to this year, it was considered one of my "healthier" bad habits. Now I know it needs to stop.
mental health
I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder at 27, just one year older than you are now. Thank God there was no Twitter or Facebook or Instagram back then.
it happened to me
The more time that passed, the more terrified I felt that this had, in fact, happened to me, that my body had been violated while under the care of a medical professional to whom I had entrusted my health and my overall well-being.
the militant baker
Things that I wish I knew earlier. Things that I've learned in real life. Things people really need to talk about more:
butts
What is so sexy about the butt?
hair
As long as I can remember, I've been picking long, curly hairs off sweaters, coats, blankets, and especially shower floors.
paleo diet
I know I’m probably going to get killed in the comments for this, but I like being conventionally attractive. It’s an easy life.
body
My life circles around one fundamental question: “Will my ass fit there?”
running
Just like my giant nose, thinking about how I “walk funny” isn’t typically in my train of day-to-day thoughts -- unless someone points it out.
travel
I’ve learned that all I need to get through a situation is myself. And the only thing that can ruin me is death. Everything else is manageable.
colon cleanse
Let me explain why I thought getting a tube put up my ass by a stranger and paying 80 dollars for it would somehow be a positive experience.
circulation
My hands and feet, like my heart, are ice cold.
junk food
Isn't nagging just extra caring?
productivity
For some reason, whenever I tell people I am a morning person, they look at me like I just told them I put peanut butter on my pizza. Oh girl, you nasty.
chemicals
“Chemical free” is a term made up by some marketing person to scare you.
nicotine
"It's the one thing I look forward to," I said to someone recently of nicotine. "This is pathetic, I know," I quickly added.
farting
Whatever people see me doing, they assume that it is representative of all Chassidic Jews, of all sects, now and forever.
