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cecile

African American mother of a teenager. Married 26 years. 56 years old. College professor. Enjoy reading with my bookclub as well selecting books outside of the bookclub.  Workout regularly. If I had the time, I'd take art courses here at work. Enjoy some cooking and just hanging out.

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How did you get to where you are now?

One day at a time. I'm a planner, achievement-oriented.

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

More assertive, definitely. More sure of myself. Not afraid to make others uncomfortable if I see social justice issues compromised.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I want to be retired, living where I feel relatively safe, where I can walk where I need to go and where I can take classes for lifelong learning, where lots of cultural events take place regularly.

a postcard to my younger self

You made some good decisions for yourself. Wish you had also planned your finances more carefully--I would have been retired by now!

my role models

Dr. Joy DeGruy, author of "Post-Traumatic Slave syndrome."  She is all about the healing through self reflection and knowing ALL of American history and the cognitive dissonance still in place used to justify prejudice and racism in this country to understand why things are the way they are now.  She is about problem-solving to overcome the legacy of victimization that occured for 400 years and the fallout that all Americans are still burdened by.

Eleanor Roosevelt, Barack Obama, Barbara Erenreich--author of "Bright-Sided" and "Nickled and Dimed."

my posts

I’ve just acquired tinnitus

Posted in health & fitness on June 11, 2011
I have been tolerating the relaxing of facial muscles, the occasional aches and pains, etc. However, this condition has knocked me off my feet. How do others cope?read more »

I decided to throw my Sketchers in the trash

Posted in fashion & beauty, health & fitness on March 24, 2011

Since my first post on this topic, I decided to throw my Sketchers in the trash can.

I’d been experience hip pain and decided to stop wearing them for a…

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Skin care lines for women over 50

Posted in fashion & beauty on January 18, 2010

I hear conflicting information: don’t waste your money on expensive products, anything will do, to articles that say I should buy stuff such as Prevage or other fancy lines if you want to…

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my comments

Response to: Losing weight: What worked for me

Comment posted on May 12, 2012 at 4:22 pm:
"It started as a "diet" for me, but eating more whole foods, including kale chips, has become part of my lifestyle. Of course, I eat a balanced diet, with fruit, legumes, chicken, fish and seafood and nuts. I just don't pig out as I used to, gi..." (read comment)

Response to: Losing weight: What worked for me

Comment posted on May 12, 2012 at 12:54 am:
"For me, the stunningly effective diet was The 17 Day Diet, by Dr. Mike Moreno. I found the diet easy to follow, I already work out much more strenuosly than he suggests, and I lost certain cravings for processed food. My goal was to lose 10 pou..." (read comment)

Response to: No Diets - 7 Secrets of the Perpetually Slim

Comment posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:27 pm:
"For the last forty days or so I have been on the 17 day diet by dr. Mike Moreno. It has helped me to lose cravings and to be satisfied with more reasonable smaller portions of food. I haven't had bread in a long time and don't miss it. I've lost te..." (read comment)

Response to: How did you like the movie, "The Help"?

Comment posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:41 pm:
"I'm just now getting to these. I wish I could agree with you. There are people who disagree with Obama and aren't racist. Geez, that is understandable. I'm not talking about them. There are black people who don't agree with Obama. I'm talking about ..." (read comment)

Response to: How did you like the movie, "The Help"?

Comment posted on August 29, 2011 at 10:56 am:
"I won't read the book and I won't see the movie. Not interested in stories that sugarcoat the realities of persistent racial ignorance and the costs of racism in this country. I look at the politics now and what white people do who cannot handle havi..." (read comment)