by Cooper West | Jun 18, 2013 | Health, Modus Operandi
How do you eat? For me, eating is a constant, 24/7 issue of stress. My mother was crazy (literally, medically) and one of her fixations was body image, so I grew up in a household where losing weight was an obsession — one I inherited, unfortunately. To this day...
by Cooper West | Jun 17, 2013 | Modus Operandi, Writing Update
While Mondays have, in general, a bad reputation, my relationship with the start of the day!jobs workweek is usually humorous: “Oh Monday, you rascal you!” Not today. Today both day!jobs were irksome and frustrating and too busy and unexpectedly stinky...
by Cooper West | Jun 16, 2013 | Modus Operandi
It’s been about 17 years since I’ve been able to face up to father’s day. That was about the time my father suffered a major stroke (yes, on Father’s Day) and fell into a downward spiral that dragged out for over a year and a half until he died...
by Cooper West | Jun 15, 2013 | Modus Operandi
This morning I slept in (oh gloriousness!) which I really needed. Then I got up and strengthened myself. Life is a constant work-in-progress, something that isn’t news to any of us I suppose. But I spent so many years coasting, getting by, not realizing that I...
by Cooper West | Jun 14, 2013 | Editorial, Modus Operandi
What we tell ourselves is our own persuasion. It’s the stuff we repeat over and over in the dark, lying in bed, making the decision that tomorrow will be different. Sometimes it works, but sometimes it doesn’t. I’m at the point where I have to admit...
