Stephanie Madan

Arctic Groceries

November 9th, 2011

I have to plan ahead to shop at my local Kroger. Extra layers of clothing are required. It is not just chilly in there, it is COLD. In fact, I cannot recall any grocery store that does not share this puzzling allegiance to the arctic. I sent a frosty letter on the subject to one store manager, but never heard …

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The Big M in the Room: Two Weeks Without Hormone Pills

October 18th, 2011
A potentially offending picture. Courtesy Flickr user Dawn Ashley.

It was an exciting moment when I realized my hormone medications had disappeared. If my life were a television series, I would have contacted the Law and Order Special Victims Unit, since stealing hormones surely qualifies as an especially heinous crime. As it was, however, I managed the detective work on my own and identified the culprit as a dismissed …

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Control Top Pantyhose and Treadmill Tedium

September 21st, 2011
Pantyhose

I was on the treadmill this morning, wishing I was not. I wish this every morning. I sweat and I am bored and my body does not grow sleek and panther-like. I don’t experience those rushes of endorphins everyone talks about, either. If I try to encourage the endorphins by increasing treadmill speeds and programming steeper inclines, I generally damage …

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The Madan Family and the Modern Fairy Tale

August 22nd, 2011
Stephanie puppy

The magic happened when my husband Paul and I merged our law firm with a larger one. From the day we received the offer I knew my exit strategy had arrived, but one evening during the negotiations period, Paul, a bright man, actually asked me, “Do you want to keep working at the firm? I know it’s important to have …

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After 40, Kneecaps are the First to Go

August 18th, 2011

Is there any good news for women over forty? I pose the question for its plaintive quality alone. No, there is no good news. However, advice on the subject abounds.

Almost the instant I saw the book Style Tips for Fabulous YOU on my “Recommended for You” Amazon page, I bought it. The book provides guidelines for ‘femmes d’un age …

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