I Am What I Chew

Mary Hanna - cleverly hiding double chin with left hand

There’s something about being a writer that puts on pounds  Maybe it’s all the sitting.  Maybe it’s the bags of Cheetos consumed while watching “Project Runway” instead of facing a deadline.

In my twenty years as a writer, I’ve packed on enough pounds to feel Fat and Frumpy at Fifty (more or less).

Now I’m ready to be Fit and Fabulous.

Of course, I am already fabulous in the writing department, as the reviews of my humor column will show. Second Half is a chronicle of midlife that readers call “sharp and succinct.”

My first half included being a wife (twice), a mother, a sheep farmer, a fiber artist, and a PR flack. Grist for the mill, people.

Now, my life is about keeping amused (and sharing the giggles with others) and becoming Fit and Fabulous. When I’m not watching Project Runway I’m cooking veggies, doing water aerobics, reading, knitting, volunteering, and contemplating neuroplasticity.