Weight Loss Challenge Week 5: Trying on My Skinny Pants

April 17, 2014

“In your closet, there’s a pair of pants,” Debi said the first week of this challenge. “You know which one I’m talking about. It’s the pair of pants everyone has hanging in the closet. The pants that used to fit but don’t anymore.”

I smiled, picturing my closet which is full of such pants, but one pair in particular stood out. They’re…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.