New Year's Resolutions Are For Suckers!

"I actually drink a lot of water already so my 2018 resolution is to tear down the patriarchy." - Melinda Taub @MelindaTaub

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Last year at this time, I wrote about how the usual resolutions we tend to revisit every year, that are centered on appearances or insecurities, just feel so... frivolous during this pivotal time in history.  Now a year later, on the heels of #metoo, it seems even less significant to worry about our holiday muffin top.

​Well, personally I STILL have to fight the bad habit of being overly concerned with a number on a scale. I wish I could say I was so enlightened in my feminist self that my heart didn't fall when even my fat pants are too small after a holiday season of an excess of cheese bread and sugar. MMMMM cheese bread and sugar.

But you know fuck it. I'm almost 46 years old. If you look through history, women in their middle years tend to be big bosomed with thickened waists. They also have clear eyes, firm jaws, and strong arms - a reflection of the maturity that comes with children, hard work, and more stories to tell (or keep). They were NOT all blonde, lithesome yoga practitioners with a resume worthy of a international diplomat.

What's important right now, for me, is to keep doing my art, loving my family, and participating in my community.

​Oh, and taking down the patriarchy. ;-)

Sketch for upcoming painting, "If I be Waspish, Beware my Sting." (Taming of the Shrew)