by Ginny McReynolds | Nov 28, 2023
Yesterday afternoon, I spent an hour following the commands of a woman at least 30 years younger than me, as she directed me from a sweat-producing two-minute sprint on a stationary bike to 50 reps of standing glute kicks on each leg and then back to the bike. This...
by Ginny McReynolds | Aug 7, 2023
When I was in high school, I used to beg my mom to let me buy Seventeen magazine so I could scour the pages for advice on how to be gorgeous and popular. I was sure that’s where my popular friends learned to be as cool as they were, so I carefully read about...
by Ginny McReynolds | May 24, 2023
In late summer of the year I turned 60, I began to feel the pull of my September birthday, more than I ever had, given the number that loomed ahead of me. I’ve never been a big birthday celebrant, but I knew I wanted to mark this one in some major way—run a marathon,...
by Ginny McReynolds | Mar 2, 2023
For at least the last decade, my partner Jodi and I have been yelling at each other from opposite ends of the house. This isn’t the result of an ongoing fight ending in a standoff—although it does often result in some strong irritation. Instead, it is her effort to...
by Ginny McReynolds | Aug 30, 2022
I’m standing in a small demonstration kitchen in Paris, nervously gripping a pastry bag as my teacher explains the intricacies of making choux buns. Despite the challenge and my anxiety I’m grinning from ear to ear, because I’m deep in the middle of a...
