Buy Walking VideosAbigail Van Buren’s Photograph
I used to read Dear Abby every day. Despite her never-changing hairstyle from 1956, I agreed with her advice over and over. Even when I dyed my hair black and wore combat boots, I still believed in Dear Abby’s advice.
The only problem is that Dear Abby wasn’t real. Sure, there was a real person, Pauline Esther Friedman Phillips, who was the writer until Alzheimer’s took her abilities away from her. But the woman behind that never-aging face wasn’t real.
I’m real. My face changes. When I’ve been bingeing, my face changes dramatically.
I’ve decided that I don’t want to be like Dear Abby. I want you to be able to see exactly what I look like every day. From now on, Starling Fitness will have a little photo of me by each entry I wrote, just like Dear Abby did, but I’m not going to use the same photo over and over again. I’m going to take a new photo every day. Warts and all.
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November 18th, 2007 at 8:49 am
Laura,
What a great idea and a great way to connect with your readers!
Megan
P.S. I still read Dear Abby, Miss Manners and Ask Margo (even if I don’t always agree with their advice.)
November 18th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
It’s a pretty photo of you
December 1st, 2007 at 12:03 am
I think it’s a great idea! I might adopt it; if nothing else it will get me to comb my hair every day. 😉
December 22nd, 2008 at 10:28 am
I have to agree with the other comments here besides putting your picture by your blog tends to give your posts a sense of realness that some blogs just don’t have. I commend you for taking this step and making your self real to your readers.