I Feel Thin Today . . . And other musings of a thirty-something single woman [Paperback]

Victoria McIrvin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 11, 2004

I FEEL THIN TODAY:
And Other Musings of a Thirty-Something Single Woman

Get ready to read a candid, refreshing collection of essays about one woman's thirty-something single hood. Victoria reveals her appetites, heartaches, and advice from Brilliant Therapist in a witty and shamelessly honest voice.

Questioning the roots of her own self esteem:

"Perhaps you base your self-esteem on how many men you can attract," my friend said. 'Don't be ridiculous,' I countered. 'I only count the good looking ones.'"

Thinking she knows how to find the right man:

"What is your purpose in life?" Not a question typically asked on first dates and yet I ask it anyway. This type of questioning started after I attended a three day spiritual growth seminar and suddenly felt sure I knew what my purpose was. Now it was up to me to find a man who was equally clear about his purpose, and it's not as if any purpose would do. It had to be something selfless, involving a third world country or at least hungry children that he himself had not fathered."

I Feel Thin Today shows us that thirty-something and single...isn't always easy, but it can always be entertaining.

www.IFeelThinToday

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About the Author

Victoria is an author who lives, loves and writes about it all from Los Angeles California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (August 11, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595320570
• ISBN-13: 978-0595320578
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,553,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Serious Fluff, September 17, 2004

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Meredith Gould "Visit my blog!" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Feel Thin Today . . . And other musings of a thirty-something single woman (Paperback)

Ms. McIrvin takes what might be perceived as the fluff of thirty-something life and anchors it in wise-beyond-her-years perceptions of what's going on. She turns meeting Mr. Wrong and Mr. Very Wrong (again and again) into opportunities for self-realization and emotional growth; delightfully so.

Her writing voice is authentic, compelling, and hiliarous; often poignant. This is a new writer who deserves to be picked up by a publisher, rather than yet another man.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ!!!, September 25, 2004

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Jessica Connelly (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Feel Thin Today . . . And other musings of a thirty-something single woman (Paperback)

I loved this book even more than I loved "He's Just Not That Into You." It's like the soulmate to that book ... a group of essays all about the lessons learned by a woman who couldn't admit to herself that "he's just not that into me" until she started building up her own self-esteem/sense of self. "I Feel Thin Today" validates the struggles of doing so with wit, character, and a gentleness that encourages her readers to do the same while laughing at themselves along the way.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and hilarious!, September 16, 2004

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Sara Hart "Sara" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Feel Thin Today . . . And other musings of a thirty-something single woman (Paperback)

This writing is so authentic it made me laugh out loud (while other times just laughing ruefully to myself thinking -"so, I'm not the only one!") It was a quick read that left me wanting more.