You’ve read How to Lose a Guy in {Approximately} 194 Days Part 1, and we’ve established the undefinable “in between” is not a good place to start a relationship, for me anyway. I like labels. They let me know exactly…
My First Kate Spade – The Story of Happiness, Sadness and a Faux Fur Purse
Kate Spade’s suicide was shocking for many reasons, but mainly it’s hard to fathom that the woman who created a brand about empowering women, reminding us to have fun, be quirky and to sparkle and shine, felt she had no…
Ideas for a 1980’s Summer
A few years ago, I decided to give my daughter a 1970’s summer. The point was to take things back to a simpler time, to disconnect from devices for a while and to stop and smell the roses for a…
Bumble Brags Part 2 – Or Three’s Company
Okay, you know I kind of hate dating apps. I was persuaded by two friends to try Hinge, and I did. Hinge works like LinkedIn, kind of. It pulls single friends of friends, but if there are no matches, it…
Travel: Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona may not be high on your list of places to visit, but I’ve spent some time there over the years and it’s got a few things to offer. After high school, a very good friend of mine moved…
How to Lose a Guy in {Approximately} 194 Days
You’re sober, but you’re acting like you’re drunk, talking fast about random stuff that the someone you’re with, whom you haven’t seen in years, really doesn’t give a crap about. You barely eat your food, and even though you used…
A Home Office
When you buy a house with a “bonus space” sometimes it’s hard to decide what to use that space for. For several years ours, a loft, was a dumping ground for old furniture or items we couldn’t find a place…
What’s My Name?
When I got married, I had the distinct pleasure of going from being a Smith to a Jones. It was such a major step up, I didn’t even want to change my name. It didn’t make much of a difference…
16 of the Best Kids Movies of the 1960’s
One of my favorite things about being a parent is sharing the experiences I had growing up with my daughter. My dad loved movies and he loved taking my sisters and I to see them. In the 70’s there weren’t…
To Catch a Catfish
It’s easy to hide behind your online persona, posting only the most flattering pictures, or the ones that make you look like you’re a lot of fun to be around. When the reality is you have a zit on your…
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
Salt-N-Peppa probably weren’t thinking about a bunch of 5th graders when they rapped about sex, you and me, all the good things, and the bad things that may be. But this is my reality. Growing and Changing, aka Sex Ed,…
Bumble Brags – The Hive has Spoken
Now that we’ve established how bad dating in your 40’s is , I’m going to get a little snarky. No, make that a lot snarky; and show you what the f**k we have to deal with. To be fair, I was…