Today I had a moment

If you haven't really experienced it, you don't know. You just don't. You don't know what it's like to put on a skirt and purple tights, and stare for long minutes in the mirror, fretting the skirt is too short, that you're showing too much of your definitely-not-skinny legs. To wonder if you have theContinue reading "Today I had a moment"

New York City like I’ve never seen her

Snow days. Let me state unequivocally that I love snow days, despite the stress they cause my friends who are parents, despite the fact that work-from-home technology has robbed them of their magic. I still love them. They are for cuddling, comfy pants, sledding, and hot toddies. They are for stews and soups and binge-watching, for slippersContinue reading "New York City like I’ve never seen her"

5 steps to surviving a wedding while single

It's no great mystery. Weddings, when single, are tough. It doesn't matter how much you love the bride/groom, how glad you are to be there for their big day. They are just tough. We singles will always be the ones that screw up the seating arrangement, or if we happen to be "cute enough", will beContinue reading "5 steps to surviving a wedding while single"

How being clumsy teaches lessons for the New Year

So, it was the last day of 2015. I was determined to get outside in the (relative) warmth of a 40 degree day, and give Sadie a long, long walk to make up for all the hours I'd kept the poor pooch in the dreaded, hated car getting back from Norfolk. I also wanted to endContinue reading "How being clumsy teaches lessons for the New Year"