I admit, I have sucked at love. While I'm happily married now, it didn't come easy. In fact, my friends would often get together and analyze everything I was doing wrong in order to "help" me. Yes, it was as awful and painful as it sounds. I didn't appreciate the fact that everything seemed to . . .
Are you a cynical dater?
I wrote a post a while back about gold-diggers, which is still getting a lot more hits on my blog than any post since. In it, I asked the question: is it wrong for successful women to want men with ambition and financial stability? Now, I'm friends with single women who have good careers, nice . . .
What I learned on the playground
My life has changed in the past year in really monumental ways...for those who don't know, I became a stepmother which is a pretty dramatic change from my unencumbered single past. I'm reminded each day about what I learned back in grade school, which now seems like a lifetime ago (not to sound . . .
Anger does not become you
When I was growing up, my Italian grandmother used to come and visit us in Houston during summers and holidays. I loved my grandmother. She always smelled good and carried little lemon drops in her purse for me. We played together and cooked together. However, when I didn't want to do something she . . .
Things to think about on your Valentine’s Day Eve…
For me, Valentine's Day has always been overrated. I mean, it's a greeting card holiday and an excuse for companies to make money through sentiment. Okay, that's the cynic in me, but you know what I'm talking about. Then there's the other side of me that sees February 14th as a day filled with . . .
Do-overs
I have to stop myself sometimes from reliving the past. And not the kind of happy nostalgic reliving that involves exotic travels, a good bottle of champagne, or tasting the most amazing chocolate chip cookie ever. More like the kind where I try to fix what I did wrong. Remembering all the things I . . .
