It all started in Sacramento, California.
A friend (who was rather keen on me) was having a birthday party at a local restaurant. He asked if I could co-host. Sensing my hesitation, he mentioned that one of the guests was...
Today, I took a day off work so I could meet my attorney at the Duval County Courthouse to face my ex-husband who has, after almost three years of being divorced, petitioned for 50/50 time-sharing for our boys. When...
Though we can disagree on many things, I believe everyone can agree that motherhood is a special journey for us all. What I have found to be even more amazing is the friendships I have made through motherhood. Somehow,...
I’ve never been a fan of the term "best friend." Maybe it’s the people pleaser in me, worrying that by using it, I’m leaving someone out. Or perhaps it’s rooted in those childhood moments when I found myself on...
Some people leave high school and never look back. For some, it was the high point of their lives — playing sports, taking part in homecoming, participating in social clubs and activities, making life-long friends, etc. For others, they...
I literally spent years with hurt feelings because I was never invited over to anyone’s house, while I was hosting friends at my home on a regular basis. Cue: Insecurities.
What I discovered, though, is that many of us don’t...
“Where words fail, music speaks.” –Hans Christian Anderson
I’ve spent the last six months re-learning myself as I step into this new phase of my life, and a major part of that process has involved music. I listen to just...
Dear Husbands,
It's not much of a surprise that relationships between married women and their mothers-in-law can be... well, complicated. And perhaps the holiday that encompasses that the most is Mother's Day. And guys, we know: You're really, really caught...
Date nights are so important. I mean, if we're doing continuing education for our careers, shouldn't we do things like date nights to better our marriages, too? Yes. Yes, we should. And let's not forget, we're also setting the...
I recently saw a meme that triggered me, and if I wasn’t divorced and sharing custody of my kids, I would have totally related to it and laughed and moved on. But, I am divorced and sharing custody of...
Laundry is always all over our room. The laundry room is on the second floor, next to our bedroom. My husband had nicely folded all the bath towels, and when I grabbed one off the chair in our room,...
Until recently, I considered the word “clique” as mean and unfriendly. It’s typically used in a derogatory way to describe a group of people, said with an eye roll, click of the tongue, or both, simultaneously. I’m in a...