Spending Christmas eve alone? Or maybe just with a spouse when it used to be a house full of kids and activity? Feeling a bit down about spending an evening like tonight alone? Eff that! Go to the movies! My kids spend Christmas eve with their dad since we’ve gotten divorced. In years gone by […]
You are not alone
The holidays can be a real roller coaster ride. Sometimes you we might feel great joy and togetherness, while other times we can feel alone and like the holidays suck. And then there’s everything in between. We often advocate making the best of things and trying to put a positive spin on most things in […]
Regroup
That’s not the way it was supposed to happen. Or at least that’s what we think when everything goes to hell. Down the crapper. Kaput. But it was all going so well. Or was it? When we think that something is real – real love, real emotions, real commitment, real promises, real money, real potential […]
Zip your lip
Did you ever know someone who left a lot of awkward openings in conversation? Empty spaces that you felt compelled to fill in with nervous chatter? Then worse yet, you felt like you overshared or were somehow left at a disavantage? Yeah. Been there, done that, won the nervous talker award. Sometimes it’s better to […]
Plot twist!
Life is so full of crazy plot twists! Just when you think you finally had it all figured out…PLOT TWIST! But isn’t that part of what makes life so fun? The unpredictable nature of things. You can’t always figure people out, so there’s always a surprise lurking around the corner. Best thing to do? Yell […]
It’s the most wonderful time…
…of the year. Or so they say. Frankly, I think the holidays suck. Surprised to hear me say that? Not exactly my usual upbeat fare. Perhaps it would be better to say that the holidays can suck. They don’t always suck. But sometimes they do. It’s an extended period of time when society tells us […]