My diplomas are stowed in dresser drawers, somewhere. Those sheepskins cost a pretty penny. You’d think they’d be framed and displayed on a wall. But they’re not. In fact, I’m not entirely sure which drawers in which dresser, and it doesn’t matter. My definition of success isn’t dependent on what others see or feel when […]
Archives for 2012
Dear Me: Get Out Of My Way
Dear Me, I don’t want to do what I don’t want to do. But I do. I know. It’s called responsibility. It’s called adulthood. Sometimes, it’s called survival. But if I only do what I don’t want to do, I’m tired and I’m cranky; my imagination stalls and my hopelessness fills out its contours all […]
Mad Men Season 5 Premiere: (Episode 1) A Little Kiss
The real surprise in the Mad Men Season 5 premiere? Not only are Don and Megan married – they’re happy. We rejoin our favorite characters after 17 months of the show’s hiatus, and knowing Don Draper, we expect trouble in paradise. But we’re wrong. Not only has our hero married his former secretary Megan, played […]
Starting With a Kiss? Bliss. . .
Is Mad Men Season 5 really starting with a kiss? Apparently so. And if the episode title isn’t enough to seduce us, I can only imagine that the premiere itself will. Season 5’s “A Little Kiss” Parts 1 and 2 will air tonight at 9:00 p.m. on AMC TV, and all the Mad Men addicts […]
How to Marry the “Right” Person
Can we acquire the skills to choose partners with our heads as well as our hearts?
Fawning, Flattering, Following? Friday!
Are you fawning when it comes to those you admire? Are you flattered when someone admires you? Are you thrilled to be followed – virtually, that is – especially on #FollowFriday? Isn’t Friday fun? We all know that Twitter’s #FollowFriday is our shot at shout-outs to people and places we want to share – so […]
Dumb Things, Smart Moves
Done anything dumb lately? I have. We all do. I’ve run into walls – literally and figuratively – because I wasn’t paying attention when I should have been. (Yes, the multitasking thing.) I’ve driven to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription, pressed for time, only to realize my wallet was on the kitchen table. […]
Motivational Gawking, Red Interiors, One Thing at a Time
Aspiration and inspiration. I’ll take both!
How to Hook a Man… Or How to Stay Healthy
I thought it would be an innocent article on fitness, likely encouraging women to be kinder about our genetic predisposition to certain body types, changing metabolism with aging, and the value of weight training for good health. Apparently, Caitlin Constantine’s column on body image at the Huffington Post was perceived by some as more “shoulds” […]
Notes on the Times
On moving, on thinking, on perspectives for our times.