Lying about your age – vanity or necessity?
Territorial Claims
Are you territorial about your work space? Your kitchen? The sock drawer? Is the configuration of your environment so important that it causes a strain between you and the Hubby, you and the Girlfriend, you and the roommate? I’ve spent weeks combing through piles and files, not only to prepare taxes and financial documents necessary […]
Respect
Musings on the importance of respect. Respecting yourself and your partner.
The Female Chameleon
Do you change for others and all too easily?
Are We Raising Romantic Sons?
How do we model “romance” for our sons?
An Anchor to Ground Us
Support systems are vital when undertaking change.
Open Your Mouth and Speak
I don’t think I learned to talk – to really talk – until I hit 50. That’s a difficult admission coming from a woman who spent most of her career in communications. But I’m not referring to a professional context. I’m referring to a personal one – talking to our partners, to our friends, to […]
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. […]
Do You Need To Be Right?
Being “right” isn’t always the answer.
Patterns
Dating after divorce means challenging old patterns of behavior.