The Single Mom’s Dream: sleep, sleep, sleep!
Women (And What We Care About)
I’ve always been of two minds when it comes to segregating the concerns of women from men – be it a matter of what we read, what we watch, what we purchase, or anything else. It’s not a simple subject; men and women are different. Biologically. Psychologically. In the ways we’re socialized. And so – […]
Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Togetherness?
“Quality” time with your partner?
Theory of Relativity
As the school year comes to a close (almost there!), I can’t help but look back, question what I might have done differently, assess the coming months, and anticipate – with worry, and wonder. My summer looms with increased expenses at a time I can ill afford them. It also entails expectations as I find […]
Tic Toc Goes the Clock (Women Freezing Their Eggs?)
Women and their clocks. If only there were a way to stop that damnable ticking. Who says a woman is defined by biology, anyway? The Pill took us part way there, so why not a means to extend the period of time we might bear children? Maybe by a decade. Possibly longer. How’s that for […]
Switching It Up
“You’re more beautiful in person,” he says. I look up from my checkbook, as I’m writing out the amount for groceries. We’ve been chatting as I unload my basket and he rings me up. I’m only half-paying attention; I have budgets on my mind. Worries over money. Worries, always worries. He studies the image on […]
What Makes a Woman Tick?
It’s only fair, right? Isn’t it time to examine my own side of the gender gap? So what makes a woman tick? Weird science Now why is it that when I set myself the task of elaborating on what makes a woman a woman, the first word that popped into my mind was biology. And […]
Ordinary Days
Aren’t we a culture that professes to value individuals? A society that goes wild over the stand-out: exceptional performance, particular charm, something – anything – distinctive? And don’t we oo and ah over beauty? And yet. The distinctions we seek – in professions and in personal style – are increasingly conventional. As for beauty, who […]
What Is the REAL Problem? Having It All or Doing It All?
Are we confusing “having it all” with “doing it all?”
Dear Mathew Weiner… Please Give Us More Betty
Dear Matt Weiner, Yes, we know it’s Mad Men, but you’ve given us much to savor in the women, except for one. Exactly. Betty Draper Francis. Sure, we fell for her charm and beauty in the beginning. Perfect for the Kennedy era Camelot. Typical of the Alfred Hitchcock heroine. We tolerated her cool, and at […]