I live in an area of the country that has seen an overwhelming swell in housing prices since the beginning of the pandemic. Rent followed suit. It’s flat-out weird but completely understandable.
We are inundated with people fleeing Southern California in search of lower-cost housing in a still desirable location…
It’s officially been four years since my marriage ended. Four years that consisted of almost 50 first dates. Maybe a dozen of those resulted in second dates. That dozen garnered an unhealthy on-again-off-again relationship, an early pandemic boyfriend, and the relationship that broke the camel’s back.
If you had asked…
A friend of mine posted an article on social media today. I read the headline and I just stared at it for a minute. The headline read “‘Self-care’ is not enough to fix how much moms are burnt out.” The only thing that made me click on the article is…
In case you missed it, I went through a breakup this summer and did my own small-scale version of Eat, Pray, Love. Except, there was no praying and no loving. There were, however, oysters. And cheese. Lots of cheese.
My travels spanned three states and two countries. As one could…
*Prefacing real fast as an absolute must: I fully understand that there are people in relationships that are dangerous and abusive, that are more complicated than we could ever imagine. I am not talking about that here. What I am talking about here are average people in run-of-the-mill relationships that…
My last relationship ended almost six months ago. I saw it coming. Still, I was deeply saddened by it. Not crying, wailing, and gnashing of teeth sad, but low key “well, shit” sad. There is a vast difference between these two. I have little capacity for the former. …
I’m a big fan of weird traditions. One of my favorites has always been seeing how the White House gets decorated every year.
Let’s be clear. The decorating is not actually done by the First Lady but she is responsible for working with the decorators, coming up with a theme…
I’ve never been the type of person who dreamed of a glamorous life. I’m relatively simple. Still, I had some images of what my life would look like by this age and who the person was that I would become. I had some dreams. …
I took my dog on a walk tonight. My neighborhood is suburban and quiet and mostly well-lit. As I approached one house, I saw a man standing by his trash can. Not a big deal. Tomorrow is trash day. This is normal. So I thought until I was looking square…
I’m Italian. I have inherited my dad’s good skin. I wear a hat in the sun. I smear a whole myriad of things on my face every day that include vitamin C, collagen peptides, hyaluronic acid, retinol, niacinamide, and rosehip oil. …
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