“Get over it.”How often have we said that to ourselves, our loved ones, our friends? “Put it behind you,” or “Don’t dwell on it,” spoken with love and the best intentions, yet those words often do more harm than good.It’s not that easy, you see. I worry about stupid things, like sleeping in and not making it… Continue reading Shameless

The problem with dating, I’ve come to discover, is that people actually expect a relationship on the other side of the date. After spending my entire adult life in a relationship, my year of singledom has changed me in many ways – so much so that I’m torn between the loneliness of being, well, alone… Continue reading extinguished

I say “I’m sorry,” about three dozen times a day – I accidentally step in someone’s path or accidentally cut someone off as they begin to speak. We all do it. I’ve occasionally even cut someone off while driving. I’ve said the wrong thing and hurt someone unintentionally, and worse – in the heat of… Continue reading Forgiveness

In the midst of my January blahs, I’ve also had good reason to celebrate. First, and certainly most important, is the fact that I am honestly and truly happy. I don’t know if I’ve ever been able to say this with certainty before – and inspite of the general blahness of the past few weeks,… Continue reading Comeback Mom

They say that January is the bluest month of them all, and I’m inclined to believe it. It’s always the time of year that I fall into what I can only describe as “the blahs”. There’s no other way to explain it – I’m just blah. I feel blah. I am blah. It’s as glamourous… Continue reading sad