This probably shouldn’t be titled specifically for those of at midlife because I know a lot of younger women struggle with this too. When we are in school it’s easy to make friends with the person sitting next to us in class and later the girl who shares our dorm room if we’re lucky and […]
It seems like a simple thing to do- Just believe in yourself is something that we hear all the time when we’re taking on a challenging task or pursuing some dream. I don’t know about you, but for me it conjures up images of ruby red slippers clicking together. I guess for me that image […]
If you’ve been following along for the past two years you have definitely heard me talk about my father. I think my most vulnerable post was about the last three weeks of his life. I wrote How My Braids Saved Me to share my thoughts on grief and to document my experiences during the most challenging […]
Yesterday I took a woman’s writing class. The class was intriguingly titled Split Wide Open: Women Writing Ourselves. A couple of days before the class we received our writing prompt: In her book, The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron says, “My jealousy had actually been a mask for my fear of doing something I really wanted […]
The other day my younger daughter auditioned for a play at a local theater. When she came back I could tell that she was a little bummed. “I just don’t think I gave my best performance and I don’t want to be counted out…” she said. “I’m going to audition again tomorrow”. I asked her […]
I don’t think I’ve written explicitly about marriage before. Funny enough I’m often asked to speak about dating at midlife or asked to give advice to single women on the dating scene. I get why, I wrote a book about single motherhood. This blog was originally called Single Mom Chic for goodness sake. So even […]
I don’t know about you but I am one of those people who spends a ton of time browsing the card aisle for perfect greeting cards and party invitations. I remember the very first card I received from my husband. To put it simply I could tell right away that he wasn’t one of those people. […]
Last month I traveled with my mom to NYC to see a live taping of the Wendy Williams Show. My mom is a huge fan and if I’m being honest Wendy is not my favorite style of talk-show host. Now, granted she can be entertaining and I love her candor, but I prefer my hosts […]
*This is a Guest Post by Courtney Imade of Living the M Life Happy August! Although we typically think of August as the last (and hottest) month of the summer, it also has a reputation for being the start of the fall shopping season. I’m currently a stay at home mom of two and in […]
There’s always some sort of fun National Day being celebrated via social media. Lipstick Day, Pie day, even Ice cream day! But when I heard National Girlfriends Day was coming I couldn’t help but get a little excited. I teamed up with my friends over at Chico’s to share their Girlfriend Jeans which I already […]