Last week there were men everywhere. In and out of my house like some kind of Big Girl Wonderland. Only major difference is they all had tools. And I was not attracted to any of them. It all started with me going into my daughter's room last May and saying Why does it smell like a wet puppy in … [Read more...]
backfilling your life
I have written about, thought about and worked on backfilling my life quite a bit over the last year. As one area of your life is shrinking, you must swell a new area. Something is running out the front door, new things have to come in the back door. My children are slowly leaving home and … [Read more...]
I don’t remember you like this
Someone I met briefly several years ago- showed up out of nowhere, just last week, in my online 'dating' inbox as a 'perfect' match. Please remember perfect match may mean any of the following- you both don't like snakes you both have all your teeth you both have no criminal … [Read more...]
words for wednesday- leaning against the wrong wall
For all of us who may have pursued the wrong person, the wrong career, the wrong promotion, the wrong lifestyle, the wrong degree, the wrong idea of happiness, the wrong marriage- this really spoke to me. "We get to the top of the ladder and realize it is leaning against the wrong wall" And … [Read more...]
the 10 cardinal sins of on line dating
1. Thou shalt not post photos thinner or younger than thou art 2. Thou shalt not believe everything thou seeth or readeth 3. Thou shalt not include pictures with large stuffed animals, lizards, thine mother, thou wearing clown's nose or posing with life size Disney characters. 4. When thou … [Read more...]
The Grass Is Always Greener!
Ahoy there - not only is it National Talk Like a Pirate Day but Unmarriedamerica.org has named this National Unmarried and Singles Week. Where's my damn cake?! A whole week to celebrate being single. Hmm. Interesting. The funny thing is, when I google Singles Week, I get some sites offering … [Read more...]
do you date your husband?
People always ask me if I hate dating. I can't bring myself to hate anything that I must do so I choose to love it. Even when it is hard. A great date makes me think of how it would be so good to do often in a marriage (yes I did this - obviously it does not fix everything but I still … [Read more...]
registered EMOTIONAL savings plan (RESP)
Sometimes women say "it is all about my kids" and they live and breathe for only them. Here is the thing- while I love my children so much it almost breaks my heart- I have only them right now- ok ok I also have more wonderful friends than I even have time to see, an amazing and supportive and … [Read more...]
Why I’m Still Single…part two…
Last year, Huffington Post blogger/TV writer, Tracy McMillan wrote a fairly controversial article, 'Why You're Not Married'. I loved it. I wrote about it and how it applied to me....except, I liked to think of it as 'Why I'm Single', since getting married is really not on my priority list but I'd … [Read more...]
the problem with sleeping alone
The problem with sleeping alone is that you get very good at it. Then when you do share a bed with another- not a child with a green rabbit, or another with study notes or boy troubles- but you know, someone with both an X and a Y chromosome, you may not acclimatise right away. You may see … [Read more...]