I changed my mind.

I hate you now, Tad. If I ever see you again, I’m going to punch you in the face.

Run Don’t Walk

Go see Mean Girls now. It’s absolutely hilarious.

I looked up “readymade”. It is a word.

Just so y’all know – you can post comments without being a Blogger registrant. Just scroll down a little and click “or, Post Anonymously” or whatever it says. Put a name in your […] Continue Reading…

Dreams

Two nights ago I dreamed that my now-ex-boyfriend worked in a fast-food restaurant. He was slow, incompetent and rude to all the customers. Including me. I was there with my friend. I made excuses for his behavior, even while it puzzled and annoyed me.

Last night I dreamed that my […] Continue Reading…

What I’ve Learned
(or, Still Talking about Emotional Crap, but at Least I’m not Talking about the Break Up in This One)

I’m going to share with you the most important thing I’ve learned since leaving my marriage three and a half years ago, in case it’s something you might need/want […] Continue Reading…

On Love

This is something Tad and I talked about this morning, and nothing other people haven’t thought about and talked about before.

I have friends who say they are in love. Not just that they love each other, and not just that they’re “in love” with little hearts and flowers […] Continue Reading…

On Breaking Up

Here is my pattern of reaction to any unfortunate thing that happens in my life:

First, I react extremely logically and rationally. I assess the situation out loud, consider the best and worst case scenarios for an outcome, decide on the outcome I’ll work for and decide to […] Continue Reading…

FYI

Tad and I broke up.

I wasn’t going to talk about it here, but then I realized that it would come up eventually. And if I try to mention it as a quick aside in the future, people will freak out and then worry, and then I’ll have to explain […] Continue Reading…

Public Service Announcement:
A Word You Shouldn’t Say to a Single Mom

Readymade.

I don’t know who coined the phrase “readymade family”, but it was probably first uttered by a man on a sitcom.

My family is not readymade.

Everyone has their own life to live, and everyone should know their own limitations and […] Continue Reading…

Jack Higgins confuses me with his animated opinions.

Someone just emailed me this editorial cartoon. As you can see, Panel One seems to refer to recently reported torture of Iraqi prisoners. It shows a guy watching the news with his kids, wondering what could be worse than being stripped, tortured, […] Continue Reading…

Bag Culture

I used to not care about bags.

No – that’s a lie. I’ve always cared about the purses I carried. But I didn’t care about designer bags… until now.

Over the past year, I’ve met a lot of women who put a lot of stock in designer bags. Is that […] Continue Reading…