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Oops, I did it again

I’ve been pretty much out of commission for the past couple of days. And it’s pretty much (OK, it is) my own fault. I have this pattern that I keep falling in to. I start to feel unwell. But I’m busy with work, so I just take my medicine and try to ignore my body [...]

Everybody Lies

Last night I got invited out to an workshop hosted by Downtown Dharma. It was, “Creating Love and Money: An evening to help you know your worth, create abundance, and attract real love.” Now, anyone who knows me well, knows that I’m not really the workshop type. Not because I think my life is so [...]

What’s Your Noise Tolerance?

I’ve written a lot about being single, and a lot about loneliness, but one thing I’ve never written about noise. I hate noise. I grew up with a lot of noise.  I come from a very noisy family.  Lots of screaming and yelling and fighting.  Not just when people were genuinely mad/upset.  All of the [...]

Me and My Little Black Dress

As my regular readers know, I was sick for all of October (and part of September). And then I moved a few weeks ago.  So, suffice it to say, I haven’t been “out there”. No dating, no parties, no social life.  I really haven’t had the physical ability to. Last night was the first time, [...]

Isn’t It Romantic? We’ll Always Have Paris, Part Deux

So about that pilot and the time we spent together in Paris… I told the story to some friends when I eventually got home to New York. And, as is often the case, I was surprised by their reactions. People, most people, thought it sounded romantic. I actually overheard a friend telling her mother (HER [...]