Bougie people might call this type of experience a last resort. — On my 50th birthday last year, I completely cut the cord. I signed off the almighty internet and went to find my wildhood in a place where social media doesn’t exist. While I was gone, I staged a photo shoot all by myself in front of nobody but my dog…

Can I get an AMEN from my fellow crazy, lost women? — People love relatable human stories. Although it shouldn’t matter whether it’s fictional or true, I feel like the majority of us prefer stories we know are based on someone’s real life. We feel a genuine sense of validation knowing that the struggle is very real. If you’ve ever watched the…

You can vacuum forever but you’ll always find another speck out the corner of your eye — It’s taken three years to get to a point where I no longer need to grieve in public. I’ve become very proficient in keeping my grief moments private and concealed. It’s more comfortable that way. I’ve passed the point of spontaneously melting down in public like I did in the…

How can anyone claim to know what makes dogs happy and fulfilled? — Whether they’re family pets or working animals, I’ve often wondered if dogs get tired of all the things we ask of them. Wouldn’t they rather just lay around munching on kibbles and treats? And hang at the dog park, socializing with their own kind? If you really think about it…

Because some of us DON’T love Facebook and Twitter — I remember a time when anyone could be the cool kid on the block if they had a novel topic and wanted to write about it. It was a new dawn, the age of blogging, and many of us started waaaay back when it wasn’t a thing yet. It was…

Celebrity status doesn’t give anyone a free pass to be unkind — If you’re unaware of who Elizabeth Gilbert is, she’s the author of the memoir, Eat, Pray, Love. I’m sure every woman has either read the book or seen the movie. I recently reestablished my presence on Substack and within days of rejoining, the news that Elizabeth Gilbert had just launched…

Now let’s talk about how many of them have survived — Whenever my train of thought derails there are very few survivors, if any. I’ve probably launched a hundred projects since the dawn of the internet and for one reason or another, very few of them have stuck. There isn’t ONE reason I don’t stick with the stuff I create, there…

It’s quite sobering to realize you might be a coward — In my neighborhood, there are only two ways to get in. One of the streets is a lengthy downgrade before an intersection. The hill isn’t steep but it’s long. In wintertime, a regular occurrence is watching drivers underestimate the downgrade, slide through the right turn at the bottom, jump the…

They don’t even have to deliver what you’ve paid for — During all my years of air travel I’m shocked I haven’t run into more problems. I think it’s because the universe was saving it all up for one big joke. The joke was called, “My Last Trip”. That jerk named Murphy and his law cordially joined me on my attempted…