I am sitting at my favorite café one Friday late afternoon, sipping my latte, mid-way through my cannoli when my eye catches a group of women laughing across the street, enjoying their happy hour time together. It occurs to me then as I have a Carrie Bradshaw moment, one from when she was in Paris lonely for her friends back in New York and spots a group of French women laughing together at a … [Read more...]
Quiet
I asked and you answered!
What is the hardest thing about being in a relationship? That was my very informal market research question for my next book. I was hoping for a handful of responses but you blew me away - 54 of you answered my poll! In fact, we hit the Facebook maximum so I copied the survey on another site and merged the results below. Thank you for your help in researching for my new book. I am looking … [Read more...]
2 Red Flags You May Overlook in Dating
I am sitting on my office floor, old journals splayed about. A quest to understand more about who I am in dating sends me alternating between taking sips of wine and holding up a journal and reading the words I wrote in my youth. As I read my own words from age 19, 22, 26, and 30 I find my grown up self surprised at the insight I had in my early years. In every relationship from those years, I … [Read more...]
My date with Chicago next Friday
Hey Chicago ladies here's another great #chicagopride event at @Women & Children First Bookstore! Right across the street from #BackLotBash - head over when you need a break! Check out a sneak peek below. Friday, June 24, 2016 7:00PM Women & Children First books 5233 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL … [Read more...]
My fascination with tiny houses and how I played small in dating
I am obsessed with the new real estate craze - tiny houses. As someone who loved living, to my own amazement, in a tiny studio apartment for a year, there is something beautifully simple about a space you can simplify, organize, and contain enough to clean in under an hour. Apparently, I'm not alone in this fascination, as HGTV has a show specifically aimed at us-organization, simple living … [Read more...]