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...]
5 red flags that she’s not the one for you
I am sitting across the table over wine with friends as we discuss how to know when a relationship is over. We share stories of staying too long in relationships when we didn’t know how to know the difference between normal relationship problems, and problems that indicate it’s over. I find myself joking, “Someone should write a book called, “Where the hell is the line?” We all laugh. Later, as … [Read more...]