My exes never seem to be very far from me and the realization, the reminder, gives me pause. A few weeks ago I received a text from a phone number that was like a ghost whispering in my ear, “Remember me? Thought you’d quite forgotten?” The strangest thing about this particular text is that I [...]
As anyone can imagine who knows me or this blog, I have mixed emotions about what the past year brought to my life. I certainly couldn’t have foreseen how different the close of the year would be from its opening. But, I will admit, that difference was not altogether unwelcome. In fact, it proved- and [...]
Everyone always says that change is a good thing. That it’s inevitable. Happens whether we like it, whether we want it, or not. Change is an opportunity. Maybe. But what about when you force change? What about when you really want change to happen, so much so that you make it happen? What then? No [...]
Amidst my own ongoing relationship drama, I recently found myself on the front lines of the dissolution of a marriage. I had been privy to much of what was happening first-hand, but even I was caught unaware by the tipping point that would launch the relationship into a full-fledged separation and inevitable divorce. It is [...]
If it is possible to take a sabbatical from one’s life, that’s precisely what I’ve done. I’ve stepped aside, packed my bags, taken some time to be…elsewhere. After Wendy and I raised $1153 for PAWS Chicago (AMAZING- thank you so much, guys!) and walked in a very rainy and muddy 4K, we didn’t return home. [...]
I am one of those people who, when things pretty much SUCK ASS in a million creative ways, will open up Google and direct the browser to…shoes. Oh, shoes! You are like art and I am your loving patron. Too loving. Case in point, I spent an afternoon earlier this month looking for apartments. One [...]
