For women, friendships with other women are as important and life-sustaining — if not more so — than relationships with men. From the beginning of our socialization, we are focused on finding other females to bond with in significant and ego-affirming ways. Who among us didn’t have a best friend at some point or another in our childhoods, the one girl we could always count on … [Read more...]
The Search for Satisfaction
My fellow blogger and writer Jen Mann recently wrote about her midlife crisis and the need to talk about her generalized sadness and dissatisfaction with where she is at this point. Coming from someone who is a humor writer with a huge following and many published books, I am sure that her revelation that she is in need of more - more success, more passion, more excitement, … [Read more...]
I Don’t Need Kondo-ing
As much as I appreciate her tidying and thanking and being genuinely nice and kind, I could only watch 15 minutes of the first episode of Marie Kondo's runaway hit show. You see, I don't need Marie Kondo. It's not that I don't get the value in what she does - though the thanking part does seem a bit much to me - it's just that I have been Kondo-ing all my life. I didn't … [Read more...]
Drive, She Said
One of the best days of my life was the day I got my driver's license when I turned 16. After passing the test, I drove my mother home and took off in her massive Buick LeSabre that easily seated 7 people I was alone in that car, rock music blaring, windows wide open–it was glorious. I drove everywhere. Once I drove to Las Vegas with my friends on a whim, putting money into … [Read more...]
That Moment When…
It doesn't take much to get to me these days. There are little moments that knock at my heart like tiny little baby fists, not particularly painful but still palpable. I can never be sure when one of these moments will float by like a dust mite or take up residence in my mind, pushing aside whatever rational thought I might be having at the time. It can happen at the grocery … [Read more...]