Good morning to my friends, readers, and passers-by! I’ve missed you, and I have tons of news to share. Many of you have asked where I’ve been for the past year. I so appreciate your concerns, emails, and messages. Contrary to some stories, I did not, in fact, meet my premature demise. I simply took […]
Midlife BFFs. One is Good. A Tribe is Better
Hubs and I recently heard that some close friends of ours were splitting up after twelve years of marriage. We thought they were happy together, and we couldn’t figure out what would implode what seemed to be a strong marriage or if there was anything we could do to help. Shortly thereafter, the guys met up for […]
7 Things Never to Say to Your Best Friend
Childhood friendships are delightfully simple. If someone is nice to us, we like them and want to be friends. If they’re mean to us, we don’t like them and don’t play with them. We forgive easily and forget quickly. We share our toys. We share our secrets. We can be goofy or silly without judgment […]
Best Friends and the Secrets We Keep From Each Other
Best friend. Bestie. BFF. No matter what you call her, she’s the one person you know will always be there for you. No matter what. When your heart is broken, she’s there with a box of tissues, chocolate, wine, and a taser in case the guy ever shows his jerk face and needs to be […]
11 Things Confident Women Do (and You Can Too)
Aging in our society can be tough. Especially if you’re a woman. With 14-year-old models on the cover of Vogue, it’s generally well recognized that our culture is disinclined to promote confidence in women over 50. Beauty in America is largely defined by youth. Firm thighs, perky (preferably large) breasts, toned underarms, and smooth skin from […]
How to Compliment Other Women. And Why You Should
Last week, I was with a girlfriend at our favorite wine tasting room, sipping and chatting our way through a few local varietals. An hour or so into the evening, the female wine steward came up to our table and said with a smile, “I just wanted to tell you that you have really […]
Women, Best Friends, and the Secrets We Keep From Each Other
Best friend. Bestie. BFF. No matter what you call her, she’s the one person you know will always be there for you. No matter what. When something bad happens to you, she’s there with a box of tissues, chocolate, and wine. When you have something to celebrate, she’s there with balloons, chocolate, and wine. She’s […]
Friends. Sometimes They Need to be Tossed Out of the Boat
You know who she is. She’s that friend who’s always asking you about your life and what you’re doing, with an oh-so-interested, concerned expression permanently plastered across her face, as she skillfully touches on every sensitive topic in your emotional suitcase with running commentary that makes you feel somehow worse than before. “And how’s your Hubs? Is he […]
How to Ditch the Drama Mama. (Even if She’s You)
I got a call last weekend from an obviously distressed friend, who blasted me with a 30-minute, breathless tirade about her belief that her hubs and close friend were having an affair. My first reaction was to make a joke, because this woman thinks every female in town is hot for her hubs and whenever he’s […]
The Big Girl Panties Society. Rules for Membership
The first time I heard someone say “Put on your big girl panties and deal with it,” I burst out laughing and spit my wine across my computer keyboard. My mind had an instant visual of a middle-aged woman sword fighting in nothing but her underwear. My brain goes places others’ don’t. I decided then and there to […]
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