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Last week, the husband of one of my girlfriends died unexpectedly. I’ve been widowed twice, and I know from experience this comes as a brutal shock. Even when we think we’re doing fine, there will come a time when you hit a brick wall, and the reality of it all descends upon you like a

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Recently I was speaking with the realtor who has the listing for selling my family home. It’s been several years

When I was learning to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality assessment, we did an exercise to see if we

“Here,” the photographer said. He slid my portfolio back across the table. “Really,” I thought? He didn’t even look up.

How many times a day do you say “I’m sorry?” I was with a friend recently, and we began discussing

I. Love. Music. My personal music playlist has 15 hours of everything from the late, Chicago, blues musician, singer/songwriter, Little

The morning of my 40th birthday started with a bang, literally. The mother of a nine, six and four-year-old, mornings

I heard someone talking about the upcoming Olympics and realized I was in London, as a spectator, less than four

I was in a yoga class recently, standing behind a woman I will describe as a professional body. Everything about

I want to join in the chorus of my 1010 Park Place colleagues who are ranting about self-absorbed people who

Wabi-sabi is a lovely Japanese concept – the appreciation of the beauty found in imperfection and an understanding of the

I’m fed up. I’m tired of people telling me they hate their lives and their careers and they, “Can’t be

Forgive me, but I’m writing this to vent a bit. Does anyone else feel like we’ve become too self-promoting? Everyone

I know an extraordinary amount of things most people would find trivial, boring or shocking. For instance, I can discuss

When I worked in banking, there used to be an area called Special Loans that dealt with companies that had

On my recent trip to Italy, I took only a backpack. Knowing I would be walking for 30-minute stretches while

What is it about Deacon Claybourne that makes my ole’ heart go pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat? Just about everything! The way he

Like many women, I suppose, when I was a Mrs, it was my job to run the house and run

Our dog has recently started working as a therapy dog. Her primary clients are a group of seniors, many of