
Life
When my friend, Tina, returned from Hong Kong, she brought me a gold drawstring bag and a tin full of candies. The bag is small and made from fabric worthy of a royal robe, but the tin is uninteresting and void of color. The candies are small and hard and wrapped in a waxy paper
I feel like you know me well enough that I can tell you this. Last night I told the “invisible
One of my favorite women is someone I’ve never met in-person. Until we spoke on the phone, I’ve known Sandra
Perhaps it’s because I have a big birthday coming up in June, but I find myself drawn to strong women
Do you remember your mom scolding you when you reached across the table for the rolls before anyone else had
It seems that even the Universe has adopted this modern business method. For those of you unfamiliar with the term,
Y’all, I am thoroughly enjoying having a roomy kitchen with a full-sized oven, a four-burner stove, and (what seems like)
My mother put a lot of time and energy into how she looked and how others perceived her. She never
Remember The First Wives Club with Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler about three divorcees who seek revenge on
My goals when we decided to buy a home, besides more space, were to have a more active social life;
If you’re on Instagram you may have seen women over 50, 60 and 70, putting their best selves in front
We’ve been in our new house for three weeks now, settling in nicely, and I am feeling an interesting mix
This week I caught up with a friend I hadn’t seen in ages. Our oddball conversation ran the gamut from
Amy Gutierrez was 18-years-old when she started writing for my first website, BreastCancerSisterhood.com. I always knew I wanted a young
No, this isn’t a reference to a gunshot wound. First used in 1916, it’s a metaphor that refers to something
Remember Rene Russo’s Italian Riviera colored smoothie in the Thomas Crown Affair? The enticing blue-green concoction that made many of
Here we are, the beginning of a new year. I don’t make resolutions. Instead I set a few goals and
Poetry has never been my strong suit, but today I found a poem I wrote decades ago. I was old
This week, Good Morning America (GMA) reported that the Surgeon General declared “vaping” to be an epidemic among teenagers, and