You know the song performed by the legendary Marilyn Monroe in the classic film “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”. While it’s easy to dismiss this song for being about gold-digging and shallow women, I choose to view it in a more empowering way. Diamonds really are a girl’s best friend because like all BFFs, we can learn [...]
Ok, so I’m not exactly a couch potato – I just hate, really, really hate running. So, it was quite a surprise when I decided that I wanted to complete a Marathon. Yes, that’s 26.2 miles. A couple of years after my divorce, a Jazzercise instructor announced that she was building a team to compete [...]
Recently I was completing a gym membership application and when I got to the section where it asked “Marital Status”, I wanted write: NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS! Before I was married, I was “SINGLE” (Oh, no! She’s not married!!! What’s wrong with her?) When I was married, I could check the box “Married” (YAY ME!!!) [...]
We’ve all had a major break-up and have gone into it setting firm limits and standing strong in our position. But then…. We doubt our ability to be without them, We don’t take the risk to do something different, We convince ourselves that we made a mistake…. And we go running back. Why Do We [...]
