There are two dicks lost in my house.  Or maybe my car.  This is the tale of the missing crystal penis. Actually, lost penises.  Multiple.   I bought them in Atlanta.  My friend Brit lives there and told me her teenager encountered a bin of crystal dicks at a shop in Ponce City Market.  I told […]

I hate football. Sports are not my thing. I’m not into watching them live or on TV. Or playing sports myself. But I know lots of people are very into sports – especially football. I can’t keep track of all of the team names – NFL or college?  And I can’t match teams to the […]

Have you heard of the Danish coziness method called Hygge?  I read about it a while back and thought it sounded great. I live on the East coast of Florida. With Hurricane Dorian approaching I tried to lure people to my house to stay with me. I’m a Florida native, but this was my first […]

    I’m a Florida native.  Family lure has it I slept through Hurricane David as an infant.  However, Dorian was my first time doing hurrican prep on my own.  I got divorced last year and Hurricane Dorian kicked off my solo storm experience. These tips are for if you decide to STAY for the […]

  I forced myself to go on a solo date night last week, hopping around Vero Beach, Florida.  There’s a lot going on in my world. I’m parenting 2.5 teenage girls (yup, two and a HALF). The two who live with me full time are both getting ready to go to college, one across the […]

    When I left my 20 year relationship last year, my therapist kept encouraging to “date myself.”  He encouraged me to plan something special to do alone outside of the house once a week.  I lived in a summer rental cottage near the beach then.  These solo dates were usually a Sunday walk to […]

  Last month I was in the car when the teen driver ran a red light.  It was my lovely bonus daughter who has been living with us full time for the past six months or so.  She was 17 with her learner’s permit.  I was in the passenger seat while she drove herself to […]

I turned 41 in February. It was probably my best birthday ever. It had been years since I really focused on myself. Giving myself permission to have an awesome birthday really filled me with joy. I didn’t do anything extravagant. But I *did* do things *I* wanted to do. I went years sacrificing what I […]

Three years ago today I woke up to the news of the horrific Pulse Nightclub shooting.  I was vacationing at Tybee Island, Georgia with my teenage daughter.  I followed the news sobbing as details emerged.  I was terrified waiting to hear from my dear friend who lives in Orlando.  I knew there was a possibility […]

I just recently learned, at age 40, I’ve been having anxiety attacks since I was a little girl. I’ve always known when my daughter was having one right away.  I quickly learned to recognize the overwhelming (and sometimes irrational) fear, the strong desire to flee the situation, the crying, sweating, shaking and shortness of breath. […]