I went to get a second opinion after a wonky mammogram this week.* Apparently, Angelina Jolie and I have a lot in common – we both are on our second marriage, we both had to deal with breast cancer issues this week and we both find Brad Pitt a lot less sexy than we used [...]
May 10, 2013 by 4 Comments
A** vs. Face – Part Two
My husband and I were laying by the pool, at a nice resort in Palm Springs, California. It’s a bit tricky finding the right chairs when you want shade and he wants full sun. I had seen the hottie in the tiny black bikini and after trying to figure out if there was any way [...]
May 2, 2013 by 3 Comments
Can you think of 4 ways that you are awesome?
“This is the family that we are, and we’ve got each other, and I believe that is more than enough.” Jeanne Darst My therapist always makes me start off every session by listing 4 things that are going well in my life. I always find myself dashing up the stairs to her office thinking, “Crap! [...]
April 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Oatmeal’s Ninja Move
What are you doing for yourself to keep from losing your shit on a regular basis over stuff that doesn’t really matter? If I don’t take time for myself, I lose my shit more often and with greater intensity. Like head-spinning, words-vomiting, massive-cranky-attack kind of stuff. This past weekend, I spent a few days with [...]
March 1, 2013 by 4 Comments
Life Lessons from a Greek Drag Queen
“Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.” Mae West A group of friends and I were traveling around Europe one Summer, we had broken up into a few groups and, this being in the days before cell phones, we came up with the very romantic idea that we would all meet up [...]
February 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
3 Tips to Get More Sleep and Be More Fabulous
Anxiety sucks. It sucks the energy out of our day, it sucks the joy out of our fun time and it sucks the rest out of our nights. How many times have you been unable to sleep while your mind spins with worry? It’s really unlikely that you can actually fix any of your problems [...]
February 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
My Best Tip To Master Being Present
If you’ve read my toe story, you know that my brain can go off on a tangent of worry and anxiety. And based on the responses I got – so can yours. But how do you turn off the crazy brain? Anyone that has ever had a kid, pet or younger sibling can tell you [...]
February 8, 2013 by 1 Comment
What Happy Women Don’t Do
Step 5 to an ignited life: Just say no The volunteer coordinator sent me an e-mail asking if I could come over around 10:00am the next day to work on the project that I had been asking to schedule for weeks. Less than 24 hours notice? You want me to be there mid-morning on a [...]
February 1, 2013 by 2 Comments
Ma’am, Step Away From The Goldfish.
I had just finished up several days of morning hearings and I felt like crap. I had a constant upset stomach, I was tired and feeling like I had brain fog. I knew I hadn’t been taking care of myself but it suddenly hit me that I had been grabbing a coffee and Egg McMuffin [...]
January 5, 2013 by 4 Comments
I Want to Ignite a Fire Under Your A**
Ignite – that’s my guiding word for 2013. Have you heard of these groups online that promote the idea of choosing one word to guide your year? The concept is to consider what you’d like to invite more of into your life. As I slog through my 40′s, I’m finding more and more that what [...]
