I’ve been keeping a bag of uncomfortable shoes in my closet. They have been there for over a year, that was when I decided that it was pretty ridiculous that I wear shoes that hurt my feet and make me cranky. I went through my shoe closet (yes, I’ll admit I have a closet of [...]
Continue reading...April 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
How something that makes little girls gag can prevent divorce.
Knowing what the other side wants from you is the key to negotiation. You would think that this would make divorce cases easy. Everyone should be able to walk in and tell me exactly what the other side wants, even if they aren’t prepared to give it, at least we have a place to start [...]
Continue reading...March 29, 2013 by 2 Comments
The Gold Ones
My friend Carol and I met in college – we were the ones that volunteered to help clean up after trainings for the campus childcare center because we knew the director would let us take home the leftover food. That was a long time ago but she is still one of my best friends and [...]
Continue reading...March 22, 2013 by 14 Comments
Because shame is not the answer.
I am the daughter of unwed teenage parents. This week, Richard V. Reeves wrote an Op-Ed piece for the New York Times that supports the concept of using shame to prevent teenage pregnancy. He applauds a new public education campaign in New York City that puts bus posters of crying toddlers telling their mothers things [...]
Continue reading...March 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Will you do me a favor?
Today I didn’t go to work. I’d like to say that I didn’t work, that I took the day off and just laid around, reading books and eating bon bons. But I still did laundry, wrote this blog post, answered work e-mail, returned some calls, called the office to give instructions on this thing or [...]
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