Guest Post by Suzanne Hegland Breathe in. Breathe out. That’s it: slowly inhale on a count of four, hold it at the top, then slowly exhale on the four count. Sound familiar? If so, maybe you, like me, have been taking yoga in a desperate attempt to de-stress from the holidays. True yogis believe that [...]
December 14, 2011
Guest Post by Suzanne Hegland At the end of this fall semester, I asked my college writing students to digitally disconnect for 24 hours. I anticipated more than the usual groans of despair and litany of complaints. When I pitched the assignment to my own kids (aged 14 and 17) they reacted as if I [...]
December 7, 2011
Over the weekend, when I wasn’t parenting teenagers, I conducted an unofficial poll: What do grown women NOT tell each other? After all, we seem to talk about anything. But talking and truly sharing, are different activities. Things We Don’t Share: 1. True weight. This is a tricky topic. We talk about how to lose weight [...]
November 29, 2011
Adam’s kiss and Kristina’s reaction, the saga continued… if you didn’t get a chance to watch Parenthood this week, if you don’t have a job that entails watching crappy television and writing about it… here’s the summary: Adam admitted the kiss. Kristina freaked out. Kristina assumed Rachel (the young woman at Adam’s office) would be [...]
November 23, 2011
Guest Post by Suzanne Hegland Mothers used to need a little something to keep them awake, but now we need a little something to put us to sleep. According to a recent article in The New York Times, 3 in 10 women between the ages of 40 and 59 rely on some sort of [...]
November 9, 2011
Green Singles is a wild, wild west dating site. Green Singles, true to the obvious hint in the name, is filled with groovy men and women looking to connect over a shared love of the environment and everything gentle and peaceful. Sounded like the place for me. I fancied myself evolved to the point of [...]
October 28, 2011
In Internet Dating Gone Wrong Part 1, I had Chinese food and “intimacy.” Now, I’m hooking up with Jews from New Hampshire via JDate. First, a story. We’re in Israel. We’re in the Old City. There are teenagers (Israeli soldiers) with assault riffles slung over their shoulders and cell phones pressed to their ears and cigarettes [...]
October 20, 2011
Last week, Kate Bolick’s article “All The Single Ladies“ in Atlantic Monthly proposes an idea that many single friends have already openly discussed: stay single or get on the I-want-to-get-married path? Me, I’ve been there, married and divorced. I made a choice to get remarried because I love my (current) husband and believe in marriage. Call me [...]
October 19, 2011
I’m wading into the shark infested waters of dating after divorce dramas to tell a “hypothetical” story. Join dating site in order to avoid becoming a lonely woman in fifties living with cats and marking the calendar between obligatory visits from children. Receive email notification that Ron is interested! With an exclamation point. Despite knowing [...]
October 12, 2011
Women are good at compartmentalizing, juggling, balancing and yeah, bringing home the bacon. Well, some women. I have orange sticky notes all over my desk outlining each day otherwise I’d stop somewhere after walking my dog, Orli. Actually, after walking Orli and drinking crazy strong tea with Gail. See, it seems to me that after Gail [...]
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December 27, 2011
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