When we hear women talk about how they bought an expensive pair of shoes and hid the purchase from their husbands, we don’t even flinch. Often, we just laugh about it. According to a poll conducted by TODAY.com and SELF magazine on financial infidelity, women are twice as likely to lie about financial matters as […]
All love stories have an ending, either because the love has faded, was dysfunctional, or because of death. My love story with alcohol ended because it hurt too much. My breakup happened on a day in early September, 19 years ago. Coincidentally, September is also National Recovery Month! Back then didn’t think I had it […]
When you don’t have or want kids of your own, it is hard to imagine that you’d enjoy having children around—or know what to do with them for entertainment. Perhaps you get a vague idea of the responsibility of parenthood by watching your brothers and sisters raise their brood. But what to do when they […]
Attaining happiness is a common goal. And while each person’s measure of happiness is a very unique and personal experience, we all can attain it. Our individual happiness depends on different factors, some we have no control of and others we are actually responsible for. So how do we steer ourselves towards a happier state […]
If you have kids, a messy house is just a fact of life. But of course, you don’t really want to receive your in-laws when your home looks like burglars broke in. So, what to do if they phone to tell you they’re in the neighborhood and will drop by in 5 minutes to see […]