My great aunt Irenká, who kept up her psychiatric practice until she was ninety-three, used to say that men are “visual animals” and women “auditive animals”. When... Read more >>

It was a start of a new school year, and I was living in a different state than usual. I was excited at first, my good friend attended the same school, as me and I thought I would be happy at that... Read more >>

Last week, I got a manicure. I picked my favorite new color—Chinchilly—a dark taupe/gray that really suits me quite well since I am all about the grays. As if getting a random,... Read more >>

I just wanted to put out an update to the “is it just me that feels this connection, or is it both of us?” situation. I called him a few weeks ago and asked him if he wanted to go out with... Read more >>

I cannot tell you how many times I had coworkers that drove me absolutely bonkers. Whether they were moody, competitive, or just plain talked too much. They would make me dread going into work. Often... Read more >>

For some reason over the past few weeks I have had a lot of instances where I have felt the need to clear the air with people. I even mustered up the courage last week to approach someone who was... Read more >>

“We need to talk … ” Are there four more ominous words in the English language than, We need to talk … ? If so, I’m hard pressed to tell you what they are. And, in... Read more >>

Some of you may recognize the above as Oliver Twist’s request for more gruel in the orphanage. And, while I doubt many of you have experienced similar circumstances, speaking from my own... Read more >>