I am one of the nearly forty-nine million You Tube viewers who have watched Susan Boyle, the unemployed cat owner from Scotland, blow away the audience of Britain’s Got Talent. Before she... Read more >>

Slowly my eyes blink open to the sound of my alarm. Because it’s my day off, I shouldn’t even be getting up, especially since I just went to sleep a few hours ago. I was so excited last... Read more >>

If only the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me,” were true. In reality, being judged harshly, being teased unmercifully, being made fun of for how... Read more >>

I have been exposed to malicious behavior and yet, I remain immune to infection I have lost in the game of love and yet, I still seek out affection I have been ridiculed and scorned and yet, I... Read more >>

Today I taught an entire lesson with my fly down. But let me start at the beginning. When you visit a classroom for the first time, it’s like being the new kid in school. The... Read more >>

I’m wondering if there is anyone else out there that feels the way I do right now. I had the “master” plan of loosing weight before and would try to get pregnant with my second... Read more >>

Recently, I experienced the resolution of a contentious professional situation. This particular scenario had dragged on for months, leaving me both anxious and drained. One day, I was called into... Read more >>

“Mom, I can’t wear this,” my friend’s daughter wailed. “It just isn’t me. I look ugly. If I wear this I will have a terrible day all day.” Was this a hormonal... Read more >>

About two months ago, one of my friends was unceremoniously dumped over a Burger King lunch. The week or so before this traumatic event, she was convinced that her beloved was going to pop the... Read more >>

Call it geeky, but I have more fun cracking up with friends over Balderdash and a cup of tea, than going to the same old bar and waking up with the same old headache and empty wallet. Unlike a club,... Read more >>