Have you ever been on a date that was so horrible you couldn’t wait for it to end?  After countless bad dates with less than worthy men I’ve met on dating websites, I feel it’s my duty to share with you the telltale signs that you really should end the date quickly before it gets […]

I love award shows and I always cry watching them.  Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the Minerva Awards, the grand finale of the Women’s Conference, the largest one-day conference for women in the nation.  So why I didn’t bring any Kleenex shall forever remain a mystery. Founded in 1985, the conference, under First […]

Today is day two of The Modern House Call for Women, a groundbreaking three-day event providing a range of free medical, dental, financial and educational services to under-served women in the Long Beach area. “Women are dealing with so much in today’s world – from working to support their families to serving as the primary […]

You like where you’re at, or you hate it–but either way, you’re ready to move to another country.  Congratulations–you’re about to become an expat!  With some things it pays to just jump in and do it, but if you’re moving to another country as a single woman, there are numerous financial and personal variables to […]

I love packing for a journey. Considering what I will need while I am away; what is essential and what can stay behind. I like to travel as light as possible. That being said, there are a couple of things I love to take along with me.  Someone I met traveling a few years ago told […]

Thanks to Feministing for pointing us in the direction of this fun video celebrating the ratification of the 19th Amendment.

“He who sits in the house of grief will eventually sit in the garden.” —   Hafiz Hard times, more than any others, reveal to us the truth that the signature of our humanity is our emotional nature. What differentiates us from stones and butterflies is the degree to which what happens to us affects us […]

Please believe me, humor is way more important than most people think it is. But I am not saying, find a man who has a “good” sense of humor. I am not saying that. What I am saying is, notice whether the things he laughs at bother you. And vice versa. And notice whether the […]

Want to spend your summer in a beautiful destination that offers secluded beaches, little coves, and a “meditation trail among the Lucan Apennines?  If you’re the crafty type and you’re dying to visit the southern coast of Italy, this might be your opportunity. Just a few miles from the Maratea Sea, San Costantino di Rivello, a […]

I’m trying to kick the habit.  I put people on pedestals and it’s not a good thing.  First, because they don’t usually know they’re up there and second, because when they come tumbling down – the landing is never smooth. There is always a defining moment, the moment when I look into their eyes and […]