We’re buying the homes First-time homebuyers largely have been credited for the slight upturn in America’s housing market. But the demographic group with the largest upward trend in homebuying is single women. A recent National Association of REALTORS (NAR) report reveals that in 2009, 21% of homebuyers were single women—as opposed to only 10% of single […]

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 […]

Do you frequently feel manipulated by your boss?  Do thoughts about the relationship keep you up at night?  Do you overindulge in alcohol, food, or drugs in search of relief from the relationship?  Is your self-esteem suffering since you began working for this person?  Have you begun to doubt yourself and your capabilities?  Do you […]

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 […]

Being single and starting your own business can be challenging?  How do you support yourself on one income while you’re trying to get things up and going? FREE RESOURCES FOR STARTING OR BUILDING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS.  Here are two women who launched their businesses while they were living single: Saskia Strick, International Checkout Saskia left the […]

May 23-25 2010 is National Small Business Week, this year honoring the approximately 27.2 small businesses in America.  More than half of us either own or work for a small business. Small businesses create an estimated 60-80% of new jobs in the country. With approximately 60% of U.S. small businesses owned by women and single […]

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 […]

In her article for AJC, Cynthia Tucker writes, “Mercifully, she is not called a `spinster.’ That old term has been retired, along with the irksome notions it represented. (Unfortunately, stereotypical assumptions about unmarried women of a certain age have not been retired. Kagan has been subjected to endless speculation about her sexual orientation.) As a spectacularly accomplished lawyer, she seems quite content with the choices she has made.”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Birth Control Pill today, 50 years ago on May 9, 1960. In an interview with Professor Elizabeth Tyler May about her new book America + The Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation, the author says that millions of women immediately started taking the Pill, millions […]

I gush when I talk about Betty White.  I always have.  For all of you who raised your eyebrows at me as I carried on about her comedic genius, imagine me sticking my tongue out at you.  Because apparently, I’m not alone. If you missed it, some mastermind (oh how I wish it had been […]