I started reading Noelle Hancock’s memoir My Year with Eleanor a few weeks ago because like Hancock, I’m in transition in a lot of areas of my life, and I was feeling the fear — terror actually — bubble up in my body. Hancock, depressed and confused, serendipitously comes across a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt […]

The Weinstein Co. recently picked up U.S. Rights for Madonna’s Royal W.E., a feature length film written by Madonna and Alek Keshishian, about American divorcee Wallis Simpson and the king who would give up his throne to be with her, King Edward VIII. Although the film is being billed as her directorial debut, Madonna did […]

Yesterday, I popped into MORE’s Reinvention Convention to listen to the Women In Hollywood Panel.  The Convention is an extension of the magazine’s content for smart, professional women, offering them the chance to, “Imagine All Your Possibilities”, on the road to reinvention. The room was packed with at least 500 well-dressed, confident looking women, seemingly […]

Do you find at the end of the day you’re emotionally and physically exhausted because people come to you and share their problems?  Do friends always say, “I knew I could tell you…”, stick at your cubicle, or trap you on an un-ending phone call? This is a classic case of not having personal boundaries.  I’m […]

You ever have one of those Ah ha moments?  Either one you came to on your own volition, or after a conversation with someone else; that someone being a good friend, family member or a stranger.  I had one of those moments tonight. We all date for different reasons.  Looking to find the love of […]

“A single woman’s happiness depends partly on whether she can carry herself financially … so she can do the things she wants to do,” says Pepper Schwartz, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle.  Be ready to get financially independent by being in your own top form for 2011! Know what you own The cheapest way to […]

When one of your well meaning friends reminds you how many days ‘til your holiday, do not panic.  Grab a fluffy towel, a la Doug Adams if you have to, but remain calm.  Here are five quick ways you can stay financially (and otherwise) sane this holiday. Set expectations If you exchanged even small presents […]

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 […]