As I tried on two sizes of clothes in the mall dressing room, examining how washed out my face looked and noticing that my hair seemed to have a green tinge, I wondered if any woman feels good about herself in the dressing room. I had my answer when I heard a gasp come from another stall. …
Confessions of 40-somethings
“But officer,” I pleaded, “I have to go to the bathroom. That’s the only reason I was speeding.” And so, the dilemma of my overactive bladder goes. As soon as I turned 40, my hobby became finding the nearest ladies room.I find my other quadragenarians are also going through aging problems. Two quads I know …
Girl Talk–Note: Applies to Women from 20 to 90
One of the best qualities about sisters and good girlfriends is that we know how to share. I don’t mean clothes or jewelry (though many of us do) -- we know how to share our thoughts, feelings, experiences and advice. You know--the absolutely craziness that makes us women. And we must be crazy to get …
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R U Understanding the Latest Technology?
I have a close friend named, Rutgg. Well, her name really isn’t Rutgg. It’s Ruth. I just happened to have had a hard time entering her name in my cell phone. I couldn’t figure out how to reverse, correct and pull out after entering a “g” instead of an “h” at the end of her …
Get Packing
Another year, we decided to go to the most magical place in the world, Disney World. It’s true, it is magical. It’s also true that it is not a vacation for parents. I woke up at 3:50 a.m. the day we left to finish packing for our trip. My husband, appalled at the amount of …
You’re Driving Me Crazy
I work full-time about an hour from my house and my husband stays at home with the kids and works part-time at night about 15 minutes from our house. Why am I telling you this minutia about our lives? Because it helps explain my frustration on our family trip to DC, a three…hour…tour or so …
Let’s Get the Man Out of Manicure
Why is it that I’m comfortable with a man gynecologist but not a man manicurist? You shave your legs when you’re going to the doctor but you REALLY shave your legs when you get a pedicure. They rub your legs up and down with lotion and you can’t help wonder as they chatter away in …
You Have To Laugh or You'll Cry 