Older stilettos

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Sometimes I think I'll just settle for good enough, 

Daylight savings time and other games of pretend. 

Trying to make sourdough can teach you some life lessons. 

What makes us generous -- or not?

How much space do you need  in your relationships, and how much is too much?

We should replace New Year resolutions with rituals. 

It can be uncomfortable to hear your own voice. It can be more uncomfortable to hear your own words!

"They" always say to follow your passion. But what if "they" are wrong?

My contribution to a stage show about...mothers. 

Forget the breathless newscasters. Here's what you REALLY need to know in a hurricane!

You know what's really brave?

Have you given? Why not (cue pathetic child or animal with big eyes). Guilt-shaming for charity is all the rage. 

It's a race against the dread disease FOGS...Fear of Getting Stupid. 

Is the fear of missing out making you miss out?

I learned to dance on Daddy's feet. As a grownup, could I remember how to follow? 

Can you have too many friends? Is that even a thing?

I have to brand myself?! Hardest thing EVER! 

Friends ask how I bruised my ribs. There's a story there...

Hard to feel sexy when you're drugged

There's an actual list for all the reasons I love him. 

When it comes to being sick, it's not mind over matter as my body emphasizes. 

The MeToo movement has brought all the memories out.

What does it mean to live a juicy life?

Don't be that guy with the phone.

Why do hurricanes bring out all the blowhards?

What you feel is true doesn't trump facts. 

Just sit in the quiet and you might fall back in love.

Read a book and rediscover your empathy. 

What if you're just not wired for gratitude?

A humbling reminder that my words do sometimes hit their target. 

Please don't let the aftermath of unified marches be petty division. 

Do marches ever really change anything?

2016 was a very  bad year.

Don't get caught up in the puppy energy of the holiday. 

I don't really mind the phantom voices in the night 

Check out the difference in the way females are covered in the media. 

When did we start confusing the nervous laughter of discomfort with real laughter?

What happens to your memories when the people who tell your stories have all died?

Rape in the news brings back memories of my own rape.