I was meant to be a psychologist: But Why? I was a smarty pants, book smarts girl from the South Bronx. I read ten books a week sometimes for books were my escape into other worlds and realms of possibilities. I knew there was more out […]
Seven ways to avoid wrinkles including staying away from annoying people The humidity that lies in the air is giving my hair a longstanding day in and day out freak out. The pollen count is pounding my sinuses and I am on my second round of antibiotics. Sigh. […]
Mi chiamano Mimi: What’s in my Mimi-esque name Growing up I was mimi. It was an endearing nickname that sounded younger and hipper than my actual name. Because I was one of very few Hispanic students when I went away to boarding school I no longer […]
What to do when your nice neighbor has a rage-filled child and she needs a break? I grew up with very confusing imagery and thoughts of babies. I can recall The Shining where twins warned of impending murder (“redrum”, that is). The Omen warned us of little boys […]
Great Expectations: Bathe in Truth Cream The door is smeared with bloody prints The floor is littered with smashed-up dreams Madness lies in the furrowed squints A hundred ideas wasted on the blasted regime Brush out the deviled lint Fly up above the horrid stream Muddy waters always […]
Love at first sight: Walking the scorching hot summer New York City streets in search of a loving dog It was one of those scorching hot New York City summer months. When it hits 90 degrees or above in New York City, you can see the newspapers, […]
It was a girl’s road trip. Or rather it was a girl’s about-to-graduate-college-looking-for-their-next-role road trip. We drove down eagerly from upstate New York down to Washington, DC. She had been down there previously in eight grads as part of a school trip. She remembered the grimy hotel and […]
As I am excitedly starting to plan out my Australia trip for this coming summer, I am wondering what it will be like to leave Australia. Sounds strange, I know. See, I know it will be a lovely and empowering trip. I will be going to a country […]
I’m a year older: Alcohol, carbs or caffeine why must I choose? Apparently I’m getting older. I just celebrated yet another birthday (for which I am grateful) and immediately the day after, my knees started to hurt and pop loudly. The knee popping startled me as I […]
Time to put on my grannie panties When I first heard the former education secretary Margaret Spellings advise incoming White House Press Secretary Dana Perino that it was time to put on her “big girl panties” I was awestruck. I felt no better phrase captured what women […]
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