Have Passport Will Travel
The marriage cost me years of travel. Now I'm divorced, I have a passport, and for the first time in a long time I feel like I have permission to hope and dream.
Laboring to be a Buzz Kill
Holiday weekends and crowds go hand in hand. I don’t care for crowds, but I don’t avoid them either. If I know I’m going somewhere on a holiday weekend, it is safe to assume that everyone else will too, so I plan for it. This past Labor Day, the day started with rain, which meant indoor activities like the cinema were going to be packed… anyone who expected different was smoking crack.
Alcohol, Cocktails and Other Adult Band-aids
On drinking as a coping mechanism to get through evenings with mr horrible, waiting for the divorce to be final.
Tales from the Public Library – Part 2
Nothing gives me "member of the community vibes" more than having a library card. Truth.
Starting a New Chapter
Fourteen years out of a classroom and fresh out of a marriage, I was heading back to college. Not competing with anyone, just there to get the degree.




