Do you have election angst?  I do.  As I watch the two most hated candidates in U.S. Presidential history duke it out, and as I read news stories coming out hourly about the transgressions both of them have may or may not have committed, I’m flooded with anger, doubt, resentment, panic, anxiety, shock and dread. …

Strength is something that is often lauded in our society.  I’ve grown up reading quotes and hearing platitudes designed to encourage me to stand tall and act tough even in the midst of the most challenging situations. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.  Toughen up.  Don’t let them see you cry.  Take it like…

Have you ever finished an important project, packaged it up and sent it away, and then felt utter terror upon releasing it into the world?  Maybe it was as simple as a mass email sent to a bunch of clients, sharing your expertise in your given field.  You worked diligently at putting your unique recommendations…

I don’t know if I was ever as vulnerable as I was the day I got a breast biopsy. I found a lump, I got a mammogram, and I got a biopsy.  The surgeon took out some cells and inserted a two-millimeter-sized titanium marker that will help pinpoint the biopsied region in future diagnostic testing. …

I am a proud, independent woman.  I don’t like to ask people to do anything for me if I can do it myself.  I even have my own hammer and other essential tools hidden in a drawer so I don’t have to ask Lancelot to save me in a duct tape emergency.  I take a…

I am not allergic to anything.  I don’t break out into hives when I eat nuts.  I won’t get a stomach ache after a berry binge.  I can go to Coldstone and worry only about the calories and fat content of my sorbet, not the potential life-threatening reactions I may have to the almonds, the…

I’m almost 40 years old, and I’ve finally come to accept a basic fact about my life.  I’ll never be cool in high school. I’m never going to be on homecoming court.  I’ll never be voted prom queen.  I won’t give the valedictorian speech at the commencement ceremony.  More to the point, no one will…

Does finally losing weight make you happy? I can’t answer that question for everyone, but I can answer it for myself based on my most recent weight loss experience. Over the past year, I’ve lost about 15 pounds.  I thought, at first, that it was a fluke – just one of those small weight losses…

Dear iPhone– I don’t know how to say this, so I’m just going to say it. I think it’s time for us to take a break. I bet you didn’t see this coming.  For years, I’ve been so into you.  I’ve carried you everywhere with me.  If you’re not in my pocket or my purse,…

“Is life what you expected?”  I asked my husband, Lancelot, the other night. He took a moment, glancing around the kitchen table at the two empty chairs at the our sons had recently graced with their presence for the requisite 47 seconds before claiming they were “full” and scrambling off to argue and play.  Maybe…

Our country is buzzing right now about the actions of one football player, Colin Kaepernick, who took a brave but perhaps imprudent stand last Friday.  In case you missed it, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback sat down during the playing of the national anthem before a preseason football game to protest what he perceives as…