As many of you know, I started doing Zumba, at Dare 2 Dance studio, in Blue Ash. It’s an amazing dance studio with the most positive, supportive, friendly and generous women I’ve met. It’s been an amazing journey that I know I could never have done without the support of ALL of my Zumba girls [...]
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Unfortunately, whether or not you know it, you probably know at least one person who is a victim of sexual abuse, be it sexual assault, rape, incest, molestation – whatever name you give it. And it’s not always the person you would “expect” to be the victim. It could just as easily be the happily [...]
Faith is like money – those who have it seem to have an abundance of it and those without it feel broke and resent those who do. I’m envious of people with faith, people who believe without hesitation, without doubt that there is a God and He (or She) has a divine plan for their [...]
There are a few key people in every woman’s life – an esthetician who you trust around your bikini line with hot wax; a hairstylist who won’t shave off your hair no matter how much you beg him during the blazing hot, humid summer; and a physician who actually listens to you. This is my [...]
Have you ever felt more at home in another city than in your own hometown? It’s like the difference between high school and college. For the most part, you can’t really choose where you go to high school. Your parents choose that when they buy a house. But then you get the chance to go [...]
So this weekend, a dear friend of mine was faced with answering the question that none of my girl friends really ever want to answer. No it wasn’t the weight or age question. Those are just rude and should never be answered. No my poor friend was asked, “Just how many pairs of shoes do [...]
I intended tonight to write a post about Mario Lemieux’s statement giving the NHL a big fail whale for the suspensions/fines issued as a result of the Pens vs. Islanders match on Friday. Basically my response to Mr. Lemieux is “If you truly want to clean up all of those horrible things from hockey, why [...]
So every year, the fine folks at Hallmark, Godiva, 1-800-Flowers, Jared’s, and other retail stores like to remind people in intimate relationships that they should express their love for their partner. Because apparently when you love someone, you need a Catholic Saint’s Day to tell them you love them. Maybe in my old age I’m [...]
I have always thought that I was a good friend. But I’ve had two incidents recently with people whom I have known for years that have made me question my friendship skills. A wonderful lady, whom I’ve known since 1989, that’s more than 20 years, at lunch surprised me with some horrible news about her [...]
