Case Studies: Solo Dining and Oh, Brother!

Dear Case,
As a thirty-something single woman, I have never eaten alone at a restaurant. I realize it’s not that big of deal, but I feel like everyone will look at me
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Find Your Happy Place

No one devalues the importance of the health of body, mind, and soul, but I find that the mind isn’t given as much special treatment as it deserves. Both understimulation and overstimulation can cause such things as depression, loss of interest, and anxiety.

Can I Say No To A Wedding Invite?

Wedding season approaches, and with it costly weddings, especially when they include travel. With inward groans, we get those acquaintances or distant relative invites and wonder, what is the proper etiquette? Do we really have to go?

When My Past Love Met My Current Love

You know that moment when you run into an old love? Not just someone you used to sorta date, but THE one…emotions come quickly, making you confuse strong memories with thinking you still love them or should be with them, swiftly followed by the flood of pain and hurt.

Ask John: No More Hungry Man and Diet Cocktails

Dear John,
My boyfriend is an all around man’s man. Nothing metrosexual about him. He acts like a man, talks like a real man and eats like one. That’s one of the things I love about him! But lately
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A New Frontier in Education?

We are, as a nation, on the brink of a great change in our public education system…and hardly anyone outside of the field of education is talking about it. Forty-five states have already adopted a new common curriculum for students in K-12

Celebrity Wishes For Mother’s Day

With hectic schedules and large lives, it’s still the simple things about being a mom that makes this day special to celebrities too. Tops on their list–sleep, massages and hanging with the kids:

Happy Mother’s Day!

An oldie but goodie…originally written in 1915 and the song is titled “Mother”:

M Is for the Many things she gave me,

One Teen’s Look At Risks Worth Taking

“Wow, that’s risky.” We’ve all said this before, and it’s usually considered a bad thing. However, I have decided that taking risks is not a bad thing.

Case Studies: My Eyes Are Up Here and Office Love-Hate

Dear Case,
Last weekend, my boyfriend and I went on a double date with my dearest friend and her boyfriend. While my boyfriend and my friend were chatting in the living room, I went to get drinks in the kitchen and my friends’ boyfriend, “Sly” followed me
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Dating Advice for the Ladies: Don’t Fall for the “Game”

Last night I opened to a few random pages of the book “The Game,” a guide for pick-up artists by Neil Strauss. According to many guys I know, this is a must read.

Swimming With Alligators

Summer’s coming and you know what that means: vacation time! I’ve been on tons of vacations, some fun, some… not so fun. But the absolute worst moment of any trip is one that still haunts me to this day.