But this is what made me cry like a baby — I’m walking my dogs this morning when tears fill my eyes. It’s been a month. I shouldn’t feel this sadness. I tell myself I’m being silly. I lost my home in a divorce. I lost 4,500 square feet of belongings. I lost a beach house and a rental property. I…

To know if your relationship is healthy or unhealthy. — By the time I sought relationship counseling, I was in deep. You know what I’m talking about. He’s the love of my life and all that good love stuff. It was all about him. How could I reach him? How could I live without him? How could I get over…

This short business story might give you that answer — As a marketer, I once consulted with a car wash that was losing money in one location and breaking even in another. It was no small task. The car wash business is a cash cow for owners but employee pay is minimal. I was walking into a business that had…

I have always been motivated by love — I call myself a southern New Yorker much to the dismay of my true Nu Yawker buddies. I blame it on my native Brooklyn parents and a large Irish brood that makes The Big Apple home. I am also a declared Jersey girl despite the protests of my Sea Isle…

5 Things that are my definite deal-breakers — It took me a long time to feel ready to date. At times, I’m still not sure I really am. But I’m definitely making progress. I no longer joke with my boys that if they get married I’ll throw my body across the altar. C’mon that’s some forward movement, isn’t…

Instead, I crawled under the covers with my newlywed tears. — I didn’t date a good guy. I dated a great guy. Everyone loved him. I loved him. No one had a bad thing to say about him. He was a tall handsome drink of water with a charismatic demeanor. And then… I married him. “What happened?” I say to my…

And he enjoyed his sideline view — how messed up is that?! — “Get a job,” says my husband. “I need a car,” I say. “Mine is ten years old and every time it’s in the shop you leave it there for weeks refusing to pick it up.” “You wanted to divorce me,” says my husband. “You can get your own car.” “I…

My husband was an adult I shouldn’t have been his rescuer. — I motion to my husband and mouth some words quietly. “Put that customer on hold,” I say. I can tell my husband is annoyed and this isn’t going to be the best customer service call. “Put them on hold,” I say again. “Let me talk to them.” We are newlyweds…

And then he refused to pay me back — I paid my way through college so I learned to be pretty good with a buck. There was a friend of mine who totally wasn’t. He was a really nice guy, but he couldn’t manage the money his parents sent him each month. “It’s okay,” I would say. “I’ll pay…