christmas wishes

Him: Hi, baby.
Me: Hi, baby, how are you?
Him: I am good. Kinda craving you. Is that ok?
Me: I can’t say that I’m surprised.
Him: What are you up to?
Me: Work.
Him: I wanna play with you for Christmas!
Me: Is that all you want for Christmas?
Him: Hmmmm. It would do. A really dirty session with you would make my Christmas. Does that sound nice to you?
Me: I’d [...]

recrapping (a.k.a. recapping the crap)

Wednesday: I got a flat tire.
Thursday: I broke the heel off my $700 Jimmy Choos that I just spent $55 getting resoled.
Friday: My laptop was stolen out of my checked bag on my United flight from LGA to IAD.
I’ve always hated the month of February, but I didn’t realize until now that it’s really the [...]

sometimes i miss him

Our first Christmas together, we were an engaged couple. Our second Christmas together, we spent in our first home. That Thanksgiving we scoured the aisles at Kmart, the only store crazy enough to be open on the holiday, indulging in every Christmas decoration fantasy possible.
Christmas was our season. The only place on the calendar where [...]

people cheat

Married men cheat. Married women cheat.
People cheat.
People have emotional and sexual affairs outside of their marriages all the time. Yes, really, all the time.
Estimates say that anywhere from 30% to 60% of married individuals engage in infidelity at some point in their marriage. That estimate is likely on the conservative side because it relies on [...]

permission

I tend to be an overachiever. I tend to push myself. It is difficult for me to handle disappointing other people.
I’ve been sick for over a week now. I’ve made it into work each day because it is easier to go into work than deal with the aftermath of a day of missed work.
On Monday, [...]

saving my thanks

I started typing up one of those This year, I am thankful for… lists.
I didn’t get very far.
I didn’t get very far because, truth be told, I was not feeling terribly thankful the days leading up to turkey day. I was sick. Laryngitis. Sore throat, cough, cold, fever. And I was pissed about it because [...]

summing it up in one sentence

His Facebook status still reads “Married.”

well-rounded

I’ve never been well-rounded.
The daughter of a musician, my parents wanted me to learn an instrument. My sister played the piano, played the flute; I think she may have briefly picked up the violin. I did not want to learn an instrument. All I wanted to do was dance.
Knowing what learning an instrument entailed, renting [...]

resouled

I hate to play favorites among shoes, but there’s just no denying that the shoes with the largest real estate in my heart are my Jimmy Choos.
I only have one pair. They cost what some rents might cost. And they are worth every penny.
They were in part a 30th birthday present from my fabulous coworkers [...]

and your heart’s still beating

Dear PB, My biggest fear is that I am wont to want an emotionally unavailable man. I know where you are right now, and I know I am the perfect person to help you through this. And I will. But I won’t be able to do it without thinking about how comfortable it was to wake [...]