Do you ever fantasize about running into an ex and showing him or her how much happier, sexier, smarter and altogether amazing you are...

I’m a good person.  At least, I sure try to be.  I admire my parents’ never-ending generosity, patience, kindness and love, and I try to...

I always assumed that having kids would teach me how to love.  I just never imagined that parenthood would teach me how to love not just...

Are you sick and tired of the seemingly never-ending debate about healthcare in America?  I sure am!  For years, I’ve been following the...

I have a new rule for time management in 2016, and it’s a rule I plan to follow for the foreseeable future (or maybe even forever). This...

When I was single (a time that spanned almost three decades), I had many opportunities to spend Christmas and New Year’s Eve (not to...

It was 12:45 a.m., and my husband, Lancelot, and I were stuck in the Charlotte airport. Our flight to Dayton had been cancelled and we...

I’m a planner. I’m a planner by nature, by necessity and even by profession, having planned and executed several fundraisers and events...

Our society loves sports, and so do I. We love rallying behind our chosen team in solidarity against a common enemy. It can bridge great...

“Go Ahead – Buy it! You Deserve it!” When is a splurge worth it? And when is a splurge just an unnecessary extravagance? I’m writing this...

My most desperate moment of thankgiving didn’t happen in November. It was a winter evening in 2003, maybe February or March, with the...

I’ve spent a great deal of my life trying to be an interesting person. When I catch up with old friends or relatives I haven’t seen in a...

My life is not balanced. It’s never been balanced. I don’t know what the perfect mix of activities should be in order to achieve balance....

If I were to ask you right this moment who you were, how would you answer? Linda Gray, actor of Sue Ellen Ewing fame and author of “The...

Seeing my firstborn son smile for the first time was one of moments in my life I will never forget. It filled me with indescribable awe...

Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated our 9th anniversary. Naturally, the occasion had me thinking about love. My husband (who I will...

Hi, I’m Carrie, and I’m an apology-holic. It’s one of the most evident downsides of not feeling good enough. I’m constantly apologizing,...

I have always wanted to be a good girl.  It started before I can remember, and it’s still going on today, as I edge ever closer to 40. ...