Did Napoleon Wear a Fanny Pack?

“They don’t fit in your pocket, you have to wear a fanny pack,” –Bryce Compton, author, writer I received a phone call from a fella who had a foreign accent and said he got my name from one of the expensive dating services. I asked him what took him...

Unfortunate Online Dating Snafu

I had an online fish on the line for a couple of weeks but the short of it is, while that the fella wrote nice e-mails, and had a nice voice on the telephone, the line broke when he took me to a buffet for our first date. This is not the best place for steaming a...

Nix Office Gossip

Office dynamics are tricky, and women have enough to balance between home life and career deadlines. But when an office gossip pokes her nose into the mix, the stress of sticking up for yourself and others can become overwhelming. Here are three ways to handle the...

Making (and keeping) New Friends

Even in a region where thousands live, shop, and work, it can be hard to encourage the social butterfly within. It is comfortable inside a routine, but when that day-to-day ceases to include interaction with new faces or others in general, women can get stuck in the...

Talk to Kids about Substance Abuse

A shrug of the shoulders, a long, awkward pause, exaggerated sighing and rolling eyes–all typical of a middle school student. But without open communication between parents and children, peer pressure and substance abuse will ensure your kids need more than an...