Eight years ago, if you would have asked me what part of the United States that I wanted to live, my absolute last choice would have been the Northeast. My perception (based on very little experience) was that the people in the Northeast are rude and unfriendly, and focused on money and status rather than
Year: 2020
The Desperate Divorcees
When I moved to Stamford in 2013, I knew absolutely no one. My youngest son had gone to college in August of ‘12 and I moved in January of ’13. It was perfect timing in that I didn’t have to disrupt my children’s lives to relocate. I moved to Connecticut to start an East Coast
The Big Move
This is a story about change and uncertainty and fear of the unknown. My friends will sometimes tease me and call me a “cat lady” which I somewhat resent. But the truth is that I’m a single woman, living alone with two cats, sooooo the stereotype fits. But I maintain that I’m not a “crazy
Overthinking
Do you remember the Seinfeld episode where Elaine obsesses over the fact that her perfect boyfriend doesn’t use enough exclamation marks? I know women who are equally over-thinking when it comes to dating, and probably miss out on dating a lot of nice men as a result. Here’s a true story: A while back, a
Why is This Ugly Baby in My Dream?
A few years ago, I had a dream in which I looked down at a very ugly toddler and became angry. I grabbed him by the arm and began stomping down a hallway saying, “We need to get you back to your mother!” When I woke up, I felt bad wondering why I was so
“It’s Such a Serious Accusation That It Must Be Believed”
As I walked through the front door of the high school on a spring morning during my senior year of high school, a sophomore girl named Tammy came running up to me and breathlessly exclaimed, “Michele! Michele! Michele! Did you know that you’re pregnant? It’s all over the school! Everyone is talking about it!” Then
Buddy the Cat
This isn’t a very exciting picture. It’s my cat, Buddy, snuggled up against me on the couch. However, it took six months to get this shot! It all began back in the fall of 2016. I adopted a 7-year-old rescue cat that I named “Larry Mulligan.” Larry has gray hair, a big belly and a