I attempted to start writing a witty post about my big pantry-restocking grocery store trip last night, my first in about two months, and how my mom keeps making fun…
Some days you gotta dance
You know the best way to keep yourself warm when the temperatures are in the single digits and you don’t have someone to snuggle with? Answer: Dance so hard that…
A list to eat and live by
I was at work a twee late last night (more like early this morning), so forgive the effortless post here. I promise it’s still worth looking at. I’ll try to…
Back on track
I’m having a hard time grasping that it’s only been about a week since that happened. I feel like I’ve aged about 10 years emotionally since then. I’ve gone through…
Since then
Ok, first off — THANK YOU, FRIENDS. I cannot begin to tell you the number of e-mails and phone calls and text messages and tweets and every other medium you…
It’s Jan. 2. Do you know where your resolutions are?
The New York Times mentions today that we are pretty bad at keeping resolutions made to change ourselves for the better. Tell me something I don’t know. Still, this makes…
Time for some resolve
I’m not going to lie, 2008 was a hell of a year and not in the best way. That’s why I’m probably a little more excited than usual for the…
A Christmas gift from the universe
Modern Noodles sent me this story from the Chicago Tribune regarding what your Christmas lights say about you. I can’t quite glean from the story exactly what my Christmas lights…
Confessions of an ex-sorority gal
Modern Friends, I have a confession to make which I’ve never shared with you before: The Modern Gal was in a sorority in college. I know, gasp, a number of…
Back in business
I heard something recently about a report that found that happy people are able to focus on the big picture of life while unhappy people are plagued by tunnel vision….