I’ll admit it, I’ve always been slightly bemused by the fact that you could monitor the health of other people’s relationships thanks to the obsessive-compulsive way Facebook notifies everyone when…
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…
1,889 days later
To my Twitter friends, thank you. I appreciate all the kind notes and e-mails. Please don’t take it personally if I didn’t directly respond. For some reason, I find it…
Spreading Christmas cheer
I always love coming to visit my parents for a few days, settling into a routine that mostly consists of sleeping, doing whatever errands or chores the Modern Mom tasks…
A story about moving on
I have always — ALWAYS — had the problem of ex-boyfriends coming out of the woodwork all at the same time. I mean, when it rains, it really pours in…
Searching for a home
Congratulations modern kids, I’m blogging early today because for once in my life I plan to leave the office early … for the Modern Beau’s graduation and subsequent partying for…
The cost of an unhappy marriage
There’s a notion that married people are healthier than unmarried people, though the Modern Gal has thought it bunk for some time after observing some of her married friends. Well,…
On the map
I have a strange sort of affinity for a handful of rappers, Ludacris being among them. I have a little cardboard cartoon Ludacris that sits on my desk at work…
The Master Maid Modern Gal
In case you don’t already know what your dating personality is, OKCupid is happy to figure out for you with the help of some obvious and bizarre questions about your…
Modern soulmates
Guess what I got in my inbox today: “Over 40 and Single? Still waiting for the love of your life?” (I’m in the process of updating my spam filter right…