When a Health Crisis Threatens Your Business: Navigating Partnership in Adversity

Through the years my business partner and I took pride in our ability to successfully work together.  We have been friends since we were teenagers.  We didn’t always see eye to eye, but we were able to respectfully discuss our views and make decisions to enhance our business.  We called it “disagreeing without being disagreeable.”  … Read more

The Struggles of Dealing with Friends Who Just Don’t Get It

Sometimes you just piss me off.  After knowing me for fourteen years, I’d think that you’d be able to tell when I’m mad at you or even someone else and know NOT to pester me!  Just the other day you were bothering me when I was frustrated with my grandparents and it pushed me further … Read more

Online Hatred Revealed: Witnessing Cruelty Behind the Screen

I read many news articles online along with the corresponding comments.  Everyone has the right to express their opinion on a topic. However, some of the disgusting, idiotic, and hateful comments make me wonder about people’s mental stability.  Some people are so mean and cruel as they hide behind their computer and reveal their true … Read more

A Toxic Love: My Heartbreaking Fall for Him

This started as a friendship about two years ago. I even remember the first day I met him in his office. He was in uniform, gorgeous, and the second we looked at each other we already knew it was over. You know that little smirk you get when you know you shouldn’t be thinking about … Read more

Parking Chaos: Dealing with the Frustration of an Overcrowded Street

I have a parking problem on my street. I know the space in front of my home doesn’t belong to me, but I am a one-car household.  A few homes on my block have four cars belonging to one household.  All homes on my block have a garage and a parking space behind the garage, … Read more

Feeling the Holiday Blues: Remembering Lost Loved Ones During December

It’s December and I’m feeling the holiday blues.  I know that I am blessed. However, while I have family and friends to share the holidays with, I’m always sad during this time of year as I reminisce about holidays past with my parents and siblings who have transitioned into the spiritual realm.  Just thinking about … Read more

Stop the Sob Story: There Are More Important Things in Life Than Heartbreak

Stop complaing!  “Boo hoo! Ohhh he won’t leave his girl for me. I’m so brokenhearted.”  Blah blah blah.  Do me a solid and grow a pair.  Read a book.  Oh no, I’m sorry, go check CNNs Twitter feed.  There are a lot worse things going on in life than finding out you won’t graduate from … Read more

The Struggle of Moving On: Why He Won’t Leave My Mind

Time goes quick and slow and every other speed, but he isn’t leaving my mind; he isn’t leaving my dreams to me.  I left him and he used to shout and break things.  I’m all the way across the world and all I can do is miss him.  That’s pretty messed up.  It isn’t even … Read more

Confessions of a Horrible Fiancé: How I Yell at My Sick Partner

I feel like such a horrible fiancé.  My fiancé is sick and we’re in the middle of moving and I’ve been yelling at him because I’ve been so overwhelmed.  He’s all sickly and sore and his head hurts and I’m yelling at him about how badly things are going wrong.  I know I shouldn’t be … Read more

The One That Got Away: How I Regret Choosing Him Over You

I hate that we were never in the right place to be together and when we were both finally in that place and ready to commit, I chose him over you.  Now I see that you are happy and engaged and all I can think is that you were the only person I have ever … Read more