The Betty BlogsFrom here on out, Sundays are for you guys. So many brilliant comments, so little time. Every Sunday, I’m going to post my favorites from the previous week. So… here you go! 503: A Tale of Three Lucies I think letting go of the black clothes is a sign that you’re coming out the other [...]
I’ve been having a lot of nightmares lately, so of course I turned to my friend, Cindy. (For those of you don’t have your character list handy, that’s Ceej/Sam, my co-host on Will Write for Wine, and one of my very best friends.) Cindy is the best dream analyst I’ve ever known. Although I really [...]
Hey, everyone! After a few weeks of getting used to the fit here, I like it. It’s definitely working for me, even if I’m not entirely comfortable with showing my more unflattering side, you guys have been extremely kind. That said, I’m going to be making some changes to how things go here. Not big [...]
A warning: On occasion, I’m going to write about things for which I have no ready answer. This is one of those days. If it sounds like I’m rambling and making circuitous arguments, that’s because I probably am. My apologies. We talk about disappointment a lot in therapy with Dr. Susan. She mentions it whenever [...]
A few nights a week, we have what’s known around the house as Family Dinner, which is what it sounds like – we make a meal, we eat it together, and it is quickly followed by either movies or games, depending on what kind of time we have. Usually, it’s a game. As we were [...]
I received a letter in the mail this week, from someone who I thought would never wish to speak to me again on this earthly plane: My mother-in-law. This is a woman with whom I have a very complicated history. Before we got married, but after we’d lived together for a while, I left Fish [...]
Okay, you don’t have to read this again. But I cut 1000 (yay!) words and it’s MUCH better now and all due to you guys. I couldn’t get all your suggestions in, but I got most of them and they were GREAT. Thank you, thank you, thank you, you are all wonderful.
One thing I’ve come to realize in recent days is how tragically inadequate I’ve felt my entire life. I always thought of myself as a person with high self-esteem, whatever that is. I mean, it’s a phrase tossed around so frequently and so casually and so thoughtlessly as to be almost meaningless. Self-esteem. What you [...]
Lately, I’ve been watching a lot of Northern Exposure. I used to love it in college, and recently they had the entire set on sale at Amazon, so I bought it, hoping the show would stand up over the years. It has. It’s funny, romantic, philosophical and odd. It’s a different kind of storytelling, more [...]
It’s universally acknowledged that the fastest way to ruin a friendship is to discuss politics or religion. Well, brace yourselves, readers; I’m about to break that rule, because it’s time we got something out into the open here. I don’t hate Catholics. I know. You were wondering. Or… maybe you weren’t. But I have mentioned [...]
