A friend of mine was recently lamenting that she’s been taking a lot of heat lately for being single. Everyone (except me) in her world is pressuring her to find a man and get married already! She is, 99% of the time, quite happy being alone, doesn’t feel like she’s missing out on anything and [...]

It’s Between the Sheets month here at APOOO, and of course, that brings to mind how we feel about ourselves as women, and how that affects our lives between the sheets. Finding myself single again in my mid-forties, I’m aware of how much my attitude about men, dating, relationships, marriage, sex – all of it [...]

Having just celebrated Independence Day here in the States, independence has been on my mind all weekend long. I am the oldest of four girls. My sisters and I were raised to believe there was nothing we couldn’t accomplish if we worked hard and set our minds to it. We were told to study hard, [...]

June 30th – wow, not only the end of another month, but the half-way point for the year! It’s a day that begs for reflection, review and recommitment. How are you doing with the goals you set for 2008? How did you do with the month of June? Where are you headed? What’s still left [...]