Obsession of the Month: 
Cotton Candy Grapes

(AKA "I currently want to respond to all of my emails and texts with, 'How do you expect me to deal with this right now when one of the best friends I ever had is dead!?', but instead I'll channel those emotions into my writing") A candle I lit for Zen on a day he was struggling. He was so appreciative. When people talk about their best friend, most are referring to someone they grew up with since childhood or met in college, were in each other's weddings, and continued along

If you know anything about me, you probably know that I'm obsessed with musical theater. So obsessed that I perform an average of 5 shows a week from the comfort of my own kitchen. I'm a one-woman singing and dancing set of shenanigans. Let me just say though... neither my kids nor my dogs enjoy the shows. In hindsight, going to see Six: The Musical shouldn't have been my 7th scary thing. It should have been my 6th. Opportunity missed. I should also mention that seeing the

What's the worst date you've ever been on? Mine involved being taken to an Italian restaurant where my date proceeded to order lasagna and then act astounded that it was full of dairy products when it arrived to the table. He was lactose intolerant. I am too, buddy. But I'm also Italian. And I know that lasagna has lots of cheese in it. There's no way it would have worked between us. Don't worry, he also presented with a few more serious red flags, so I wasn't being too harsh

They say everyone's got a few skeletons in their closet. We've all got parts of our stories we'd rather not share with the world. But, you can either keep them hidden behind shame or bring them out into the light. If you ask me, bringing them out into the light is a hell of a lot more freeing. It's not easy though, to break down the walls we build around ourselves. We fear that by letting others in we'll be judged. That we'll face shame and embarrassment. That's why it can be