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Losing you has been quite the gain…

May 23, 2012

So, a few weeks ago we had a house guest… Courtney Patton, one of Seth’s many Twitter connections. From Texas and in town for a convention, all the way up North, here in Ohio, she came to our door with an armful of sunflowers and wine. But we skipped the wine and went straight for [...]

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Kissing in front of the kids (gasp).

January 24, 2012

I know I will get blasted for this one. But, whatever, bring on the hate. This is reality, this is love and this is modern parenthood. We both put our children first and care about them more than anything in the world. What’s the most amazing of all is how much we have all fallen [...]

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New year. New job?

January 14, 2012

Three years ago this May I quit my day job. Some of you called me crazy, but most of you were cheering me on. I was “crazy” I guess. I left a solid career at a solid advertising agency during a recession to chase a dream of working for myself. Why? Because I was tired [...]

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I need a wife.

September 11, 2011

There is a blog post here. In my head. But I don’t have time to write it. Darn it. I can’t believe I still have readers when I barely have time to write anymore. Such a bummer. But last week I hired a Business Manager and Client Services Director. My secret to success? Keep hiring [...]

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Single Mom Question: We have chemistry, but…

June 10, 2011

This one is from Jen, a single mom who has all of the chemistry a girl can dream of with man who is not financially responsible. Her question in a nutshell is – “We have this amazing chemistry, but what about his financial instability? Can I overlook that? And is this the last time I [...]

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A very good question.

January 10, 2011

Had to pull out this fantastic comment from Sara to my last post. “Does it bother you that John is probably reading all this right now? That’s the first thing I thought of when I read your post about the break up. Do you sometimes find yourself writing things in these past few posts for [...]

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From Break Up Land

January 6, 2011

The one thing I absolutely love about owning a Web design, SEO and Social Media business is the variety of people I meet and interact with every day. First, there are the three guys in my office. Their humor throughout this entire thing has been incredible and I don’t feel alone in the least. However, [...]

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And then we break up.

December 28, 2010

I am still in shock and I don’t know if I can piece it all together very eloquently here. I’m also not sure where to begin. The first time it happened, the first time he broke up with me, his face looked pale. He was sitting on his couch. Not leaning into his couch, but [...]

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Dad

December 2, 2010

Shortly after we moved in together, into our new house and onto our new life, Benjamin started asking a lot of questions. Namely, “Does this mean John Bear is my Dad now?” “Well, yes, he is your step-dad.” As I’ve told you before, Benjamin was very quick to point out that technically John and I [...]

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A Single Mom’s Guide to Finding a Manperson

November 28, 2010

I missed the third anniversary of starting my blog. Typically I give myself a pat on the back for making it this far without either a) quitting or b) losing all of my readers. And then I offer up a recap of my milestone self-discoveries about men and dating as a single mom. Conveniently for [...]

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