I know I’ve been away.
My own mother has asked me why I haven’t updated my blog recently, but I’ve been so busy. It’s really not an excuse, there are just 24 hours in a day and I have to use at least 6 of them to sleep. My preference would be to utilize a [...]

Usually in the mornings, my thoughts go something like this:
Am I in urgent need of Botox?
Did I remember to fill the van’s gas tank yesterday or do I have to do it this morning?
Can I have that last piece of chocolate without the kids seeing me?
Should I have tea with fatty cream or [...]

I try not to judge someone when I first meet them. But this man was different. I could tell by the way he looked at me and my daughters that there was something wrong with him.
I felt shivers down my back the moment I locked eyes with him. We were at a birthday party [...]

Today I celebrated Easter with my five daughters. We went to church, the Catholic church I more often than not fail to attend.
I got in the van early in the morning and had the girls wear pretty dresses. I wore black pants and a black shirt and no make up. I consider the [...]

I received an email asking me why military children get a month all to themselves. The email suggested that it’s not fair military children have some type of preferential treatment or a month dedicated to them when all children should be honored.
I agree that all children should be honored, but before I dive into [...]

I haven’t blogged much lately.
I’ve been busy with a book deadline, doing radio reporting and writing a couple of research pieces on domestic violence and women in the military.
I can’t complain. I love every minute of it. I can’t get enough of talking to people, sitting down to try and figure out my [...]

I often receive questions about relationships from other women. Being from Italy, the land of passion, my reputation as a Latin lover at times precedes my reputation as writer. Recently, an anonymous reader I will call Jane asked me if I had tips to stay intimate with a partner during long absences and in [...]