License to Drive

I passed my driving test today! So I’m no longer running around with a permit. As Dman says, “It’s not like James Bond has a permit to kill.” Haha.
It wasn’t without drama, though. The instructor took me to the wrong testing site! By the time we figured it out, I was a half-hour late for [...]

My Long-Distance Hubby

Dman is here for a week before he goes off again for work. We’ve been apart for a month and will be apart for another month after he leaves next week.
Of course I’m very happy to be with him but it’s hard to get back in the swing of “couple” things when you’ve been single [...]

As Everything Goes to Hell…

It’s interesting (and a little scary) to be back in the States in the middle of this huge financial crisis. Being in NYC, by Wall Street, makes it even more palpable.
I’m shocked by it, quite frankly. And more than a little disgusted. What it comes down to essentially is greed and at some point, somebody [...]

Baby, I Can Drive Your Car (Almost)

I’m fulfilling one of my New Year’s resolutions from about three years ago, which was to get my license. Last year, I added to that resolution with learning how to drive stick shift. To answer everyone’s question, yes, I know how to drive, but my Pennsylvania license expired so I have to go through all [...]

How to Get a French Visa in NYC

Clearly, I don’t fully know as I trekked up to 74th and 5th Avenue today, armed with every type of official French document me and the hubby possess (in the pouring rain, no less)—and it still wasn’t enough. I walked away with no visa, soaked boots and two Heidi Klein bikinis that were on sale. [...]

Lost in New York

I suppose that’s not totally true since I know the city so well. Maybe I’m just talking about how lost people seem figuratively. There’s always someplace to go, someone to see, but how many people are really and truly fulfilled with where their lives are taking them?
Had dinner tonight at Supper with two of my [...]

The Green-Eyed Motivator

I’m thinking about ambition. Probably because I’m back in NYC, where ambition is pretty much the driving force behind this town—and because I’m starting to believe that jealousy/envy is the driving force behind ambition.
Whether it’s looking good, dressing well, living luxuriously, being successful, having a good relationship, I wonder how much of that comes from [...]

Just the Messenger, Folks

An article I wrote a while back for MSN just appeared on its homepage today, so I guess it got a lot of eyes. It’s about adult children living back home with their parents and how they can maintain a lovelife in that situation. I actually forgot about this piece because it was written so [...]

Manhattan or Brooklyn?

I’ve always been a Manhattan girl. It’s where I wanted to live since I was about 13 years old, where I lived for 12 years and what I consider home more than any other place in the world.
However, now that I’m looking for a New York apartment, I’m hearing the siren call of Brooklyn. Why? [...]

Sailing, Sick and WTF John Mayer?

I went sailing this weekend on my friend Peter’s new boat. I should correct that and say that one afternoon was spent sailing, the rest of it was spent avoiding the rainstorms and the toilet-shower combo in my cabin. Much as I appreciate the self-contained universe of a sailboat, which is pretty darn efficient and [...]