October 8, 2012Comment
Quotes of the Day: “As in the case of all first dates, only 70% of their brains was talking, listening, and responding to what the other was saying. The other 30% was wondering…” ~Liz Tuccillo “I need to be casual but not too casual. Dressy but not too dressy. I need him to think I just threw on the first thing I found and that I’m not … » Read More
July 8, 20122 CommentsQuote of the Day: “Sometimes you just KNOW it’s time to let go…so you do…and every day after is a little bit better than the day before.” ~The Single Woman The Single Woman Says: One of the primary stories I write about in my e-book, “The Single Woman’s Sassy Survival Guide: Letting Go & Moving On” is my relationship with my “Mr. Big,” the on-again, off-again love … » Read More
June 20, 2012CommentQuotes of the Day: “Lots of things can be fixed. But many times, relationships between people cannot be fixed, because they should not be fixed. You’re aboard a ship setting sail, and the other person has joined the inland circus, or is boarding a different ship, and you just can’t be with each other anymore. Because you shouldn’t be.” ~ C. JoyBell C. “Even on my weakest day, I get a little bit … » Read More
June 18, 2012CommentQuote of the Day: “Anyone you have unresolved issues with you are bound to run into again and again until you resolve them.” ~Sex & the City The Single Woman Says: Lately it seems like I’ve been getting a recurring question from my readers: “How do you handle a run-in with an ex?” It seems as much as we would like to avoid these awkward encounters, because of shared interests and … » Read More
May 29, 2012Comment
Quote of the Day: “Love isn’t complicated – people are.” ~Unknown The Single Woman Says: Social media shadiness. Facebook shadiness. Twitter shadiness. Texting/BBM/IM’ing shadiness. We’ve all been a victim of it at one point or another. A guy you’re dating doesn’t approve your friend request. Still another never responds to you in public on Twitter – only through DM’s. And another always manages to … » Read More
May 28, 20122 Comments
“I’ll never let go, Jack. I’ll never let go!” In perhaps the most tear-inducing movie scene of all time, found in the mother of all chick flicks, the very film that I myself saw at the theaters six times and own not one, but TWO copies of…Kate Winslet’s Rose famously makes a promise to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack that she’ll never let him go. She cried…we cried…the person in the next … » Read More
May 21, 2012Comment
“I always knew looking back on the tears would make me laugh. But I never knew looking back on the laughs would make me cry.” ~Unknown It’s the darndest thing about life. You have the most heart-wrenching experiences that you think you’ll never recover from…only to find yourself a few years down the road looking back at those very same events with a chuckle. Then you have moments where you laugh uproariously with your … » Read More
May 14, 2012CommentQuotes of the Day: “Sometimes it takes aloneness to learn that anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you.” ~David Whyte “There’s an awful lot you learn about yourself when you’re alone.” ~Kate Bush “I restore myself when I’m alone.” ~Marilyn Monroe The Single Woman Says: I was recently talking with a girlfriend about her fear of being alone. ..and it wasn’t a unique … » Read More
May 1, 2012CommentQuote of the Day: “I think about how there are certain people who come into your life, and leave a mark. I don’t mean the usual faint impression: he was cute, she was nice, they made me laugh, I wish I’d known her better, I remember the time she threw up in class. And I don’t just mean that they change you. A lot of people can change you – the first kid … » Read More
April 26, 20121 Comment
Many of you have asked me over the past year, “What is your affiliation with New Kids on the Block? Why do you tweet and write about them so much?” And the short answer to that is: I have no affiliation. Well, other than the fact that I have adored them for more than 20 years, I’ve interviewed Jordan for my column (which was one of the best interviews of my … » Read More
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Life doesn’t always look the way we want it to look. In Mandy’s upcoming book, Turn Toward the Sun: Releasing What If and Embracing What Is, you’ll find encouragement to live in the moment, sit with your experiences, and trust God with the unknown.
