I had a completely different idea of what I wanted this post to be about when I sat down to write it. But I guess my spirit had other ideas so here goes… Cancer is one sneaky bitch. She will take what’s yours in the blink of an eye and leave you breathless and shaken. Four years ago, my mom … Read More
A male friend was kind enough to send me an article about Nine West’s new shoe campaign. As, I’ve discussed before, I can’t for the life of me figure out why these brands continue to present everything they do from the perspective of old men. Is there one thing here that is NOT offensive or extremely insulting? Ultimately, this will … Read More
food in·se·cu·ri·ty noun the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. I recently watched A Place at the Table, a documentary about the plight of 50 million Americans struggling with food insecurity. The notion of not knowing where your next meal is coming from is mind boggling to me; particularly in this country, yet 1 in … Read More
While it is our mission at Single Girls Rock to redefine what it means to be single by embracing and celebrating it, we are by no means anti-relationship. We came across this 2:00 video of a sermon and thought it funny and poignant enough to share. We think it sums up why there’s a lot to be gained from being … Read More
I recently had the opportunity to spend some quality time with these beautiful ladies who I haven’t seen in far too long. I’ve known them more than 20 years and, unfortunately, it gets harder and harder for our schedules to sync up allowing us to get together. I cannot tell you the last time all four of us occupied the … Read More
Tuesday night was exciting for me. Melanie Notkin, the author of Otherhood: Modern Women Finding a New Kind of Happiness, retweeted the blog post I wrote entitled Why I’m part of the Otherhood tribe and started following me on Twitter. Her actions had a ripple effect, which led to my site getting more traffic then I’d ever experienced. It was a moment of … Read More
I recently read Otherhood: Modern Women Finding a New Kind of Happiness by Melanie Notkin and quickly realized that she could have been writing about my life. The women Ms. Notkin interviewed for this book, along with her personal experiences, mirrored my own dating trials and tribulations.
For those of you who aren’t aware (which up until two days ago included me), Jill Abramson was the first female Executive Editor for the New York Times (NYT). Her career started with the monolith as managing editor, a position she occupied until she was promoted to the position she’d be ultimately and unceremoniously fired from three short years later. She … Read More
A few years ago I read a book entitled How to Get Out of Your Way by Tyrese Gibson. The book resonated with me because he discusses how we are often our own biggest obstacles to achieving our dreams. Oftentimes, the environment we grew up in influences our trajectory and to underscore this point, Tyrese provides his own life experiences … Read More
The three dots at the end of the title to this little blog are ominous aren’t they? I always struggle to answer this question, or the closely associated “why aren’t you married” question when asked. A response doesn’t readily leap to mind which is surprising. It’s like there’s an implied “what’s wrong with you” that underlies the question. I even … Read More