I Tilt Left Politics. Ugh. I’m actually a bit of a political wonk. I follow our national politics closely and pay attention to the bigger local issues. My conservative youth allows me patience when engaging in political discussions, but when someone isn’t open to hearing my point of view as part of that…

I’m a Spiritual Explorer “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Her words have echoed down the hallway of my life ever since I first heard them. The most vast corridor in my inner self is that of my spirituality. My journey has been long and…

I Expect Conversations With Depth Unless there’s a tornado or blizzard or hurricane involved, small talk about the weather immediately bores me. It’s also a good indicator for me that a conversation is winding to an end. Me: (Having actively listened to your vacation story for about 15 minutes) “Sounds like you had a great…

Sex … Let’s Talk Yeah, yeah. We can’t get through 30 Reasons Why You Do NOT Want to Date Me without talking about sex. You might be thinking, “This could be very interesting. She’s a creative woman, I wonder how her creativity expresses itself in her sex life?” Well, “Let’s talk.” I mean that…

My Friends are My Family My family is small and spread apart. We love each other and keep in touch, but we are not part of each other’s day-to-day lives. For me, this means that my larger social network includes my friends, with the closest ones being like family to me. This reason might not…

Reason #7 of 30 Reasons Why You Don’t Want to Date Me — A Quirky Countdown to Valentine’s Day: I Believe in Your Dreams and Expect You to do the Same “If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” ~ Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — 24th President…

I Am Annoyingly Optimistic Some people are a “glass is half full” and others are “a glass is half empty.” I’m more of a “there’s more water in the pitcher next to the glass” type of woman. …

I Love the Outdoors … Until Tents are Involved. In my teens, I LOVED going on camping trips, especially ones that involved canoeing and camping. I still have yearnings to spend a day floating down a river in a canoe, negotiating the currents and obstacles while taking in the slow-moving scenery. It’s amazing! …

I Love Good Health and You Should, Too Everything about good health boils down to this: Zombies I’m serious! Listen — I could go on about the benefits of diet and exercise and stress reduction, but is there really anything I could tell you that you didn’t already learn in your middle school health class? No. So instead…