Christmas Cards: A Six-Year Hiatus
kdillon2014-12-12T08:56:55+00:00The last time I sent a Christmas card was 2007, which was the last year my ex and I were together. Moving out in December of 2008, there was little thought of creating a Christmas
Love and Money
kdillon2013-09-30T14:28:06+00:00Early in dating, I told Sean a lot of things that would never happen in our relationship. We wouldn't date seriously, exclusively, or marry. Ever, on the last one. He took it all in stride, never
A New Chapter in Life
kdillon2013-02-27T09:13:12+00:00There are many benefits to writing on a blog. One is the opportunity to clearly see the past as it was in the moment--not a revisionist's version of it. I am able to look back
Living with No Regrets
kdillon2012-10-19T10:19:44+00:00"What are your dreams?" Someone asked me that soon after I separated from my ex. The question stumped me. I didn't have an answer, and I was embarrassed I could not conjure up one thing
Single Woman ISO Laughter
kdillon2012-09-19T12:14:51+00:00Never one to focus on having regrets in life doesn't mean I don't wistfully think it would be nice for a do-over at times. In my marriage the constant theme for a do-over was simply
Singles or Doubles-Who’s up for a Game of Tennis?
kdillon2012-04-26T09:29:06+00:00Scheduling guest writers each month is one of my favorite blogging activities. What I enjoy most is mixing it up--providing men, women, single, married, and best of all, a wide range of topics. Today's guest
Endings Are New Beginnings
kdillon2011-06-01T23:13:05+00:00Just as I have each morning for the last 29 months, today I woke up married, but estranged from my husband. My divorce hearing was today so tomorrow I will wake up single for the
Serendipity or Zemblanity?
kdillon2011-03-16T13:27:46+00:00Serendipity -noun 1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. 2. good fortune; luck In the summer of 2008 I woke up to a day filled with preparing for a triathlon. I was so
Living My Childhood Dream
kdillon2011-03-10T13:56:36+00:00Childhood dreams. What first comes to mind when you read these two words? Do you think about your hope of becoming a vet or astronaut? Does an image of you in a superhero cape bring
Thanksgiving Blessings
kdillon2010-11-29T09:08:37+00:00A gaggle of children running in and out of the house; two refrigerators filled with food; 15 people coming for dinner; the house rearranged for a large sit-down; five more people joining in for dessert;