I would love to be Samantha on Bewitched. I don’t really care so much for the magic bit. I just covet her life. Does she do anything all day besides flit around the house and cause problems for Darren? I’m going to channel Samantha today, on my official Girls Day Off. I’m going to have no agenda except to drop by Lori’s house and grab coffee and gossip and talk about the stories we just wrote that made us cry and then shop until I freakin’ drop. That sounds like such a Samantha thing to do, doesn’t it? Drink coffee …read more

My husband asked what to get me for Christmas and I said a day. A day to get this out-of-control hair cut. A day to have these wild brows waxed. A day to have a makeover and actually match my foundation to my skin. A day to slowly walk through the mall and touch fuzzy sweaters and try on cool jeans. A day of no writing deadlines to meet or dinners to make or baths to run. Just one day to get in tune with that woman I was 15 years ago who was cute and color coordinated and would …read more