Some people say don’t get your hopes up because then you will be disappointed. I will have to disagree with this statement. Without hope you’re not vulnerable. If you’re not vulnerable, then this will lead you to build up walls around your heart.
Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket
By: On the DL Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket It’s a saying we’ve all heard at one point or another, and it can relate to a variety of situations: job prospects personal life choices relationships you name it I’ve followed that advice all my life. I plan everything I can and try
Putting On My Armor
By: High Hopes Everyday!!!
Insanity Or Courage?
“Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” -Albert Einstein “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.” –Ambrose Redmoon
Never Leave A Diver Behind
Loss can lead to an up-and-down battle with our emotions.
The painful feelings can be tied to situations as varied as the death of a parent, loss of a job, divorce, end of a friendship, or even a move to another state.
But one of the beautiful things about loss is that it reminds us of the solid relationships we have and the communities we share.
The following story ran during the December 24, 2012 10p.m. newscast on KVOA News 4 Tucson, the NBC television affiliate.
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Tales From Sip And Go Girl: “Micah”
Sometimes, I’m obviously not number one on a guy’s list of “ladies he wants to date” or even hang out with. That was the case with Micah.
Micah was the first fella I agreed to meet in person after I started online dating. He played racquet sports like squash and tennis. He ran his own company helping students prepare for standardized tests like the SAT.
We arranged to meet at a gelato place because he had been cute and flirty with me and joked I could have the little cookie that comes with the gelato.
No cookie for you Sip and Go Girl
The day before we were to meet, Micah sent me an email through the website.
He apologized and said he had to cancel because he was going out of town on business. He made no mention of meeting up again.
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What Are Your New Year’s Relationship Resolutions?
WHAT ARE YOUR NEW YEAR’S RELATIONSHIP RESOLUTIONS?
Tell me!
I’m working on an article about the topic. It will be published Tuesday, January 1.
Do you want to spend more time with your step-daughter? Start dating again after a divorce? Distance yourself from an ex? Get to know the neighbor? Ignore your coworker? See your fishing buddy more often?
I want to know your New Year’s relationship resolutions.
Drop me an email at sipandgogirl (at) sipandgogirl.com or respond by using the Comment form below.
Live As If It Were Your Last Day
23-year-old Ashley was a self-described “complete and total dork.” She liked school and wanted a career in environmental science. She was an avid scuba diver and like many divers in southern Arizona, she loved the waters of San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.
18-year-old Monique was described by her cousin Sara as one of the most beautiful people she had ever known. The teenager’s first name was the middle name of her beloved aunt Elisa. Photos of her reveal a fun-loving but serious young woman clad in wacky big sunglasses or posing with arms wrapped around her younger sister Mary or her mother Shell.
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Living Well Is The Best Revenge
Inevitably, in all of our lives, we begin to fester in a situation that’s shelf-life has expired. Most commonly that situation is a relationship.
Sometimes it’s hard to remove ourselves from a person we’ve become attached to. You can’t break away and many of us are compelled to drive by their home, sit at your favorite bar or restaurant hoping they stop by, or even go so far as to invite them to a party or a holiday get-together. But then—horror—you see them walk through the door with someone else.
Nothing Hotter Than A Woman Firing A Weapon
One morning I was watching NBC’s Today Show and there was a story about an Olympic gold medal skeet shooter. A friend of mine said, “There’s nothing hotter than a woman firing off a weapon.” And it made me think…….
I used to go camping on the San Francisco River in eastern Arizona. One of our traditional events was trap and skeet. We used to follow a dirt path to a high bank of the river where we would throw and shoot clay targets across it. It was a game. The 20 gauge shotgun held three shells. You got three chances to hit your target. 
The loser had to carry the launcher back and it wasn’t easy. It was a metal thrower mounted on a tire.
Fixin’ To Fix People
My friend and fellow journalist Steve sent me a link to an article from match.com. The title?
Why “fixing” a man won’t make him love you.
I don’t know if he was accusing me of being a person who wants to “fix” people in order to make them love me or if he thought the article would be interesting for me because of the work I’m doing as Sip and Go Girl.
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The Pursuit Of Chemistry
While I was an undergraduate earning my bachelors degree in journalism, I interned at an organization designed to assist journalists and others with their First Amendment– aka U.S. Constitutional freedom of speech– rights.
After my internship finished at the end of the summer, one of the two employees at the organization asked me out. I said okay. Mark and I had our date at an Italian restaurant named Strings.
At the end of the night he asked me if I wanted to go out with him again and if I liked him. Yes, Mark asked me directly, “Are you interested in me?”
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A Date Means Wearing Lipstick
When I was in high school, Dennis asked me to go to the Beach Boys concert. It was 1988 and the band was touring to promote its new album. This was the album with the song Kokomo from the movie Cocktail.
I was wearing white loafer type shoes, jeans, and a peach sweater. My hair was as it always was in 1988. I did nothing more than wash it, comb it, and let it dry naturally. I did not use hair product beyond a tiny bit of mousse and I certainly hardly ever wore makeup.
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Can You Be Friends For Now?
Why is it that when we like somebody and there is no possible way to be together, we still allow ourselves to think there is a chance?
I know it is our instinct to love and be loved, but why can’t we just take control of our mind and do the right thing?
I most certainly have fallen victim to giving too much time and effort to the wrong people and since then, I have chosen to never again invest my time into those who don’t invest back.
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