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
Everyone Is Happier Than Me
I spend a lot of time and money in Starbucks. I like the hustle and bustle mixed with a calm atmosphere, the “shhshshhhshhhdhsh” sound of milk being foamed, and the already pricy iced white mocha to which I add the extra shot of espresso for flavor. And for someone named Sip and Go Girl it’s the darn near perfect place right?
It’s also one place where I realize everyone is happier than me.
Loss Aversion: Why We Cling To Dying Relationships
One of the toughest things for me to deal with when I was trying to decide whether to officially end my marriage was knowing I invested nearly 15 years of my life into the relationship. And was it all for naught?
“But we’ve been through so much together” was one of my thoughts.
I was scared of being back in the same lifestyle I had 15 years prior with nothing to show for it, except for some boxed memories and a lifetime of what ifs. It would mean living in an apartment with a cat named after a spice and working in television news. It looked like 1996 all over again.
A couple months ago I read a book called “Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior.” » Read more..
A Charming Child Will Win You The Man
In the movies, women with charming and precocious kids win the men. 
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Phantom Lover From The Past
Kurt and I met at a university campus ATM. He recognized the monstrous law book I was carrying as the same one he used in Paul Falzone’s criminal justice class. Turns out Kurt was taking the same class but on a different day.
Our conversation led to an exchange of phone numbers, a phone call, and a date. On a Friday night, I met him at his house. We were then going to drive to see the new Robin Hood movie. The year was 1991. Kurt was 
wearing those denim overalls popular with bands like New Kids on the Block.
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She Has Crazy In Her Eyes
In spring 2005, the story broke about a woman in Georgia who vanished around the time of her wedding. Law enforcement launched a nationwide search. The woman, Jennifer Wilbanks, eventually called her fiance from New Mexico and claimed she had been attacked and kidnapped.
While police were talking with her, Wilbanks admitted where was no abduction and no attack. She had been overwhelmed by her upcoming wedding.
My then-husband Steve said, “Well I’m not surprised. Look at her. She has crazy in her eyes.”
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Tales From Sip And Go Girl: “Eric”
By: Sip and Go Girl
Eric and I arranged to meet at a slightly upscale restaurant and bar for a drink.
For me, it was merely Tuesday. For him and the rest of the United States, it was Valentine’s Day.
He worked as 
a counselor at a medical facility and was friendly and slightly charming, although he asked me more than once what I thought of his physical appearance. He was dressed nicely but beyond that I had little to say.
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The Start Of Sipping And Going
By: Sip and Go Girl
So what is “What is sipping and going?”
Six months after my divorce was final, I decided to start dating again. I desperately wanted the distraction and diversion after a rough time in a marriage and rough time during a divorce.
I did not want to mine my workplace or any other area of my life for a date. So I threw a profile up on an online dating site and logged off the computer. When I checked a couple days later, I had dozens of emails. It was easy. I had a date!
