Clothes have special power. I'll always remember the raspberry colored v-necked silk sweater I was wearing on my husband and my first date. If I hadn't been wearing that sweater that night, would any of it have happened?

Someone will always tell you what you want to hear.

I'm planning to give up worrying. I want to, but I'm worried I won't be able to.

I have one rule I live by: Only do what you can do. That neans you're never looking outside for what's popular; you're always looking inside for what's true.

As complicated as joint custody is, it allows the delicious contradiction of having children and maintaining the intimacy of life-before-kid s.

if you are a stepparent, rush right out and get yourself a dog. Because it's very nice to have someone in the house that loves you.

In Los Angeles, by the time you're 35, you're older than most of the buildings.