Life takes us on different paths... It's not up to us to evaluate or judge them, merely respect and embrace them. (Lara Lington - to Sadie Lancaster)

This is what happens. You tell your friends your most personal secrets, and they use them against you.

I always thought 'chick lit' meant third-person contemporary funny novels, dealing with issues of the day. I mean, it's not the ideal term; when I'm asked to describe what I do, I say I write romantic comedies, cause that's what I feel they are. But I'm quite pragmatic.

Like most of us, I'm used to juggling about 52 roles in life. Wife. Mother. Sister. Friend. Author. Sometimes I feel a bit 'multiple-personality'.

If it's in the bin, it's public property.

Honestly, shopping beats therapy, anytime. It costs the same and you get a dress out of it.

You can want and want and want, but if he doesn't want you back ... you might as well wish the sky were red.