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Interview: The importance of nuance, comedy, and blinking.
I sat down with Thank You for Not Wasting My Time writer, Heather Maidat, and asked her a question. Q: Does "not wasting time" mean...


How To Get What You Want... Faster
Getting stood up on a date lead to one of the greatest revelations of my life. This guy and I had already gone out once and had a great...


Set Yourself Up for "New Year's Resolution" Success
I like a day where we have a worldwide holiday encouraging a new start. Here's my question about making New Year's Resolutions though: Is...


Have You Seen a Phone-y? (Of course you have.)
A Phoney is someone who cannot put their phone down despite how rude it is to the other person. Look out, I'm about to rant. I don't know...


7 Ideas For Your Dating Burn Out Comeback
There's a time in every dater's life where bad date goes from entertaining story to panic-stricken reality. You might suddenly be asking...


How To Handle Time Wasters
What do you do when someone wastes your time? Thank you to a fabulous reader who inspired today's post. She booked a hotel over the...


Quote of the Minute
Why is it when a person is choosy about who they date they're considered picky but when they're choosy about wine they're a connoisseur?


The Bank of Self-Worth
A friend of mine called and said, "You have to come see my new car!" I did. When I saw it I thought: "It's silver." Being a frequent...


How Critical Are You? Take this quiz.
The opportunity online for everyone to react, review, "like", give stars, and broadcast their inner thoughts about each other - to the...


Open Letter to People Who Say "Live in the Moment"
Dear People Who Say “Live in the Moment”, Hi. I’m Heather. I’ve heard many many times how I'm supposed to “live in the moment.” To avoid...


The Attitude of Gratitude
Do you keep a gratitude list? Well, rip it up. I'm kidding. Lots of folks recommend keeping a Gratitude List to increase overall...


Emotional Time Management
You know the phrase "Time flies when you're having fun." Well, what does it do when you're not having fun? Bored? Lonely? Impatient?...


How to Forgive (Without Letting Anyone Off the Hook)
I always had a problem with the word “forgive”. It puts the burden on the person who was hurt to simply (er- not so simply) forget about...


How to Tackle Being 21 Years-Old (Or Unemployed)
Turning 21 years-old is great since you don’t need to use Fake I.D. anymore to get into a bar. But it’s also tough, especially if you’ve...


Are You a Marriage Virgin?
Move over “Spinster”. Later for you “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette”. If you’ve never been married before or have been asking, “What do you...


Turn Your To Do into To Done
I have a problem. My To Do list is ongoing. More than ongoing. It’s two columns on two full pages and it’s been that way for as long as I...


Commitment-Phobes
I was trying out a bed in a bed store when I realized I had a fear of commitment. I happened to be laying on a mattress the size they...


Autocorrect Just Wants to Mess With You
When Autocorrect started to be a thing, my new boss sent me this text: Dying. I wasn't sure what to make of it. I thought: Dying as in...
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