I wouldn’t say my sister and I were close growing up. I was a narcissistic, five years older than her, and she drove the attention away from me by selfishly being born. When I was seven, I was jealous that she got a birthday party, and *gasp* people brought her presents. I wanted those tap …

My dog Bosco watches television. Not just a few minutes here or there, but the whole show, and he has his favorites. He’ll sit in front of it so close I’m almost concerned about his eyesight, especially after my Mom used to tell me, “Don’t sit so close it will hurt your eyes.” Will it …

Back in college I was The Planner Girl. I was that kid with the color coded planner class schedule who had assignments blocked off for when I needed to start, when they needed to be finished, due dates–everything. As an adult, I’m not much different. The only change is the style. Confessions of a Planer …