Girl, stop being such a b*tch! Turn your March Madness into March Happiness! I don’t know basketball. But on the very basic level of understanding, I know that March is a big deal for the orange ball-throwing sport. There’s a lot of hype about March Madness, and if you’re an NCAA fan (or married to […]

Did you ever have one of those days, where nothing is going right? You feel like the universe has got it in for you today, here are some easy ways to reboot and put it all behind you from shine.com: 1. Resist the urge to “treat” yourself. Often, the things we choose as “treats” aren’t […]

More and more studies show that many people, regardless of race and/or gender, are getting married later in life. And by now, we’ve all heard the statistics about a staggering majority of African American women never marrying at all. Singledom. It is what is is. But does being single mean that you’re at a disadvantage, […]

Your child comes in the door in tears. He didn’t make the spelling bee. Her best friend is moving away. The cool kids wouldn’t sit with her at lunch. “It’s okay, sweetheart,” you say — and even though you have the best intentions, you’ve just made a mistake.

(From shine.com) What do you do if you’re feeling blue because of the financial crisis? Or if you’re just having an extremely lousy day? Here are nine strategies that can boost your mood right now in a happiness emergency. In the next thirty minutes, check off as many of the following items as possible.

(From nytimes.com) Two things happened to Sandra Bullock this month. First, she won an Academy Award for best actress. Then came the news reports claiming that her husband is an adulterous jerk. So the philosophic question of the day is: Would you take that as a deal? Would you exchange a tremendous professional triumph for […]