When I quit my law firm job, I made a silent pact with myself: No matter what happened, no matter how things panned out, I would never say no to an opportunity that came up - even if I had absolutely no clue in hell how to do it once I’d said yes. In the […]

It’s been a few months now since the Great Brooklyn Exodus, and we’ve started to settle into the new neighborhood. Once I got over the little things - stepping outside minus the bombardment of yellow cabs; walking more than eighteen paces to reach the nearest convenience store/dry cleaner/ATM; buying birth control at the local […]

If you’re seeking a little inspiration on a chilly Monday morning, check out my piece today (second one down the page) in the New York Post. It’s about a woman who left her lucrative law career to pursue her true passion (pet topic of mine? How’d you guess). Now she runs her own thriving jewelry […]

This is truly, profoundly sad. It’s sad that this message board exists; sad that these “best and brightest” of America’s law schools (even writing this cracks me up) choose to spend their time harassing their peers instead of actually contributing something useful to humanity; sad that the site’s founders encourage racist and misogynistic posts to […]

Blog’s been dormant for a few days as I’ve been busy soaking in the sad depths of Libbytude for Huffpo. But now we’re back up and running, complete with an announcement: Starting today, Opinionistas will be syndicated on Yahoo. Once a week a different post will be featured on Capessa, a women’s lifestyle and wellness […]