Let me tell you something, love loves. This past year has been a doozy-- illness, hospitals, loss of loved ones and loss of loved things. People are always stopping me on the streets and saying, "Hey, Susan. How do you stay so upbeat when you are dealing with the most miserable, slimy, festering, absurd deck of cards unseen since the Old Testament? How do you manage to look good and feel so good?"  I'm paraphrasing, but not by much. I just smile and tell them the truth: I volunteer. I travel. I focus on my work. And I drink copious amounts of Sauvignon Blanc.

That, my darlings, is how you overcome anything.

Busy yourself with whatever it is you love. I love writing and eating so much I combined the two in my erotic novella-cum-cookbook (no pun intended) -- Mouth Full: Rendezvous & Recipes.

Make sure you are always doing something and enjoying everything. Look at art or read  gorgeous novella with cooking tips. Numb your mind with the minutia of cleaning or writing a blog post. Create! Most importantly, DRINK and be merry. At best, drink and be sleepy, which is my favorite thing to do.

Remember to not drink if you can't and never drink and drive! I live in Manhattan so I do not drive even when I'm as sober as stone. I just hail a cab and am spirited home for under twenty dollars including tip.

Everything will always be better tomorrow, just deal with today as it comes.

Kisses & Kegels,
Susan