With the start of a new year, it’s easy to feel depressed. We for one are quite down about our real estate situation. One of the steps in our apartment building has gone missing. Where a plank of wood was replacing faux marble is now just an open slot. It’s a just lawsuit waiting to happen.

But we then read Debbie Nigro’s top ten resolutions for divorced women and we felt happy to be alive.

#10 - I will embrace being a third wheel and accept all couple invitations

#9 - I will sleep in the center of the bed

#8 - If I should meet a younger man- I will motion to change the word 'cougar" to "gift from above"

#7 - I will sit my kids down and break the shocking news that I not an ATM machine

#6 - I not allow strange children to sleepover out of guilt

#5 - I will maximize my busy day and do a daily set of squats while my coffee is perking

#4 - I will be grateful everyday for what is good- and let go of negative emotions and people that cause eating binges

#3 - I will finally delete all "dead relationship ' phone numbers from my cell phone

#2 - I will not worry what the rest of the family thinks about anything unless they are paying for it

#1 - Like a designated driver- I will appoint one person to tell me I am fabulous every day

We can’t decide which is sadder, doing squats while the coffee is perking or resolving to be a third wheel.

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