CONFESSIONS OF A WORRYWART | CONFESSIONS OF A WORRYWART

Antidote to Worry: Lettuce Wraps

susan fishman orlins — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:42 +0000

With bathing suit season approaching, everyone seems to be more calorie conscious. Lettuce wraps are one of my favorite snacks.

Worrywart Calm in the Face of a Missing Laptop

susan fishman orlins — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:18:39 +0000

Why do religious people worry? All they have to do is pray. Whenever I'm worried, I have to pay. My therapist is my Lord. The missing laptop was not . . .

Tom Cruise and Scientology and More About a Man I Like to Dislike

susan fishman orlins — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:15:14 +0000

I can't accept Tom Cruise and Scientology any more than I can accept the Ku Klux Klan. Okay, a dot or more more.

Worried About Too Many Advisors

susan fishman orlins — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:35:26 +0000

What am I to do about too many advisors? I began preparing for the 2-minute pitch of my memoir 60 days in advance, an average of 1 day for every 3 seconds.

Name Dyslexia

susan fishman orlins — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:58:05 +0000

Given my name dyslexia, every time I go outside, I have to rehearse all four names beforehand in case I run into any of them.

Explosions at Boston Marathon Finish Line

susan fishman orlins — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:51:22 +0000

In light of the Boston tragedy, how can I publish my trifle of a post, which—on a day when we felt safer and less heart-heavy—might make some readers smile?

LIVING IN CHINA: HIBISCUS BULBS, ALAN DERSHOWITZ, AND PEAS

susan fishman orlins — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:23:01 +0000

In 1980, while living in China, I insisted on speaking Mandarin when planning a dinner for Alan Dershowitz and other Harvard professors. Oops.

Antidote to Worry: Easy Dinners of Adobo Chicken (and Sharing)

susan fishman orlins — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:36:35 +0000

As easy dinners go, this is the easiest. All you need is 4 ingredients.

Tip Day or Is it Enough Just to Entertain?

susan fishman orlins — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:01:43 +0000

Is it enough just to entertain? Or do I need to make a point, share a reflection? Now I have set myself up for failure in two ways:

Worried About Outliving Friends, My Junior High School Boyfriend and Not-so-Subtle Self-Promotion

susan fishman orlins — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:47:49 +0000

All this fed into my recurring imaginings of how to celebrate my death, and whether to do so after or before it occurs . . .

What Can You Do?

susan fishman orlins — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:48:32 +0000

Back to another beau, who could say words backwards and so can I, except someone once stumped me in the Say This Backwards game with "onomatopoeia."

Cute Guy in Van: A Washington Story

susan fishman orlins — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:02:31 +0000

A Washington Story: What if he’s a terrorist? He’ll know where I live. Better to remain inconspicuous.

Worried About Upbeat

susan fishman orlins — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:58:11 +0000

Does this rah rah for winter months raise questions about my worrywart creds? Should I worry that my upbeat tendencies will discred my worrywart brand?

Healthy Sexual Relationships: Q and A with Author of Wanting Sex Again

susan fishman orlins — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:05:34 +0000

Valentine sex will be an issue for many couples. This manufactured day of romance offers men and women an opportunity to examine their sexual relationship.

Successful Marriage and Marital Problems: How to be Happily Married, Part III

susan fishman orlins — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:32:23 +0000

What makes for a successful marriage? What can be done about marital problems? My two previous posts highlighted Betsy’s story and Harry’s story; below is Victoria’s story. Victoria is 58 years old and a retired history professor living in Chicago: The biggest challenge I faced in my marriage was when my …