Simply Cinderella

Admit it, you sang along to the title of this post. But I'm talking about the zones in a different kind of sea.  You know the saying, " There's plenty of fish in the sea."  I'm talking about that  sea. Honestly, it's become increasingly difficult to understand the differences between the ever so delicate stages that lead to relationships.  Are we just friends?  Are we more than that?  Does he want more than that?  Am I raising false hopes?  The questions never end. So let's simplify it. You and your potentially prospective candidate for lifelong marriage could fit into one of three categories:  The Friendzone, Courtship, and Engagement. For today we'll focus on the first and foremost. The Friend Zone:  Ah yes, the dreaded space where one knows another individual but only to the point that doesn't pass beyond "just good friends".  Here you can enjoy the company of another, usually in groups, so as to keep things on the surface without divi

 It seems that every time I sit down to write this, something needs taking care of, whether it's dishes, baking, making dinner, tidying.. sounds a bit familiar. ;) And I used to get so annoyed that all these little tasks needed completing, especially when there was something I had in mind to get done that day, like an art project or reading a certain book. Of course, no one likes to do chores,  they're all very bothersome in their own way.  Even since we were young that word has had a negative connotation in our daily lives.  As kids all we wanted to do was play, and any kind of interruption, be it work or even lunch, would add to the resentment we felt for anything but the thing we wanted to be doing.  Now at our ages when responsibilities become ever more present it seems the only thing we want to do to be at peace is to escape them. But I've found that they're actually the key  to achieving peace. I know, I'm crazy.  And do I always practice what I preach?  Absol