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Dash of Sass: Let Today Be Today

October 20, 201426 CommentsMandy Hale

What if we just let today be today and let yesterday keep all of yesterday’s:

FeelingsHeartbreaksExesMistakes
Insecurities
Sadness
Failures
Regrets
(Insert anything else here)

Today is Monday. Let it be Monday. Not last Tuesday. Not last October. Not 3 years ago. Let this moment be everything it’s trying to be and stop crowding it with yesterday’s nonsense! You don’t have to hold onto the pain of the past. You simply DON’T. You can open your hands & let it fall, without any … » Read More

Day 15: Narrate a Conversation Between You and Someone Who You Never Had Closure With

October 7, 2014105 CommentsMandy Hale

It’s been almost exactly a year since I posted my last #30DayBloggingChallenge blog. I actually wrote this a year ago and wasn’t brave enough to post it. Since I wrote this blog, I have actually had this final conversation of closure with this person, who many of you will recognize from my latest book I’ve Never Been to Vegas but My Luggage Has. I’ll save that final conversation for another day…but for now, here’s what … » Read More

Dash of Sass: Why a Bad Relationship Can Be a Blessing

August 29, 201421 CommentsMandy Hale

If you’ve been single for any amount of time, you’ve been in at least a few less-than-ideal relationships (that’s my polite way of saying horrible relationships) and the temptation can be to grow weary and frustrated and even disillusioned when true love seems to very elusive. However, dear friends, there is no better way to really figure out what you’re looking for from life and especially from love than by experiencing what you don’t. The … » Read More

Sometimes They Come Back (Excerpt From Never Been to Vegas)

August 23, 201424 CommentsMandy Hale

Because we’ve all gotten over someone JUST to have them return to our lives…

Because we’ve all had that ex that we just can’t quite get over…

Because true love has a habit of coming back…

Here’s an excerpt from my latest book I’ve Never Been to Vegas but My Luggage Has: Mishaps & Miracles on the Road to Happily Ever After:

In April of 2011, I finally at long last closed the door on my long-suffering relationship with “Mr. … » Read More

Lessons Learned From Running Into An Ex Looking Like Something My Cat Coughed Up: A True Story

September 6, 201312 CommentsMandy Hale

Running into an ex looking your absolute BEST = Every girl’s fantasy.

Running into an ex looking your absolute WORST = Every girl’s nightmare.

I should start this tale with the disclaimer that every word of this is a true story. I realize it sounds like a sitcom, but everything I’m about to share with you did, in fact, happen.

A couple of weeks ago I traveled to Virginia Beach with my parents to tape The 700 Club. … » Read More

What Does Letting Go Look Like?

June 3, 2013140 CommentsMandy Hale

HOW do you let go and move on from ANYTHING in your life that no longer fits, no longer works, no longer brings you joy but pain, no longer brings you sunshine but rain?
Here’s how:
You take a deep breath, you say the words that you never imagined yourself saying, and you walk away. Battle-scarred and scared and unsure about the future as you may be, when you KNOW in your heart that this is not … » Read More

Dash of Sass: Releasing the Idea of Someone

May 22, 201314 CommentsMandy Hale

Quotes of the Day: “There’s a difference between loving the idea of someone and actually loving who they really are.” ~Unknown “Maybe you can try again, instead of loving someone you can’t be with.” ~Unknown The Single Woman Says: For those of you who have been following my blog for some time now, you know the story of my “Mr. Big.” And even if you … » Read More

Fifty Shades of Cray: Lessons Learned From Exes Whose Elevators Don’t Stop on All Floors

February 12, 201310 CommentsMandy Hale

As you all know, the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is still, all these years later, the hottest thing around. So hot, it’s about to become a movie. And even though I tried my best as a lover of books to read it a couple of years ago and get into it in order to not be left out of a cultural phenomenon, I honestly found it about as interesting as watching paint dry and … » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: Letting Go of Your “Mr. Big”

July 8, 20122 CommentsMandy Hale

Quote of the Day: “Sometimes you just KNOW it’s time to let go…so you do…and every day after is a little bit better than the day before.” ~The Single Woman The Single Woman Says: One of the primary stories I write about in my e-book, “The Single Woman’s Sassy Survival Guide: Letting Go & Moving On” is my relationship with my “Mr. Big,” the on-again, off-again love … » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: Do You Miss HIM? Or the IDEA of Him???

July 2, 2012CommentMandy Hale

Quotes of the Day: “There’s a difference between loving the idea of someone and actually loving who they really are.” ~Elizabeth Burke “So miss him. Send him some love and light every time you think about him, and then drop it. You’re just afraid to let go of the last bits of him because then you’ll be really alone, and you’re scared to death of what will … » Read More