The 28th Day

Alright single women...ever been cruising along doing just fine on your own and then all of sudden a somber lonliness hits you like a ton of bricks? 27 days out of the month, I'm good-in fact, I'm great at being single-as I've mentioned before, it does bother me from time to time, but in terms of lonliness hardly ever. But....uhhhhhggg...that 28th day is hard. And yes, I am sure its in direct correlation with Mother Nature casting her spell...I also eat like a horse that 28th day: pizza, sweets, chips, ice cream, cardboard-throw it all in, I'll eat it!

What happens to us to go from great to tanking in a matter of minutes? I'm not the type of person to feel sorry for myself...self pity is a type of cancer for your emotional well being. On that 28th day, it hits me though....why am I still single? I ponder the past: where did something good go bad; did I miss something good when I was with something bad; I go through my phone book, texting/calling a man I know isn't right and to be honest have no desire to maintain any type of a relationship with. I compare myself to all the non-single people I know...sometimes that actually helps me snap out of the funk-I know a lot of unhappy non-singles!

The point is, on that 28th day, I do feel sorry for me and all my singleness. My advice to any of you who struggle on the 28th day? Take a Pamprin, grab a friend, and head to Coldstone for some Apple Pie Ala Mode (my favorite flavor!). If that doesn't work, you might need to resort to the hard stuff....a bubble bath and a good cry...but take heart and dry your tears, grab a book, and realize, it WILL be better in the morning.