What Makes You An “It Girl”?
At a recent book reading, the presenter introduced me like this: “Two years into single motherhood, Rachel stopped picking up toys—and started picking up men.” I don’t know what’s more exhausting: picking up tiny Polly Pocket trinkets—or men. My dating memoir, Single Mom Seeking: Playdates, Blind Dates, and Other Dispatches from the Dating World, came out in 2007 (Seal Press/Avalon).
The questions I hear most:
• "Does it feel weird to know that everyone has read about your sex life?”
• "Will I end up in your blog?”
Confession: I looked up “It girl” on Wikipedia. Can a single mom fit the charming and sexy description? You tell me. If you Google “single mom,” I come up three times on the first page. Yikes.
What Inspires You?
My daughter, Mae, who, at this very moment, is mixing up concoctions from a “Perfumery Science Kit.” She is supposed to be preparing a speech for her second grade class about Madame Curie, and I was the sucker at the store when she told me that she had to have this kit for her talk.
It Girl Picks
I have very sensitive skin, so I use all-natural products. I like the BareMinerals line. When I was pregnant in New York City, I fell in love with Kiehl’s. They’re out here, in the Bay Area, now. I especially love Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Moisturizer. For Mae’s hair, I’m so grateful to the girlfriend who introduced me to Curly Q’s Coconut Dream Moisturizing Conditioner. Yoga, Sunshine, Books, My Family, My Girlfriends
Who do you consider an “It Girl”?
Anne Lamott, Helen Gurley Brown, Halle Berry, Ellen Page (from Juno)
Additional Information:
This spring, I’ll be giving away the hottest new relationship books at my blog: www.singlemomseeking.com/blog. My first-person essay “Single Mom Seeks Date” appears in the March ‘08 issue of Family Circle. I’m the single mom columnist for LifetimeTV.com.
If you live in the S.F. Bay Area and want to hear some women naked on the page: I’ll be on a panel at The Commonwealth Club on Thursday, April 3, 6 p.m. to talk about writing, men, parenting and dating. I’ll be joined by “It” authors: Jane Ganahl, Naked on the Page; Wendy Merrill, Falling Into Manholes; Jerusha Stewart, The Last Single Girl in the World; Sasha Cagen, Quirky Alone.
My site: www.singlemomseeking.com
