The Naming of the Blog...

I knew it was coming...the world of blogging...so intriguing, cleansing, the desire was there for months, the topic..unfortunately easily established, the only thing missing - the title. I've been divorced for 9 years, so I consider myself single, in fact, very single these days. I've finally found the "entertaining" side of this crazy single life that I try every day to embrace. Let's face it (and I say this after the intake of a very deep breath) this could be the way it is forever (release of breath). I've thought of blogging the tales of my single life for many months now...it was just the title that was holding me back! Many titles, however, had run through my mind...

First, I thought "Single and Fabulous!" - yes, taken from an episode of every single girls favorite show "Sex and the City", but then I thought - if I'm so fabulous, then why am I single?! Scratch that title. Next, maybe something like "Desperately Seeking...." STOP...probably the one reason I didn't want to do this blog is the perception (hopefully that lives only in my head) that if you're single you are desperate - NO DESPERATION HERE! My favorite title that I just couldn't quite work out was going through the acronyms "SWF" - trying to find ways for it to translate to "Why the F am I still Single????" Wait - I'm going down the angry road, which is NOT what this blog is supposed to be about (although I can't promise it won't go down that road!) How about "To All the Single Ladies!"...sounds way better coming from Beyonce, because frankly I can only think of 5 or 6 single ladies that I know - "To All the 5 or 6 Single Ladies "- just doesn't flow.

Last night, it happened. I went out with one of my favorite single girlfriends. We had great conversation as usual, covering all our favorite topics. The martini's were delicious and the food - amazing! In fact, I had just been thinking that I could eat this meal every night, I am sooo happy right now - perfectly satisfied. I put my fork down and next thing I know...my friend...holding a forkful of salad, says to me "you need to try this salad - it is the BEST salad you will ever taste." Honestly, the perfect night came to a screeching halt. SALAD AS MY LAST BITE?! The fork was a millisecond from my mouth, with no choice but to open and eat it, because really, she wouldn't take no for an answer. It turns out - I could not have been happier to make this bite of salad my last bite - it was so delicious and I'm talking equal to the meal I would've had every night delicious! I thanked her for knowing I would love it and making me try it, then she looked at me - with her wide pretty eyes and said "SEE?! I WOULD BE A GOOD GIRLFRIEND?!" I completely understood why she said that, because we have that "single girl understanding". She related the salad tasting moment to how she would treat a guy - of course, the guy too would love the salad (and her for having him try it!) The minute she said it - I knew I wanted it as the title of my blog, because you see, there are so many times I think..."I would be a good girlfriend?!"