Author Archives: Eleanore
Fab Friday Favs: Show Your Ta-tas Some Love!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, and approximately 1 woman in 8 will develop it over the course of her life. Breast cancer is so common that most women know someone who has been diagnosed with this disease. Just over 10 years ago, my dear friend, … Continue reading
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Making Friends, Grown-up Style
One of the reasons being single works so well for me is my robust circle of what experts call social connections: some I’ve known forever, others I only recently met, some I share a bloodline with. Lots of studies and medical experts support that –single or married– healthy relationships are what help keep people sane and … Continue reading
Posted in The Spinsterlicious Life Tagged American University Olli, being single, making friends, MeetUp 7 Comments
Victim…or Co-conspirator?
I keep asking myself, “What is wrong with her?” Why was she with this man to begin with, and why did she stay longer than five minutes? I’m sure some will say this is really none of my business, but I disagree. If it’s in the news, on the news and every newsmagazine and talk show, … Continue reading
Posted in The Spinsterlicious Life Tagged being single, cheated on wife, cheating husband, dating, divorce 9 Comments
Travel Tuesday: The Single Experience…in Ecuador…in South Africa
The growing numbers of singles is not just a U.S. trend. Many countries around the world are also experiencing a decline in marriage. I love that readers of The Spinsterlicious Life are from “everywhere”…places like Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, New Zealand, Peru, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, and the U.K….in addition to the good old … Continue reading
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Fab Friday Favs: Scents and Sensibility
I like things that smell good…but I have a love-hate relationship with fragrance. It seems that I have a stronger sense of smell than many people, so I often smell smells at an amplified level…which can be a problem. There’s a guy in my building who wears so much cologne that I can tell when … Continue reading
Posted in The Spinsterlicious Life Tagged Annick Goutal, Bliss, Iyanla Vanzant, OWN, spinsterlicious, Westin White Tea 4 Comments
Maybe…Just Maybe…Consider Mixing Up Your Dating Life With Stir Events by Match.com
Last month, I wrote a blog post about an event I attended sponsored by Match.com, to promote their new Stir events. Stir events are targeted to single people and range from large scale happy hours at local bars and venues, to more intimate, interest-based events such as cooking classes, wine and tequila tastings, dance lessons, bowling nights, rock … Continue reading
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My Hollywood Happening
Last week I had the good fortune to hang out in Los Angeles for a few days. I flew out for a book-signing for my book –The Spinsterlicious Life: 20 Life Lessons for Living Happily Single and Childfree– hosted by Kolu Boutique(which is actually in Venice, CA), my dear friend, Joni who works there, Jane (the … Continue reading
Posted in The Spinsterlicious Life Tagged 2 Hopeful Spinsters, Kolu, single women, spinsterlicious 3 Comments
Travel Tuesday: Chicks That Trip
For many women, one of the downsides of being single is the desire to travel but having no one to go with. Traveling without some or at least one of your favorite people can be daunting, but it can also be freeing and fun (see Lori’s Cuba). This week’s guest post is by Chante Owens, seasoned … Continue reading
Posted in The Spinsterlicious Life Tagged Chante Owens, Chicks That Trip, single women, solo travel, spinster, spinsterlicious, vacations alone 1 Comment
Inspiring Spinsterlicious Sweepstakes Entries
Response has been great around the featured essays from the Spinsterlicious Sweepstakes. I love hearing your stories and, apparently, so do lots of other people. What I love most is that we’re changing the stereotype of who a single woman is. When people- who-don’t-know-better make jokes about single women as “crazy cat ladies”, ”angry”, “too unattractive to … Continue reading
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Sweepstakes For National Singles Week…Because Being Single is In!
“[W]hat it does bring home to us is that we can no longer pretend that marriage is the central organizing principle of society?” – Historian Stephanie Coontz There’s been a rash of studies and news articles lately on the declining marriage rate and the subsequent rise in single people. Two that I’ve seen a … Continue reading
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“Fab Friday Favs”: Color Me…
The theme for this edition of Fab Friday Finds is c o l o r. For each, the color of “the find” is an integral component of why I love it…except for the last one. Gray Cover Gray is a lifesaver for me every morning. Most of my hair is not gray, but the edges of my hairline … Continue reading
Posted in The Spinsterlicious Life Tagged Brooks Brothers, Cover Gray, Fab Friday Finds, Jimmy Choo, Mario Batali, No iron shirts, sgroppino 2 Comments
Making Friends With Boredom
The other day, I had a fascinating conversation with a long- time friend. Jason is a confirmed bachelor in his 50s. Until recently, my question to him was always “who are you dating now”, because there was always someone new. But things have changed. He’s been dating the same woman for two years and he’s in … Continue reading
Marriage. Kids. They’re Not For Everybody. Really.
Below is the reprint of an article I wrote for HuffingtonPost this week. At a dinner party with some “friends” a few years ago, there was a longer than necessary conversation about “what’s wrong with Eleanore” (me) because I’m not married and I have no kids. I’m a spinster. A pretty amazing one, but a spinster, … Continue reading
Posted in The Spinsterlicious Life Tagged being single, childfree, kids are not for everyone, marriage is not for everyone, single is good, spinster, spinsterlicious 10 Comments
“Travel Tips” Tuesday: Lori’s Cuba
My friend, Lori, and I have an ongoing lighthearted disagreement about being single. She likes to say “I’m not Spinsterlicious because I don’t like being single.” I always laugh because whether she likes being single or not, the reality is that she is. Whether single by choice or circumstance, I believe a woman owes herself a … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, being single, Cuba, Ernest Hemingway, Happily single, Havana, I hate being single, never married, Single, single women, spinsterlicious, travel Tagged being single, Cuba, Ernest Hemingway, Havana, solo travel, travel alone 7 Comments
“Fab Friday Favs”: Lips, Hips, & Whips
In my reader survey recently, a number of respondents expressed a desire to see more product reviews and more posts about things and experiences I enjoy. So, today, we kick off the first of what I hope will be regular blog posts about things I come across that make me smile. It’ll be called “Fab Friday … Continue reading
Posted in Dr Oz, Just A Drop, Mac Cosmetics, Push Girls, Regional Thai Tagged Dr Oz, Just a Drop, MAC Cosmetics, Push Girls, Sundance Channel, Thai restaurant 6 Comments
Being Spinsterlicious…on The Kari Adams Show
Recently, I was a guest on The Kari Adams Show, which pertains to all things dating, relationships, single life and how to find your perfect partner. Kari and I hit it off immediately and had a fun conversation about “living a delicious life” as a single woman. Here’s the video. It’s 25 minutes long, so … Continue reading
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Who’s Spinsterlicious? We Are. And We’re Everywhere!
A few weeks ago, I posted a survey so I could get to know the readers of my The Spinsterlicious Life blog better. As an incentive to get you to participate, we offered a first, second, and third place prize. Response was tremendous, so many thanks to all of you who participated. Sometimes when I … Continue reading
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Single? Adventure is Yours!
One of the first chapters of my book, The Spinsterlicious Life: 20 Life Lessons for Living Happily Single and Childfree is about my belief in the importance for spinsters and single women everywhere to maintain a sense of adventure. We are unencumbered and free from many of the responsibilities that wives and mothers have, and we … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Amsterdam, Boredom, childfree, eleanore wells, Happily single, I hate being single, living alone, single women, spinsterlicious, The Spinsterlicious Life 7 Comments
I Don’t Like Kids. There. I Said It.
Last week I received an interesting email from a reader about some of the dynamics behind being childfree. She has observed that women who have chosen to be childfree often feel the need to profess how much they love and enjoy kids, but that they just don’t want any. Her question was: “Where are all the … Continue reading
Posted in being single, child free, childfree, divorced women, Happily single, The Spinsterlicious Life Tagged childfree, I hate kids, spinsterlicious 29 Comments
When Broccoli Rabe = Freedom!
This has been a fantastic week. It’s my annual pilgrimage to Martha’s Vineyard, an island off the coast of Massachusetts. Every year I rent a house with 4-5 Spinsterlicious girlfriends and we beach, eat lobster rolls, drink cocktails at breakfast, and hang out at the club like we’re still young and carefree. While here, I had … Continue reading
Ode to Helen Gurley Brown: R.I.P., Sexy
Helen Gurley Brown died today. Here’s a re-print of a post I wrote about her earlier this year: Helen Gurley Brown turned 90 this past February 18. I discovered her when I was a teenager and became an instant fan. She was a woman ahead of her time; I hadn’t heard another woman with her message. … Continue reading
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Who Says Girls Can’t Play Nice…and Other Musings.
Every now and then I’ll read or hear someone say something along the lines of “women aren’t nice to each other”, “I don’t trust women”, “women are always in competition with other women”, and, of course “women are bitches”. And we’re all familiar with the concept of mean girls. There probably is a modicum of truth … Continue reading
Single and Fab? A Smart Marketer’s Dream.
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about a new addition to my beauty maintenance routine. Shortly thereafter, I received inquiries by several companies who wanted me to try their products and write about them. This was a little flattering and a little nerve-wracking. Flattering because, well, I like that they care what … Continue reading
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A Spinsterlicious Survey…with Prizes!
Dear Friends: I’d love it a lot if you’d take about 10 minutes to tell me about yourself by completing this survey. To show my appreciation, I’ll be giving away three prizes through a random drawing: (1) $100 AmEx gift card (2) Spinsterlicious gift bag with book, t-shirt, mug (3) … Continue reading
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Nope, I Don’t Hate Men…and I’m Not Gay…
As a single woman, one of the things that both annoys and amuses me is the way some people need to understand why I’m still single. It’s not enough for them to know that I’m not married, they need to know why. It seems to bother them way more than it bothers me…particularly because it doesn’t … Continue reading
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Slightly X-rated and Possibly Helpful
As you probably know, I (just like all bloggers) receive requests to review products, services, and websites from time-to-time. I say “no” to most of them because I try to stick to those that are related to living happily single and that I think my readers will appreciate. So I said “no” to a request to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Adam & Eve, dating, Fifty Shades of Grey, single women, spinster 3 Comments
Yes! A Spinsterlicious, Luscious Life: Radio Interview
Last week I had a fun radio interview with Yolanda Shoshana on her Luscious Life radio show about making the most of your single life…if you’re single just for the time being or forever. Either way, it oughta be a good one! Please listen in and check back here to leave a comment. You know … Continue reading
Posted in being single, childfree, dating, divorced women, eleanore wells, getting married, Happily single, never married, Oprah, single women, spinsterlicious, Uncategorized Tagged Luscious Life, spinsterlicious, Yolanda Shoshana 1 Comment
In Honor of Nora Ephron…with Thanks to Dove
I’m a huge fan of Nora Ephron, who we lost recently. Fortunately her wise and witty words will be with me forever. Just about everything she said and wrote is one of my favorites, but one of my favorite favorites is the chapter On Maintenance from her book I Feel Bad About My Neck. She … Continue reading
Posted in beauty maintenance, Dove, I Feel Bad About My Neck, Nora Ephron, Renewing Body Wash, spinster, spinsterlicious 7 Comments
Her Husband, The Jerk
Last weekend I went to a dear friend’s birthday party. It was held in her big, fabulous house in the suburbs. It being in the suburbs is relevant only because that’s where I’m most likely to find parties made up of all couples…and me. Actually there were two other single women there, but we were a … Continue reading
Posted in bad husband, being single, single women as femme fatale, unmarried 21 Comments
Sexy Wyclef…and Me
What’s the female equivalent of a dirty old man? “Dirty old lady” doesn’t have quite the same ring—but whatever it’s called, I think I became one the other day. (What I’m thinking is more salacious than “Cougar.”) Anyway, I’m a single woman-of-a-certain age. I date, and I prefer men around the same age as I am. I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in being a groupie, City Winery, dirty old man, spinsterlicious, Wyclef Jean 10 Comments
Real-Life Fairy Tales
As you probably know, many of the followers of The Spinsterlicious Life are single because they choose to be. Others, however, are more reluctantly single. They would like to be married but it just hasn’t worked out for them…either a first-time go at it or a marriage that came to a premature end. Some of … Continue reading
Posted in being in love, getting married, I hate being single, spinsterlicious 8 Comments
Amiably “Surviving” Singledom
I think most people by now are aware of recent figures published by the U.S. Census and the Pew Institute about the growing number of singles in the U.S., so I won’t belabor that point. Being single is “hot.” Yet, when I hear a woman complain that she’s miserable being single, I wonder what’s really bugging … Continue reading
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Ignorant About the Ways of Marriage
Being a single, never-married babe, I admit that there are many things about marriage that I just don’t know or understand. Like how I could have been expected to pick one guy, one, and stay with him for the rest of my life. And this one: why married women stay with their cheating husbands who, by … Continue reading
Posted in cheating husbands, Elin Nordegren, Jenny Sanford, never married, Single, spinsterlicious 19 Comments
A Spinsterlicious Summer
I love warm weather. I feel like I really come alive once I don’t to put on a coat over a sweater over a thermal undershirt. In the winter, it takes a lot to get me out of the house. In the summer, I want to go everywhere. This summer, I’m really looking forward to … Continue reading
Posted in Going Solo, Harlem Vintage, Martha's Vineyard, Single, spinsterlicious, summer fun, Washington DC 3 Comments
