I sat down with my laptop open in front of me, waiting for my phone to ring, something I can assuredly say that I have never done in my entire life. I am not a “wait by the phone” kind of girl, but when you are expecting a call from Karrine Steffans, things can ch... read more

Here’s a picture I took today of my friend Fab. I’ve photographed him for ten years; he’s a great subject and a good sport for always saying yes when I ask him to sit fo... read more

What can I say about my husband Nick Valensi that is not biased? Probably not much. What I will say is that you know the saying, “Behind every great man is a great woman”? Well that is certainly true in his case…. In all seriousness, he is the great man who has my ba... read more

I have always been single. I mean, maybe that is not entirely true. I had a boyfriend when I was 21 for three months, and I had a (different) boyfriend for four and a half months when I was 24, and I had a boy who did not want to call himself my boyfrien... read more

My family is grieving the loss of our family dog, a French bulldog named Lizzie. She died suddenly from complications due to an aggressive cancer we never knew she had. We keep asking, How could we not have known she was so sick? We didn’t know because she didn’t ever show us she was any... read more

Letting your father into your life doesn’t mean allowing him to control it. The connection is stronger than you think. You won’t break it by marking your territory. Ironically, many women who have the strongest relationships with their fathers also have the hardest time finding their own... read more