One of the most important lessons I've learned since my parents passed away is the absolute necessity of taking care of myself. I've come to realize that I am the only person responsible for my happiness -- not my husband, not my friends.

My brother chuckled, sipped his coffee and smiled at me -- the smile you get when you know someone for a lifetime, the same smile he'll have when we're both 60.

It's well known among us Goats: Capricorns (December 22 to Jan 20) get cheated on our birthdays due to their proximity to the holidays.

I was joking last night and tweeted that today would be the 20th anniversary of my 28th birthday. That's when someone asked me what advice I'd give to my 28-year-old self. Here's what I came up with.

Birthdays are always weird. It's the one day a year when the focus is on you (unless you write about your personal life...ahem) but it happens every y...