Against all odds, my birthday party carried on. The rain was awful. The Chargers were worse. But I did get all dressed up. In fact, I looked fucking incredible.-I should have taken a picture. Next time. Maybe. I’m so bad at pausing for pictures. Unfortunately, the Chargers lost. Twenty-seven to…

Tonight is my birthday party! -Not for another three hours. So I have time to write here. Justin is watching the Chargers game. I hear him cheering unabashedly from the other room. …

2009 — the Cha Cha Back Beat — The first few steps are awkward and unconvincing. I shift through at least 10 songs on my pink ipod nano before I can be in sync with the perfect beat, at which point my leg muscles melt into each other, soothing away the past 8 hours of impact. Stimulated by…

It all started on Yom Kippor. After helping to run the youth programing at a synagogue on the Upper West Side, I joined my friend, Amy, at her cousins’ Break the Fast on 65 thand Central Park West. This year, Yom Kippor fell on a Saturday, so naturally, after drinking…

I am a 38 year old woman who has never wanted to have a baby. I’ve been saying this flippantly for years. Mostly on first dates. “If you want kids, I’m not the girl for you.” But as my biological clock ticks on, I’m suddenly aware that I’m reaching the…

My budget is going well! In fact, immediately after admitting to you that I have a problem I download the 21st-century excuse for a solution — an app. Aptly named, You Need a Budget (YNAB). My accounts are linked. Every purchase captured and counted. …

Thank you for asking! Yes, my budget is going well!*:) — I told you, I’m not a quitter anymore. I know, you’re shocked. Well, I’ll have you know, immediately after admitting to you that I have a problem, I went ahead and downloaded the You Need a Budget (YNAB) app and got to work. I linked my bank and credit card…

Hello. My name is Cha Cha. And I have a problem spending money. That came out wrong. I don’t have a problem spending money. I love to spend money. I’m good at it too. So good, even I don’t know how I do it. Which is what brings me here…