“I thought falling in love and finding a partner after my divorce would be so much easier. I had visions of locking eyes with some hunky man in the produce department at the grocery store or I thought maybe a friend would set me up. I definitely had high hopes for online dating,” writes Diana Park.

Well, it hasn’t worked out that way. But today, she’s got a message for everybody in the same position.

— Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

“Just as you can never fully prepare for the joys and stresses of having a baby, the same can be said with owning a house,” writes Kelly Schremph. “Appliances can break down at a moment's notice; the roof could leak; a fuse could blow. However, the one thing I never really thought to worry about was the protocols to follow when dealing with your next-door neighbors. The do's and don'ts of neighbor etiquette may seem trivial at first, yet they can find their way into everyday life when you least expect it.” And she’s here to help!