At the time I interviewed supermodel Beverly Johnson on my SingleMindedWomen.com talk show, I’d been seriously thinking about my fibroids. Which is why I was thrilled to appear live on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet to discuss them on May 5, 2009.

Since the day a few cherry-tomato-sized growths were discovered in my uterus 10 years ago, to the “innumerable” large tumors that fill it today, nearly every doctor has urged me to have a hysterectomy. And I have refused, since I have never had any symptoms – no pain, no heavy bleeding, no anemia, etc. Sure, there’s the bloated feeling and the tummy bulge, but the possibility of complications from hysterectomy, myomectomy, uterine embolization, drug clinical trials, etc. was not worth it to relieve such minor discomfort.

I had an epiphany after being on the show, though. It occurred to me that, most likely, no doctor is able to answer my question: “By not having surgery, what damage can I be doing to my body right now?” I think it’s likely that they can only predict - as they did 10 years ago - what might happen in the future, if/when major symptoms appear.

But, like Dr. Lisa Masterson of The Doctors told me, I do need to do something.

And I am. As I stated on the show, my MRI was a wake-up call — the sheer size and number of fibroids, coupled with the fact that they will continue to grow and multiply if I don’t do anything, has spurred me to action. To, once again, actively research options — from holistic approaches involving diet and cleansing to Insightecsnew non-invasive procedure that uses ultrasound to destroy the tumors — and more.

And, as I talk to women, I’m amazed by the number who have fibroids or have had surgery. Do you — or a woman you know — have fibroids? If so, what’s been your/her experience? I’d love to know.

Okay. That’s enough serious stuff — you know I’m rarely serious on my blog. Stay tuned for Part II of my Morning Show debut, where I’ll share the exciting, light-hearted side of my trip.

On Thursday, I was invited to be on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet!

So, Sunday night I arrived in New York. Today, there was a day-in-the-life video shoot and tomorrow I go on the show LIVE.

Sure, I’m excited but … can you spell s-c-a-r-e-d? (LOL) For those of you who check out my blog regularly, you know how I love to make myself the butt of my own jokes. But that’s only on my blog — not on television!

So, pleeeease keep your fingers crossed for me! And, if you’re able to catch the show, visit The Morning Show site to see where it’ll air near you! I hope you can watch it — but, only if I do okay. (LOL)

Oh, and by the way, I’ll be talking about my humongous fibroids.

More later.

For whatever reason, I frequently have bizarre dating experiences, interspersed with the occasional nice ones.

“Oh my God. You should blog about this!” exclaimed Calista Fox, right after the guy at the bar told me he needed to clean my aura and handed me his business card. A quick glance showed he was a Demon Cleanser.

“Oh my God! You should blog about this!” wrote Calista Fox, right after we had a pleasant, nonsexual , smalltalk-filled conversation with a guy at RT – after which, I got an email, stating, “The best part of the chase is the scent of passion and the taste of the passionate. Chasing you would certainly be yummy!”

“Oh my God! You should blog about this!” wrote Calista Fox, right after I told her about the guy I’d met at a Ten Minute Dating event, only to discover later, he was also dating the friend I attended the event with.

So I was cranking away on my work in progress, when I got stuck. You see, Bobbie, my heroine, was trailing behind a guy she doesn’t know is the hero (yet). And as she’s walking along, fantasizing about the untold joys that she hopes will unfold shortly in his hotel room, she’s staring admiringly at his butt. And she thinks to herself, this guy’s ass reminds of … of … of …

This is where I got stuck. I drew a complete blank on a male celebrity who has a nice ass. So, I had to stop and do some “research.”

This “research” led me to a butt quiz, which totally snapped me out of the mood as I was forced to gaze upon some awful-looking butts. Then I found a survey soliciting votes for/against butts – but with no photos. (Am I the only one who doesn’t have an image of every celebrity’s ass engraved in my brain?!)

And, somehow, this search led me to … furniture. Which completely removed all thoughts of ass cheeks and writing from my mind, since I desperately need living room furniture.

So, let’s forget about butts. And let’s talk about lips.

What do you think of this ensemble for my living room? Cheesy? Or the perfect statement for an erotic romance author?

I’ve been thinking a lot about rejection lately. And, for once, it has nothing to do with agent or editor rejection letters. No, this one’s personal. It’s about dating.

Here’s the short version:

So, I recently met this guy that I really liked. And he was doing all the right things – which made me suspicious. Which, then made me guarded and finally culminated in a black moment worthy of my current work-in-progress, aptly titled RUNNING AWAY.

Now, since I write romance, you’re probably thinking that, like Sharice in SIN CLUB, I realized the error of my ways and did exactly the right thing, which lead to a happily-ever-after, right?

Uh … Um …

Well, I did realize the error of my ways, but … perhaps the text message, followed by the email message, both of which sounded more like Dear John memos than the sorry-and-hey-I-really-like-you notes they were meant to be … well, perhaps, that was not the right thing to say or do. Or, perhaps he didn’t care and was a guy straight out of Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo’s, HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU.

But, regardless, this does have a happily-ever-after-ending. Because I realized that I need to work on this fear of rejection thing. I mean, I’ve got it down in my business and writing life, but not in my personal life.

So, in 2009, that’s going to be one of my New Year’s Resolutions. And, I came up with one way to work on this. It’s featured in Bonnie Albo’s article, Top New Year’s Resolutions for Singles at About.com. I hope you’ll check it out.

So, tell me … do you have any rejection issues, personal or business? Or, perhaps you’d just like to share one of your resolutions? I’d love to know.

Happy New Year!