I have now spent over a year trying to figure where in the workplace I belong.

When you have used your beauty to get around, it's like having extra cash in your back pocket. I was so used to walking down the street and having the young guys passing by at least give me a flicker of a look. But once you're over 40, you become invisible. You're a brick in the building, and it's sad.

My first recognition of age setting in was exactly on my 36th birthday. I have no idea why, on this day of all days, I looked in the mirror and realized my face no longer looked young.

Fame is an interesting phenomenon.

After seven years of writing - and working many jobs to support my family - I finally got published.

We're actually building onto the house to make it bigger because we want to start a family.

I think the greatest challenge between child and parent is communication.

My family was actually homeless for several years when I was a kid. It's a bit unusual for a member of Congress.