I found my fix:
http://www.fixkb.com/2011/08/reset-home-folder-permissions.html
Resetting the home folder permissions can resolve problems with your user account on your Mac.
Select a tab below to choose a method:
With Install Disc
No Disc – Snow Leopard
No Disc – Lion
Quick Method
Boot from the Mac OS X Install Disc:
Insert the disc.
Shut down the computer.
Turn it on again whilst holding down the C key.
You can let go when you see a spinning dial.
Click through the menus until you after you’ve accepted a license agreement.
Snow Leopard: At the top, click Utilities -> Reset Password.
Lion: At the top, click Utilities -> Terminal. Type resetpassword in the Terminal and press Enter.
Click on your main hard drive.
In the dropdown box under “Select the user account” make sure to select your username.
Underneath where it says “Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs”, click the Reset button.
Press cmd + Q to Quit the Reset Password application. Press it again if you have a Terminal open.
Click Mac OS X Installer in the top left and click Quit Mac OS X Installer.
Click the Startup Disk button.
Click on your main hard drive and click the Restart button.
Turn on the Mac whilst holding down cmd + S.
Once the text has finished scrolling, press Enter and you will see root#.
Type mount -uw / and press Enter.
Type in the following (case-sensitive), pressing Enter at the end of each line.
Replace “username” with the name of your home folder.
chmod -R -v -N /Users/username
chown -R -v username:staff /Users/username
chmod -R -v 700 /Users/username
chmod 755 /Users/username
Then type reboot and press Enter.
Turn on the Mac whilst holding down cmd + R. You can let go once you see a spinning dial. You will then see the ”Mac OS X Utilities” screen.
On the top menu, click Utilities, then click Terminal.
Type resetpassword and press Enter.
Click on your main hard drive.
In the dropdown box under “Select the user account” make sure to select your username.
Underneath where it says “Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs”, click the Reset button.
Press cmd + Q to quit the Reset Password application.
Press cmd + Q again to quit the Terminal.
Press cmd + Q one more time and click Restart.
Click Mac OS X Utilities in the top left of the screen and click the Restart button.
This method may not be as effective as the others listed.
Press cmd + Space to open the Spotlight search.
Type Terminal and press Enter.
In Terminal, type sudo bash and press Enter.
You will need to enter your password and press Enter.
It won’t show any characters when you type.
If you do not have a password then set one first.
Type in the following (case-sensitive), pressing Enter at the end of each line.
Replace “username” with the name of your home folder.
sudo chmod -R -v -N ~
sudo chown -R username:staff ~
sudo chmod -R -v 700 ~
sudo chmod -v 755 ~
Close the Terminal once it has finished.
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