New Year, New You! (Ladies, This One's for You)
When we approach a new year, we’re often reflecting on the past as well as looking forward to the future. The commonality for most of us is that we typically see something we might like to change. And while I’m not one for making New Year’s resolutions, I do look at the first of the…
Read More7 Tips to Effectively Manage Your Time and Reduce Stress
I’m often asked how I’m able to get so much done in my world. I run multiple businesses, host a daily radio show, have an active social life, a happy marriage, well-adjusted pets, and I make time for self nurturing and travel. While I currently have an amazing team that supports me in my day-to-day…
Read More'Twas the Night Before Christmas …
… and all through the house, not a creature was stirring … Mostly because I’d opted to step away from “family tradition” last year. Christmas Eve has always been a big deal in my family. And for the last 20 years or so my family has gathered at my home for an intimate dinner, gift…
Read MoreBe Grateful for the Damn Glass!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – it’s not about whether the glass is half-full or half-empty, it’s about learning to be grateful for the damn glass! So what does that mean? It means that whether or not I feel the circumstance is positive or negative I’m grateful for the circumstance. Does…
Read MoreMy Lesson in Aging Gracefully
I have amazing genetics and I have almost no stress in my life. Combine that with staying out of the sun for the last 30 years, and I don’t look my age. I recall getting carded when buying a round of beers the night before I turned 40. The bartender was instantly awarded BFF status…
Read MoreOne Holiday At a Time, Please!
I was in a large department store over Labor Day weekend this year and found myself caught in some sort of time-space continuum. No, I mean it. From where I stood there was an aisle of summer closeouts: barbecue equipment, patio furniture, and beach towels. On another aisle, back-to-school items were present and accounted for.…
Read MoreLessons in Personal Pampering: Body Scrubs
I go to Burke Williams at least once a month, if not twice for a full spa day. There’s usually a bubble bath, some sort of body scrub, perhaps a facial, definitely a massage and time in the sauna and steam room. It’s a little slice of heaven. It’s 4 to 8 hours of blissful…
Read MoreAre You Still Awake? 10 Tips to Help You Sleep Better at Night
I remember I got a nifty little black and white television for my sixth birthday. My very own TV, to watch in my room, to watch whatever I wanted! And about a week later that baby was confiscated and taken from me. Evidently staying up and watching Johnny Carson do his monologue at 11:30 on…
Read MoreLessons in Health and Wellness: Juicing
You might be surprised to know that some days it’s just too much effort for me to chew. No, I mean it. Taking the time to stop what I’m doing, prepare a meal, serve the meal, chew the food and clean up the mess … well, some days it’s just too much effort. For that…
Read More10 Tips to Break Bad Habits
Old bad habits: I chewed my fingernails until they bled. I sucked my thumb until I was 11. I chewed my hair. I smoked two packs a day. New bad habits: I need adult supervision at the pet store because I want to bring every fur baby home. I leave my shoes where I take…
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