“I knew at a very early age what I wanted to do. Some people refer to it as indulging my instincts and artistic bent. I call it just showing off, which was what I did from about three years of […]
No doubt you’re hearing the word “JOY” a lot right now. It’s the holiday season and JOY is all around us: JOY is printed on our holiday cards. JOY is often paired with the words ‘Love’ and ‘Peace.’ […]
25 days, 3 countries, and only 2 pieces of luggage! Oh dear. When my amazing friend, Hilde Cort said she was taking a nearly month-long trip to Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji, with only a couple suitcases, I had to […]
We have a great conundrum in our home. Maybe you have it, too. My husband refers to it as TOO MUCH PILLOWING. He protests because each and every night before going to bed we have to shed six decorative pillows before […]
I don’t play golf. I don’t even know that much about golf. But when I heard about the passing of golf “king” Arnold Palmer this week, I was deeply saddened. The day after he died, my local paper devoted a full […]
Humorous blogger Kim Reynolds says when she began writing, her son–who was 12 at the time–asked if he could approve her material before she published it. Kim’s response: “Go to LendingTree.com and get a mortgage if you want privacy.” Kim […]
My daughter got married last Saturday. There was rain. There was a power outage. There was an unexpected illness. What did it mean? It meant that no matter how many painstaking hours went into the year-long planning, no one could […]
Wabi-Sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. (Not to be confused with wasabi – the Japanese plant with a thick green root that tastes like strong horseradish.) I love the idea of Wabi-Sabi. It celebrates dents, […]
Ladies, it’s August. Time for summer sales. Okay, slow down…and I mean slow down. Sales can be tempting. Cheap, cheap, cheap clothing, shoes, accessories–everywhere you look. But beware. Buying simply for the sake of buying can be be detrimental to […]
When blogger Elaine Parisi spots something extraordinary, her response is: “Oh My Gosh!” Elaine says, “Life should be special–make it OMG worthy.” I started thinking about her statement and wondered what she meant–make life OMG worthy. My take on Elaine’s […]