Virtue and integrity are necessary for genuine happiness. Guard your integrity with care.”
For years, I have had a mantra…”I am calm, clear, and directed.” It is my go-to when everything seems overwhelming. In September 2001, I was in my eighth year of owning a successful wholesale home decor business. Like many businesses and industries, Home Furnishing and Decor was hit hard after 9/11. Over the…
Be happy, have fun, let your hair down, and be ageless.” anonymous
How can one be anti-aging? It’s an oxymoron. We are all going to age, no matter how anti we might feel. The term certainly has generated some heated debate. At the end of the conversation/debate, it all comes down to a personal attitude about aging. I have always believed that my life would improve…
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear, and the blind can see.” Mark Twain
A few years ago, my husband, Arthur, said, “I want to be kinder.” I had never thought of Arthur as anything other than kind. On our first couple of dates, as I’m probing for intel on his friends and family. I found myself listening to him tell…
“He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything.” Arabian Proverb
Don’t tell my husband but I have a new crush. It’s not a food or a shoe crush – it’s a man crush! He’s a younger man, tall, handsome with a British accent. Oh my…
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee is the author of six books, his most revolutionary…
“When you pamper and care for your skin, you nourish your soul.”
We’ve come a long from Zic-Oxcide. The whole idea about tanning in the 1960s (and onward) was to reach that perfect shade of “Golden Perfection.” The pinnacle of which translated to youth and energy. Look no further than the advertising of the time to find the perfect, sun-kissed California Golden Girl. Hawaiian Tropic led…
“Fashion is what you buy, style is what you do with it.” Vogue Magazine
Okay, we have been in a leggings mode for a long time. I think they could now be called an “essential” element of a wardrobe. The looks run the gamut from fresh out of the gym to streetwear, leaning toward a very casual look – a hoodie, an oversized sweater,…
“Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.” Alfred, Lord Tennyson
I don’t remember the year it all began. It probably began over a glass of wine or a broken heart. The two seem to be a perfect match for one another!
I do recall it was on the cusp of the 1990s. The end of 1989 foretold the excitement, challenges,…
“I don’t know what I would have done so many times in my life if I hadn’t had my girlfriends…Reese Witherspoon
I think at one time or another we have all been set up on a blind date! Two of my blind dates stand out…
The first blind date I married. The second has become a lifelong best friend. This second blind date was a bit out…
