Men used to have the upper hand when it came to infidelity. They had affairs with sexy secretaries, the girl next door or random women at out-of-town conferences. Things are different now, with more women working out of the home. Women are also less dependent upon their husbands for financial support. This has given rise […]

“I always thought if I lived during the time of the holocaust, I would be someone who would do something. It was a crossroads, if I did something I would be one persona and if I didn’t I would be another.”

Two years after my husband died, I was driving along a country road deep in thought. Suddenly I realized I was lost. As I turned my car around in the middle of nowhere, I came face to face with a huge tree. It was half dead half alive. I sat in my car staring at this remarkable looking tree. One half was full of bright green bushy leaves; the other half had bare almost dead branches.”That is me!” I told myself. That is exactly how I feel without Steve. Half dead…half alive.

When Kelly Fallis launched her home staging company, she noticed that most homeowners had the same problem.  Whether it was a 2,000 square foot condo or a 40, 000 square foot house, people were too time starved to find the finishing touches that would make it fabulous.  Her solution, www.remotestylist.com, an online hub where design […]

When Arlene Sullivan’s newborn ended up in the hospital’s intensive care unit for over two months, she got an idea.  Tired of looking at bleak walls and listening to the beeps of machines, this art teacher decided to establish Changing Images Art Foundation.  Since 1997, she and her team of 4,000 volunteers have created paintings […]

So here’s the scenario, you and your best friend have told each other everything for years and now she’s got a husband, fiancé or boyfriend – long term, she thinks – and you find out that she’s told him one of your secrets. It’s something you needed to get off your chest but asked her […]

by Carolina Smart Sixteen years ago, I started a friendship. This person was so much like me it was sometimes hard to see where she ended and I began. She became my best friend, confidante and sister. We saw each other through good times and bad times, knowing we could count on each other to […]

by Carolina Smart “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” I’m sure that Alexander Graham Bell was talking about opportunities, but this quote can also sum up what happens when we […]

by Christine Arylo If you’re like most people on this planet, whether you’re single, married, or partnered, there’s a good chance that there is something about your relationship that isn’t giving you what you want. There is something more that you think you should be getting from your guy or gal, but no matter how […]