I love packing for a journey. Considering what I will need while I am away; what is essential and what can stay behind. I like to travel as light as possible. That being said, there are a couple of things I love to take along with me.  Someone I met traveling a few years ago told […]

Thanks to Feministing for pointing us in the direction of this fun video celebrating the ratification of the 19th Amendment.

“He who sits in the house of grief will eventually sit in the garden.” —   Hafiz Hard times, more than any others, reveal to us the truth that the signature of our humanity is our emotional nature. What differentiates us from stones and butterflies is the degree to which what happens to us affects us […]

Please believe me, humor is way more important than most people think it is. But I am not saying, find a man who has a “good” sense of humor. I am not saying that. What I am saying is, notice whether the things he laughs at bother you. And vice versa. And notice whether the […]

Want to spend your summer in a beautiful destination that offers secluded beaches, little coves, and a “meditation trail among the Lucan Apennines?  If you’re the crafty type and you’re dying to visit the southern coast of Italy, this might be your opportunity. Just a few miles from the Maratea Sea, San Costantino di Rivello, a […]

I’m trying to kick the habit.  I put people on pedestals and it’s not a good thing.  First, because they don’t usually know they’re up there and second, because when they come tumbling down – the landing is never smooth. There is always a defining moment, the moment when I look into their eyes and […]

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 […]