How to turbocharge fat loss–safely & effectively

November 3, 2025
Losing fat—especially as we age—isn’t as simple as it used to be. Our hormones shift, our metabolism slows, and what worked in our 30s doesn’t always work in our 50s, 60s, or beyond. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. In fact, with a few intentional tweaks, you can turbocharge your...

Celebrate summer with scents and shades of the season

June 24, 2022
Yes, candles for sale again! Gifts for you or someone else? I'm making a few of our beautiful summer candles with tiny shells and colorful seaglass, along with the...

How to find fulfillment when it seems elusive

June 22, 2022
Have you ever had that feeling that you are right where you are supposed to be, doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing? That happened to me last month in a...

Hop in! Let’s take a ride down Memory Lane

June 19, 2022
Wouldn't it be nice to hop in and take a ride back to a more innocent time? It wasn't a perfect time, not by a long shot, but it wasn't as openly vile as the zeitgeist...

Karma’s in charge

June 15, 2022
It's been my experience that intent is everything and what goes around, comes around. It may take a while., But in the end, karma is in charge. Karma's not...

How overplaying a royal hand is never smart

June 9, 2022
My husband and I watched a Netflix documentary on Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, Margaret, the other night. Margaret was long known to be a self-centered...

Are things tickety-boo these days?

June 5, 2022
adjective (BRITISH) DATED•INFORMAL in good order; fine. "everything is tickety-boo" Actually, no. Things are not tickety-boo...

When to stop giving?

May 31, 2022
Ah, this is such an interesting question. When to stop giving. So, of course, healthy friendships  / relationships are not tit for tat. We do not "keep...

What to do with all the grief

May 25, 2022
After my girlfriend passed, I found myself staring sightlessly at the incredible obituary in the New York Times and at the one her husband wrote that appears on...

The past is past – what can we do about it?

May 24, 2022
The past is the past. We can't do anything about it--except learn from it and do better now. There are things about my past that I miss very much and then there...

If you’d like to know how unconscious racism works:

May 20, 2022
Unconscious racism. I saw a perfect example in a FB friend's post: "I'm sad that women in this country are regarded as below even a black man." Whoa! Below EVEN a...

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