Struggling with insomnia?

June 10, 2026
Oh, to sleep like a baby! Are you (like me) struggling with insomnia? Here’s what can actually help: If you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 3 a.m. wondering why sleep won’t come, you know how discouraging insomnia can be. I hear from so many people—especially women over 50—who say...

Open heart

September 4, 2009
"And they wonder why I've had so many boyfriends," she thought to...

Embracing life

September 4, 2009
There is a tense, dramatic quality, a shameless directness, about the Italians, which is refreshing to foreigners accustomed to Nordic self-control, to feigned or real...

Tangible sign

September 4, 2009
Sunday afternoon, this sign goes on the front door in Tampa.Wow. It's...

A certain bond

September 3, 2009
"We have a certain bond," the High-Tech Exec said to me as we ended our phone call today. "You're like my rebellious younger sister."I am blessed with this wonderful...

Sleep, elusive sleep

September 3, 2009
It's 4 a.m. I have been awake since 3 a.m.I hate this middle-age insomnia thing I get periodically.I've decided to make myself a small cup of coffee to try to get back...

The harvest

September 3, 2009
A hot summer means the grapes are ready early and harvest--La Vendemmia-- has begun in the Piemonte region of Italy, where we're heading in two weeks.In Italy, the grape...

Home and boxes

September 3, 2009
"Very true," she said, as she paid the bill for her two storage units.card by curly girl...

Better than an apple

September 2, 2009
Better than an apple. Better than an entire TREE of apples:When last semester's most challenging student looks up where/when you are teaching and comes in to say...

Preparing for the ride

September 2, 2009
It's after 7a.m. and still dark as night outside. The heat and humidity in west-central Florida belie the fact that fall is almost here. But then, Florida is a...

And don’t I know it

September 2, 2009
The truth is usually a lot weirder than anything you can make up. -Dr. Hunter S....

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