I just launched a new website called a blissful interlude .  In addition to some personal musings on finding those blissful moments in life,...

The new normal is city living.  It is ambulances screaming by at odd hours of the day, food fumes wafting through my apartment window, walk...

As women, our hair is as much of our identity as our mind, our voice, our soul.  More than just a crown to cover what contains the most def...

Downsizing has its pros and cons.  Over the past six months I’ve gone from living in an overly abundant 3,500 square feet,  to a moderate 1...

One of my favorite things to do, particularly when the weather gets balmy and breezy, is to drive around with my windows open and the stere...

“Block out the noise and refocus on what's inside of you.”  – Russell Simmons Lately, I’ve been thinking about self-soothing and ...

Despite the fact that making a Vision Board failed to show up in Esquire’s list of “84 Things a Man Should do Before He Dies” this month, a...

When we see new heights we want to reach, and new paths we know we must take in order to be or to become our authentic selves, and we choose...

  “…It’s not what you’ve accomplished in a day, but how the day felt.” After reading this piece on the predictions of happiness and w...

In the journey of life, we all experience hard times, difficult challenges, random curveballs.   Sometimes, we try to push these hard times ...

Next week my husband and I leave for Paris, the land of all things I love like good bread and perfume (Seriously, what else does a girl  nee...

In my continued journey of learning to be , here is a little side dish of quotes that have resonated with me this week.  I hope you enjoy th...

After listening to Ambrosia’s “Biggest Part of Me” on XM’s ‘70s channel yesterday I realized how I own nary a single album of theirs.  (An...

Several months ago, I scribbled Brené Brown’s name on a Post-It when a friend recommended watching her Technology Entertainment and Design (...

A couple weeks ago, journalist Connie Schultz had this piece in Parade entitled “Life in the Middle Ages.”   While I have not yet approache...

I learned this week that cleaning my house on a weeknight is not only oddly rejuvinating, but it frees the weekends up for more fun things....

I visited Maine Beer Company’s (new) digs in Freeport, Maine, over the long holiday weekend and I will say that it   didn’t surprise me that...

Despite the narrow aisles and low ceilings, constructed for a time of skinnier people and skinnier carts, Kmart feels simultaneously spaciou...

Growing up Catholic, going to confession was a regular ritual in my family.    Once a month, my mom would drag my siblings and me to a churc...

Why I've only gotten into the Dexter series now that it is in its final season is beyond me, but in picking Season 7 up (via Netflix) m...