Looking good and feeling good are interconnected. As makeup guru Bobbi Brown says, “Being happy is the best beauty tip I have. Nothing looks better than a big smile.” It’s true that living a joyful life with lots of positive energy and fulfillment will make you more beautiful, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use […]
Food makes the party every time. Certain foods are reminders of comfort—be it mom’s apple pie or Thanksgiving mashed potatoes. As kids we turned our noses up at strange food and as adults many of us still haven’t outgrown that habit. For a few however, the world is nothing but a buffet of new tastes. […]
Did you keep a diary as a teen? Maybe one with a jewel encrusted front and a lock so your snoopy little brother (or Mom) couldn’t see the inner secrets of your soul? Surprisingly, writing journals is not just for teens or narcissistic adults. According to Harvard Business School Professor Francesca Gino, “Psychology research shows […]
The setting was perfect. Your friends looked like a pair of supermodels in the glow of a sunset on a gorgeous beach. You snapped the picture at the perfect moment only to discover later that there wasn’t as much light as you thought. Moment over. Or maybe you saw the perfect outdoor shot of deer […]
July 24 is National Cousins Day, which means it’s time to celebrate cousin relationships in our lives, the ones many might take for granted for the simple reason that they’ve just always been around. If you were lucky enough to grow up with cousins, chances are you were never bored at family reunions or holidays. Another […]
The word Columbine strikes fear in parents all over the world. The tragic 1999 shooting in Colorado was every parents’ worst nightmare. We send our children to school, expecting them to be safer there than on the streets, but sometimes they don’t come home…ever again. Since school shooting statistics are not showing signs of improving […]
Sometimes it’s cool to be wrong, right? I mean, Pink does sing, “So raise your glass if you are wrong. In all the right ways, all my underdogs…” And, frankly, who are we to argue? It can be exhilarating and eye opening, really, to be wrong. So we don’t blame you for trying your bad […]
We’re never going to make a living as hand models around here, but that doesn’t stop us from taking a closer look at our hands. As it turns out, the time we spend taking care of and examining those that hold our treasured cups of coffee and brush our sweet daughters’ hair, is not at […]
Apparently, Mickey Mouse’s first words on screen were, “Hot Dog!” Even the mouse understood the value of a meaty, tasty meal served on a bun. Confession time—we serve hot dogs for dinner on a regular basis, not just at barbecues or picnics! And we know we’re not alone. According to the National Hot Dog and […]