A Few Thing I've Been Thinking About 

If you're anything like me you have a *to-do* list that never quite gets done. The fact that it's finally summer makes it feel harder to accomplish anything at all. I just want *to-be*. I'll still be working but I'm actually going to shut-down my computer more often to check in with myself and to co...

"Summertime and the livin' is easy" (Ella Fitzgerald 1968.)  It hasn't been easy for a while now which makes summer this year seem extra special. It feels like it's been forever since we've been able to gather, to travel and do things we took for granted as *normal* before the pandemic. We've been l...

I went bathing suit shopping a few days ago. Ugh. After some uncomfortable encounters with the mirror, I bought a one-piece black Speedo. That tells you everything, right? You guessed correctly. I don't have a *summer body*. 

After we get through April showers that bring May flowers - or snow flurr...

Mirror, mirror on the wall – you’re not feeling fair at all. Too many of us believe we are too “big” to be stylish.

I’ve come to know a lot about women from the other side of a dressing room door. I’ve seen and heard women of all sizes, shapes and ages berate themselves.

Why is it when they look a...

 I have never met a person whose greatest need was anything other than real, unconditional love. You can find it in a simple act of kindness toward someone. 

~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross 

Tis' the season. Those who know me, know I'm crazy about Christmas. I love the days leading up to it. The sentime...

In a society that has you counting money, pounds, calories, and steps, be a rebel and count your blessings instead. 

-LISA HECKMAN 

As a Canadian I've recently celebrated Thanksgiving. I know my American girlfriends will celebrate later this month. 

We've never been a family who does the *let's g...