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Now I know why my author friend, Laura Munson, goes to a spa for a few days after one of her book tours. I knew a book tour would be a series of back-to-back events, but nothing can describe the intense whirlwind of such an experience until you’re in one. I’m home to spend time

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I. Love. Music. My personal music playlist has 15 hours of everything from the late, Chicago, blues musician, singer/songwriter, Little

The morning of my 40th birthday started with a bang, literally. The mother of a nine, six and four-year-old, mornings

I heard someone talking about the upcoming Olympics and realized I was in London, as a spectator, less than four

I was in a yoga class recently, standing behind a woman I will describe as a professional body. Everything about

I want to join in the chorus of my 1010 Park Place colleagues who are ranting about self-absorbed people who

Wabi-sabi is a lovely Japanese concept – the appreciation of the beauty found in imperfection and an understanding of the

I’m fed up. I’m tired of people telling me they hate their lives and their careers and they, “Can’t be

Forgive me, but I’m writing this to vent a bit. Does anyone else feel like we’ve become too self-promoting? Everyone

I know an extraordinary amount of things most people would find trivial, boring or shocking. For instance, I can discuss

When I worked in banking, there used to be an area called Special Loans that dealt with companies that had

On my recent trip to Italy, I took only a backpack. Knowing I would be walking for 30-minute stretches while

What is it about Deacon Claybourne that makes my ole’ heart go pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat? Just about everything! The way he

Like many women, I suppose, when I was a Mrs, it was my job to run the house and run

Our dog has recently started working as a therapy dog. Her primary clients are a group of seniors, many of

There’s something about the age and the history of antiques that excites me more than most brand-new pieces. One of

I see this quote from time to time on social media: You can’t go back and make a new start,

I recently spent a weekend with four girlfriends at our lake house. We had two full days of talking, no

I am leaving for a three-week trip to Italy, traveling to five different cities, and I have decided to take