Valentine’s Day is coming and our thoughts turn to romance, love, and the expectation of signs of affection. Where do we get our views of romance? The media bombards us …
Hot Chocolate Grows Up
Ever wonder why you crave something warm and sweet at 3:30 pm, perhaps a steaming cup of hot chocolate? I honestly think it stems from the days when we came home …
Christmas Dinner Party: Traditional Holiday Drinks and What to Serve with Them
The holiday season is here and you are the hostess for a dinner party of 8. You could always open several bottles of very good wine, but you want this …
3 Tips for Surviving the Holidays
What worries you the most about surviving the holidays? I asked 10 friends and guess what? The response was 10 different concerns. They ran the gamut from having too many …
Working Smart: Tips for Holiday Marketing
Today’s post is a guest post from our friend Keri Jaehnig, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer over at Idea Girl Media. Knowing that many of our friends are small business …
Being Mindful: Savoring Moments through the Holidays
Do you know what the common regret most people have when nearing death? A palliative nurse says, “it is not having lived their own life, but having lived the one …
4 Warming Drinks To Fight a Cold
Is it possible that warming drinks can keep us cozy and offer health benefits? Of course, they do have to be non-alcoholic to have a healthy impact on our immune …
Vital Mind: Older Learning and Technology
One can easily see how maintaining a vital mind positively effects our quality of life, but how important is older learning and technology in this regard? There are certainly a number of …
Stepping into a Healthy Fall: Jewel Colors
Sometimes a season slips peacefully into its changes, like the Indian summer some of us on the East Coast are experiencing and sometimes a season comes crashing unexpectedly upon us. …