This video could be such an important tool.  It does more than talk numbers, it shows repercussions. Yesterday I was asked to write an article in response to the PSA after it was discussed on the Today Show.  Today my article was the “Top Story” at iVillage.com. After writing the piece my head began to spin.  The horrific images,… read more

In response to a canceled vacation I was forced to write a scathing letter to Mickey… Mouse that is. Dear Mickey: Please don’t take this the wrong way, but I think we need to take a break. Sure, I love the way you and your friends with oversized heads eat breakfast with my family and entertain us with your… read more

Figuring out that your parents knew as little about raising children as you do is a mind altering experience. I spend much of my time in disbelief that I am the mom of two amazing kids, because I often feel like a kid myself. How did this happen? When did this happen? Just yesterday I was getting my license,… read more

I had a night away this weekend, a night away.  It has been 6 months, almost to the day, since the last time I had a night away.  Yes, I am on the half year excursion plan.  Twice a year I take the long ride from Weston to Fort Lauderdale, or South Beach, or Naples and spend a single… read more

I don’t know about you guys, but I have watched my investments plummet.  it’s probably just me.  I must have made bad choices.  Reeling from the tech fallout of 2002, I cautiously invested in low risk things like bonds, and solid proven companies like GE and CitiBank.  What was I thinking? Oddly, I also assumed that my husband would… read more

I had a mammogram this week.  I have to get one every year; though mine are small there is still room for fibroids.  My tech went so far as to comment on them, saying they’re “perfectly perky.”  Well, she said that after laughing aloud at the thought of getting my A’s to stay up on the shelf of the… read more

When you walk into a Starbucks it’s a little like entering another country.  Some of the language is “Italianish” and the rest is completely made up, yet universal to all citizens.  When you visit Starbucks for the first time you might be overwhelmed by the cultural gap and the language barrier.  You see, Starbucks drinkers have an acute understanding… read more

How to retain fluids and bloat up, FAST cont… WEEK 6 My fingers are so fat, I had to dictate this. I also had to order one of those large number phones for the visually impaired, a clapper, and a medic alert necklace in case I fall and can’t… I’m scared. The fluid retention may have water logged my… read more

Last month I had a scary episode.  I was driving and out of nowhere I felt like I was about to lose consciousness.  I was luckily in a parking lot.  First, I debated if I should just put the car in park out of fear that I would pass out and glide into something.  Then, I spotted an open… read more

I am not a fan of the chain letter. I know you’re thinking why not? Everyone loves a good threat. Well, I erase them right away because as ridiculous as it sounds, there is a part of me that feels that once I’ve read one of those things, the clock has started. How the universe is somehow connected to… read more