Thanksgiving is just around the corner now – funny how it creeps up every year, faster and faster, just like Christmas! In any case, I am glad it does come around because without it, I might never stop and really contemplate how thankful I am for the people in my life. Though I will always [...]
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Thanksgiving A Perfect Time To Say…
November 23, 2010
6 Months Into New Year’s Resolutions
June 20, 2010
It is nearly the end of the first six months of the year, so it seemed a good idea to look back on this year’s New Year’s Resolutions and see if they had held out. Not that I had any great expectations, mind you. I fully expected to have blown every one of them, but [...]
Memorial Day – We Take Our Hats Off
May 31, 2010
I was interested to find that before Veteran’s Day was introduced in November, that it was celebrated at the end of May under the title of Decoration Day, but it was so greatly dominated by the Civil War, that another day, namely November 11, was chosen to remember veterans aptly named Veteran’s Day. The term [...]
Luxury Cruise anyone?
April 25, 2010
Luxury holidays are no longer limited to millionaires. Though some are born into wealthy families, it is still possible for those who are dedicated and save continuously to also experience the opportunity of a luxury holiday, be it a cruise, an exotic beach getaway, a ski adventure in the Alps, or even something a little [...]
Tips To Help Moms That Work From Home
March 27, 2010
Becoming A Working Mother Are you a mother working from home and struggling to come out on top? Well here are a few tips that might help you get back that extra burst of energy you need to cope with balancing a career, juggling family obligations, helping to pay for all the bills, maintain a [...]
haiti earthquake
January 16, 2010
Hi ladies, It is on a sombre note that I write this post following the tragic news of the Haiti earthquake. It is easy in our busy lives to become almost immune to the pain and suffering of others in far away countries. Natural disasters and catastrophic events are relayed on the news daily, but [...]
Crisis-Proof Christmas shopping
November 5, 2009
2009 will go down in my personal history as the most rewarding – but also the most challenging. However, as the saying goes: it is not about the way you fall, but about the way you dust yourself off and get back on the horse. In that respect 2009 made me a lot more grateful [...]
Halloween – A night to remember….
October 31, 2009
Here I was, October 31 1997 – my first official Halloween in the USA. I had just bought my house in Florida, in Venice on the “quieter” Gulf Coast of the State – quieter, because it was a favorite with retirees. I am a sucker for all things dress-up – and after years of longingly [...]
Back to School 2009
September 25, 2009
Cannot help myself, but have to take the best bit of news and put it right up front: baggy oversized pants are out. Not only are they out, but un-cool, soo yesterday, dead. I don’t know about you – but they were the one thing that drove me, the self-professed non-fashionista, crazy. One more teenage [...]
