There’s a running conflict between me and my husband, Steve. He is patient. I am not. He is slow-and-steady, I hit the ground running. He is all, “We have decades to do the stuff we want to do. We’re so young!” And I’m like, “No, no, no! Let’s go, go, go.” It all...
Recently, a friend of mine was complaining that a colleague just got a book published on the very topic my pal has been writing about. “That’s it,” she said. “My book is dead in the water. Someone already took the idea and ran with it. Now...
So here’s the thing. Nothing is ever as perfect as it seems. Someone recently said to me, “You’ve been traveling so much, and you went to the Grammy Awards? You have such a glamorous life!” Yes, I’m beyond grateful that I got to visit some new places last year, and...
Years ago, when I was a magazine editor in New York, I learned that “white space” was integral to good design. The graphic artists I worked with always opted for maximum “white,” or blank space around images and text for a clean, visually appealing layout. In order to...
Jennifer Lopez does it every morning. So does Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Kim Kardashian and a slew of other high-profile women. Are they drinking the latest energy-boosting smoothie or engaging in a new exercise craze? Nope, they’re merely reciting an affirmation...
There I was, staring at the huge catalog of song titles, debating whether or not I should add my name to the queue of singers. I had never done karaoke, but always wanted to try. But now, at a British-style pub surrounded by people I didn’t know well? Nuh-uh. I...
