Things I've learned the hard way: I should slow down. I shouldn’t shop for my weekly groceries when I’m really hungry. (Yet I still do?)...

I texted a friend of mine to learn details about life in her 40s. I wanted to know what she was experiencing in this new decade I am...

I remember my English teacher in high school talking about this phrase: I’m going to crown you. Intrigued, I asked her what it meant....

Give ourselves curfews? What a crazy thought. But I love it. A perk of getting older is HAPPILY leaving behind those adolescent curfews...

Because I turned 40 this month, I asked women in their 40s (or those who recently exited them) what they would say about this new decade...

Do I feel like doing IT? That little question isn’t always the best, but I ask it often. Especially before starting a workout. Do you...

When I was school age, I often heard my teachers say something akin to: You are the next generation: you are the next set of teachers,...

I am an adult. At least I hope I am. Apparently, laws aside, no one agrees on the definition. For fun, I did a little research, but it...

Please. Really ask yourself (out loud if you need to): What’s a small part of me that I neglect? For me, it’s usually something super...

My smart phone photos have become a journal for me. A visual journal. As a wordsmith, I love to type, text and tango with words, but on...

I admit, I encourage my friends (bless them for putting up with me) to write or type out their frustrations. I think it’s helpful to...

Online shopping has lost some of its dazzle for me. While I constantly order from Amazon, it’s just not the same experience as browsing...

I like to think about my future self, and then take action to help her out. My coping mechanism isn’t new or unique. Psychologist...

I've often heard that nature can be healing, but I think this truth has never been so important to me until now, when many of us are forced

I find it fascinating when people correct my grammar – especially in response to what I say verbally. I remember someone asking me

“I was there. I was in the crowd when President Ronald Reagan spoke in West Germany and called on Soviet President Gorbachev to ‘Tear...

While on a run, I almost squished the little guy (see him in the photo above?) with my steady stride, but, thankfully, I saw him in time....

I’m not sharing a message that hasn’t been shared before: this holiday season, keep up your self-care. We easily neglect ourselves this...

I’m intrigued by the minimalist movement. (If you aren’t, please don’t stop reading yet…I’m not going the direction you might think.)...

Simple truth: COVID has severely limited our ability to go on any relaxing vacations this year. But according to writer Karen Trefzger,...