I have always been a Daddy’s girl. My father was and still is my ultimate hero. He’s passionate about his work, he lives an authentic life and is the most generous person I know.

But there is a piece of advice he often gave me as a child and as an adult that I wasn’t a...

When I was a little girl one of the biggest fears I had was the fear that I would end up being normal. I was scared I would blend in and I would be nothing special or significant.  So I became an over achiever and eventually a perfectionist.

Fast-forward to my twenties...

My son is really into green eggs and ham.  No- not eating it, he loves the Dr. Suess story.  For the past few weeks he has had me read it to him every night at bedtime.  As a refresher for those not familiar with the story it goes like this;

A pretty gru...

As a child, there were many Christmas mornings when I would wake up filled with excitement and anticipation.  I would run out to my family’s living room bursting at the seams to see what presents were awaiting me.  There were many years I was in luck and got what I had...

I love when my son cooks with me.  Against all of the recommendations of the multitude of parenting websites, I allow my 2-and-a-half-year-old son to stand on a dining room chair at the counter with me as I sauté and chop, stir and fry.  One of the first times I let h...

“Everything changed the day she realized she had enough time for all the important things” -Richard Branson

Yep.  It’s here again.  It’s HOLIDAY TIME and the stress meter just went up a couple notches.  Parking lots are jammed packed, lines at every store seem to...

It’s not fair!

How many times has this desperate phrase escaped your lips?  For most of us adults, we remember being a kid, whining to our parents about the unfairness we would experience. 

“It’s not fair!  Why does Suzy get that toy and not me?”

B...

The body is an amazing thing. Just like a car, our check engine light comes on when things are not right.  Instead of a nagging little light, the human check engine light can appear in the form of a headache, heartburn, indigestion, insomnia, ect.  It shows up in m...

Here we go!!!  It is that time of year AGAIN!  No, I am not talking about crazy black Friday sales or (insert holiday of your preference here) season, it is that time of year when EVERYONE complains about gaining weight, how they "shouldn't have eaten (insert favorite...