May. After no holds barred à la boulangerie (French for “bakery”) in Paris whereupon I gained seven pounds in seven days despite excessive walking and ab workouts (coughing due to second-hand cigarette smoke), I’m sitting in my GP’s office with a point form list in my hand (my LMLotFM sits beside me: for comfort and […]
Family Matters, Health Matters: Mind Over Matters?
April. I went to my Metaphysical/Intuitive/Aura-reading/Psychic Shrink (MIAPS). Well, I didn’t tell you the whole story … MIAPS, reading my cards: “Mmm … karmic debt.” Me, concerned: “What? What is it?” MIAPS, sighing compassionately: “You’re here for the summer for your family.” Me, sighing relieved: “Ooh.” We’re both thoughtful for a moment. Me, resigned: “Okay. […]
Poked and Prodded – Physically, Metaphysically
March. Poked and Prodded Part 1: Physically Me: “So I’ll just take my shirt off?” Him: “Leave your bra on.” Me: “It’s a workout top.” Him: “Put the straps under your arms.” Me: “Okay … but not the sweat pants, right?” Him: “Yes, take those off, too.” Me, avoiding eye contact: “But I haven’t shaved […]
How to Stay Single and Save the Planet: Don’t Shave Your Bits
March. Nary a hair (make that hairs) hath hastened my journey to self-accepted (and decidedly steadfast) singledom than these unsightly sprouts springing forth on my wild and wintered legs. Was it the holistic hippy retreat, the brisk Canadian cold (first official day of spring and it’s snowing) or the “I’ll never move back to (small […]
Summer Camp Campiness—Only Bare-Ass Naked
February. Driving back to Canada from California (solo)… The room is cozy with birch-panelled walls, roughly made wood furniture and three single beds (one in the loft) with a fluffy comforter and an extra sheet set on the bed. “How thoughtful,” I muse. There’s no TV and no telephone and no Wi-Fi (!), but there […]
What Will They Think of Me? Embracing Authenticity
Fuck. There. I’ve said it—or rather written it—a shocking word (in my real estate business circle) that most people who know me as the consummate professional would never (and I do mean never) think I’d ever utter, never mind open with in my first public blog post. (Note: The title of my first blog was […]
Such A Pretty Fat
Author: Jen Lancaster Published: Penguin Publishing Group | May 6, 2008 | Trade Paperback “To whom the fat rolls…I”m tired of books where a self-loathing heroine is teased to the point where she starves herself skinny in hopes of a fabulous new life. And I hate the message that women can”t possibly be happy until we all […]
Stirring the Pot
My Recipe for Getting What You Want Out of Life NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Author: Jenny McCarthy Published: May 6, 2014 The View host and New York Times bestselling author Jenny McCarthy is like your favorite friend: honest, open, and oh-so-funny. She also speaks her mind and says what the rest of us are thinking, a characteristic […]
The Secret
Author: Byrne, Rhonda Published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it. In […]
Prince Harming Syndrome
Karen Salmansohn’s personal overcoming of difficult relationship traps has become Prince Harming Syndrome, a brand new self-help book that mixes her life experience and the philosophy of Aristotle to create an intimately witty and personal account for women of all ages looking to break their bad habits for good. Karen will teach you how to seek […]
