Where living an amazing life never gets old
A generation or two before Amy Winehouse, there was Janis Joplin. Both powerhouse singers died tragically at the age of 27 from substance abuse and, with the release of the eye-opening new documentary, Janis: Little Girl Blue, the comparisons are inevitable. But what’s actually most striking — and surprising — are their differences. I was…
One of the unexpected joys of becoming a blogger has been meeting so many amazing women, many of whom have become my friends in real life. Plus, they’re such good writers.
If ever a film represented the “Look good. Feel good. Do good.” philosophy, it’s this moving documentary about six volunteer American hairdressers who, funded by the U.S. beauty industry, opened a beauty school in post-Taliban Afghanistan. With a sympathetic but unflinching eye, filmmaker Liz Mermin reveals the women behind the burkas — including Fauzia who…
I am loving #40bags40days, the challenge in which you’re supposed to get rid of 40 bags of junk in 40 days. Well, it’s Day 11 and I am right on track.
My daughter and I were invited to spend a few days at Mii Amo at Enchantment Resort in Sedona last summer, where we indulged in simply luxurious treatments at Mii amo Spa and luxuriously simple meals by Chef Alex Pasco at Mii amo Cafe. We were expecting healthy but boring food — it’s a spa…
Sometimes you (okay, I) just need a good rom-com. For probably three quarters of the movie, Last Christmas fit the bill. And then, to my shock and dismay, it went terribly wrong and instead of me walking out feeling satisfied and humming the title song, I was annoyed and thinking, “WTF?”
You never know when you’ll experience what Oprah likes to call “a-ha!” moments — moments, as defined by Merriam-Webster, of “sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension” — but I’ve come to expect mine when I’m in the middle of a massage. This was brought home so clearly to me during my girls’ spa weekend…
