A Feng Shui Ode to Valentine’s

It takes two to tango, as they say.  And in feng shui, we agree! To light a little fire in your love life, make sure you’ve got some “pairs” hanging around the homestead so [...]

What Natalie Portman and I Have in Common

It was the summer of ’94.  The place was Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica.  At the time, the little beach village had no real road going to it.  We had taken a bus then hiked the [...]

Break,fast. Literally.

This time last week I was “detoxing,” as you may know from the previous blog.  It was not fun (read:  waking up feeling hungover, brushing my teeth no less than 8 times a [...]

Cleanse. Detox. Fast.

Why would anyone want to give up food (glorious food) for a few days?  I’m asking myself that same question as I sit here.  Hungry.   Sleepy.  With a fuzzy brain. Well, [...]

Goodwill Tears (aka Why Clutter Clearing Can Be So Damn Hard)

Yesterday I finally completed the dull errand of dropping off a few bags of clothes off at the Goodwill.  They had been sitting in my trunk since before Christmas, and it just had not been a [...]