In order to live by your own light, you have to know who you are. At your age, darlings, I hope you do. I am not speaking about your daily responsibilities that often drive you up a wall. I am talking about knowing and liking what makes you tick. It is a powerful feeling. Recently, […]

It is Memorial Day weekend and Honolulu, where I lived for over ten years, flashes into my mind. I see myself on a boat riding out in calm seas to the Arizona Memorial with family or friends. I envision the surprise attack on our ships in Pearl Harbor. Nineteen ships were destroyed, and 2,000 of […]

I know it is hard for some of you, darlings, to walk on the sunny side of the street because life is not always a bowl of cherries. It is complicated. I am fully aware that some women handle adversity better than others. We are all fragile at certain times for different reasons. I walk […]

Every spring, my ultimate concierge and I leave our home in Rancho Mirage and return to our apartment in the sky in Chicago. Today, in California, I am sitting in my great room looking out onto one of my small gardens. A peacefulness sets in as I think at length about the past six months […]

People of all generations are slowly but surely migrating from the age-old habit of a morning cup of coffee to a matcha green tea. How can one drink switch up traditions for so long, and why has this green drink become so popular? Read on for 5 reasons why, and a special giveaway on our […]