by Kate Fuglei | May 31, 2020 | Everyday Hero, Featured |
Everyday Heroes Meet Front Line Newlyweds Jo and Megan My niece Kim’s son Joe Calcagno was married to Megan on a beautiful day in Oak Brook Illinois last September 7th. They had a glorious wedding for the ages, with hundreds of family and friends in attendance....
by Trish Geiger | May 26, 2020 | Featured, Interviews, Videos |
Our very own Trish Geiger shares a behind the scenes look at Alexis Iacono’s valuable role in Eddie Yang’s efforts to make and deliver PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to our front line hospitals working hard to care for and treat patients with Covid-19. Alexis...
by Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D | May 18, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
Skillful Beauty A story from a woman I thought I knew caught my eye as I scanned through my social media apps. The last time I saw her was last summer at an impromptu gathering of horse nerds like me, a family of women who share memories and love of all things horsey....
by Lisa Rogers | May 17, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
How to get rid of Laundry Detergent, Hand Soap and Dish Soap bottles Hopefully you all saw my first article last month where I tackled getting rid of all my ziplocs and storage bags. I clearly had just scratched the surface of the single use plastic in my household....
by Anne Cochran | May 15, 2020 | Education, Featured |
What a time we had as a school community on Thursday! We ordered and received graduation lawn signs for the portion of our current seniors who requested them, and we started making plans on how we’d get them into their households’ hands — not such an easy feat during...
by Jean Trebek | May 14, 2020 | Charity, Featured |
Keeping Music Alive in Our Schools “The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation donates high-quality musical instruments to deserving, under-funded music programs, and provides an array of support services to school districts. “ donate I was introduced to The...
by Maureen Muldoon | May 12, 2020 | Featured, Guest Writers |
The cat is out of the bag, the third drink has broken the dam, and you’ve spilled the beans. Cue the toxic regret. You’ve said too much. Welcome to the TMI hangover. Shut the shades, unplug the phones, and let the punishing begin. Dealing with this awkward...
by Jean Trebek | May 2, 2020 | Featured, Respect Farm |
“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder My Solace: Beauty in Nature Beauty is an exacting topic for me to write about, because there are so many aspects and considerations to this word beauty that touch my...
by Jean Trebek | May 1, 2020 | Featured, Reliable Recipes |
Jean Trebek’s Version of Oprah Winfrey’s Deviled Eggs This perfect, make-ahead appetizer was introduced to me by my friend, Ellie, who is a huge Oprah Winfrey devotee….well I am too, but Ellie makes everything that Ms. Winfrey has put her seal of...
by Dove Rose | Apr 28, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
Move. Sweat. Breathe. Those three words can keep you pretty darn healthy and peaceful as you walk through life. Find a Way to Play Every Day I find that we can over think a lot of what we do and I am here to tell you not to. Determine what activities you love, or at...
by insidewink | Apr 25, 2020 | Everyday Hero, Featured |
What Makes Someone a True Hero? Without expectation or reward, a true hero is someone who puts others before themselves. Someone whose concern for others in need outweighs their own personal risk. We have seen so many people step up, lend a hand and reach out....
by Lisa Rogers | Apr 22, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
I’ve taken the challenge and I’m ready to tackle getting rid of plastic bags. Hopefully you all saw my interview in last month’s insidewink where I declared my desire, one small step at a time, to become as plastic free as possible. Each month I hope to...
by Jean Trebek | Apr 14, 2020 | Charity, Featured |
“We deliver emergency medical and related services to those affected by conflict, disaster and disease, no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions.” donate If you were to meet Nancy Aossey CEO of International Medical Corps, in person you would...
by Jean Trebek | Apr 9, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, Interviews, Videos |
Over 50 and Starting Over Sheri Keller and I both had children that attended the same elementary school, and that’s where we first met. I was a parent chaperone for my son’s sixth grade field trip. During lunch time, there was this very lovely young person...
by insidewink | Apr 8, 2020 | And Another Thing ..., Featured, Music |
Quarantine Sessions Are Providing Some Much Needed Musical Entertainment While musicians have been hit pretty hard by the pandemic with postponed gigs and all venues currently closed, it doesn’t seem to be slowing down their creativity. Thinking outside the box,...
by insidewink | Apr 6, 2020 | Featured, Happy Headlines |
We all could use some good news, right?! Our Happy Headlines this month are putting a spotlight on pets, entertainment, community and inspirational people. Completely Adorable Two-Legged Dog Wins at Cadbury Bunny Tryouts Amazingly, there was not one bunny among this...
by Jean Trebek | Apr 3, 2020 | Featured, Respect Farm |
The Word “Possibilities” Feels Liberating to Me. It conjures up a sort of spaciousness in my mind… and I like that. There’s an obvious paradox going on right now… although we are physically being confined to a limited amount of external outings and...
by insidewink | Apr 2, 2020 | Featured, Garden |
No Room for a Vegetable Garden? There are so many varieties of vegetables that really thrive in containers and there is nothing like growing vegetables and harvesting them from your very own garden. So incredibly fresh and flavorful! But what if you don’t have enough...
by Jean Trebek | Mar 31, 2020 | Everyday Hero, Featured |
How one woman is taking steps to start making the change to help our planet Our everyday hero, Lisa Rogers, is a prominent and accomplished eating disorder therapist here in Los Angeles, so when she suggested that she write a column for insidewink on becoming...
by Jeanette DuBois | Mar 29, 2020 | Featured, My Morning Mimosa |
I begin with a caveat noting I am not a therapist, psychologist or counselor, and there are many professionals out there who have written on this subject with a variety of valuable suggestions, including expanding on the ones I list here. I gleaned mine from books I...
