by Lisa Rogers | Jun 24, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
Start living a plastic free life by replacing plastic bottles and tubes in your bathroom with more environmentally friendly personal care & hygiene products. I must say that the longer I use the alternatives to the single use bottles that I so frequently bought in...
by Dove Rose | Jun 23, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
I have learned a new way of living lately, as we all have in these delicate times. I have transformed my work into a remote business, which has allowed me to continue to work with all of my clients and expand out to many others who have moved out of state over the...
by Anne Cochran | Jun 21, 2020 | Education, Expert Advice, Guest Writers |
It’s the Little Things that Matter “Anne, Suzy isn’t doing anything that will look good on her college applications. I’m so frustrated with her.” “Anne, what in the world should I do about Joey this summer, now that COVID-19 has essentially shut down the plans...
by Natalie Soriano | Jun 2, 2020 | Expert Advice |
Every room’s story needs a beginning. It can come from and experience, a feeling, a memory. Natalie Soriano’s room story begins on her aunt and uncle’s farm. Growing up, I loved visiting my aunt and uncle’s farm. It was about an hour outside the...
by Dove Rose | May 28, 2020 | Expert Advice |
“Beauty is a heart that generates love and a mind that is open.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh I find beauty in so many places throughout my days and I often forget the one place that constantly resides in beauty; my heart and my mind. We all have our preconceived notions of what...
by Natalie Soriano | May 20, 2020 | Expert Advice |
I love seeing all the creative things people are doing during this time at home. There are wonderful, funny songs being written, amazing projects being invented to entertain and educate children, beautiful ways being thought up to celebrate birthdays together, while...
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 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 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 Natalie Soriano | Apr 20, 2020 | Expert Advice, Guest Writers |
I LOVE model homes. I love them almost as much as I love chocolate, and if you know me, you know that’s the highest form of praise. I love the crisp, clean beauty, the life you can imagine living in these works of art, and the feeling of excitement, joy and prosperity...
by Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D | Apr 19, 2020 | Expert Advice, Guest Writers |
Possibilities are just that. Possibilities have no party affiliation, no good or bad label on them. Not really. They just are. It’s the attitude we bring to them that can make a difference. In graduate school I had a professor who was known for being gruff. He was...
by Peter Martin | Apr 18, 2020 | Expert Advice, Garden |
The Importance of Light in the Life of an Indoor Plant. Just as humans need vitamin D from sunshine, plants need light for photosynthesis, which in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyl and generates oxygen as a byproduct. Most of us buy a healthy...
by Anne Cochran | Apr 15, 2020 | Education, Expert Advice |
The world has completely changed… …since I last sat down to write another installment of this blog series of mine. Covid-19 hit us hard and life rapidly moved in ways many of us certainly didn’t see coming. If you’ve been a reader of this series, you know...
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 Natalie Soriano | Mar 25, 2020 | Expert Advice, Guest Writers |
Organization is Important Having a designated place for everything in your home can create a great sense of order, and can also give you the daily peace of mind you’ve been looking for. This applies to the smallest things in your home, such as a grocery list, to the...
by Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D | Mar 17, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
Take the initiative to invite good, solid communication. A popular book for parents is How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk. Isn’t that title genius? Right there is the invitation to take responsibility for what is happening in the...
by Anne Cochran | Mar 14, 2020 | Education, Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
After College Graduation Here’s the conversation: Me: How old is Trevor? Parent: 24Me: Where did Trevor go to college? Parent: (You name it) University Me: What is/How is Trevor doing today? Parent: (Face ever-so-slightly drops, eyes dart elsewhere, hands subtly...
by Dove Rose | Mar 12, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
Your Aging Body Aging. Ahhh, the word that seems to impact each of us somehow. My usual approach to this topic has been embrace it, accept it, honor it, be one with it, but sometimes it isn’t that easy. Feeling Older. I work with many clients who have concerns...
by Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D | Feb 20, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured |
~ Guest Writer, Dr. Elvira G. Aletta, PhD. ~ “All worthwhile endeavors are 90% work and 10% loveand only the love should show.” – Chuck Jones When I was six, maybe seven years old, I got an ice cream sundae. It was the real thing: whipped cream, chocolate sauce, nuts...
