Here they are again, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer as sung by Nat King Cole in the 60s. “Those days of soda and pretzels and beer.” How innocent are those easy days! This summer finds man...
Bad Girls at Work I had the privilege of speaking to the Waukesha County Chamber Women’s Professional Development Network last month. My topic, “Women Bullying Women” created quite a stir. My own ire on the subject...
The Power of Gentleness How many times on a given day do you feel yourself tempted to punch somebody’s lights out? Not a very gentle question or happy way to start an article, I’ll grant you, but what’s your answer? It s...
Menopause - It Almost Took Me Down Menopause is often called “the silent passage,” and until recently it was one of those things you didn’t talk about, not even among friends. But as women of the Baby Boom generation began making t...
Love Your Eyes An old English proverb says, “The eyes are windows to the soul.” How true this is! And what profound meaning it carries as we think about how to make them more beautiful. A friend of mine has had ...
Hey look! It’s another New Year! Another chance to build that fantastic future you have been thinking about! Aren’t you excited? Perhaps after a year like last year, you feel some skepticism. ...
'Tis the season once again for wracking your brain without wrecking your budget as you search for the best gifts for your family, friends and business associates. Here are some ideas culled from...
How times change as the years unfold. Things speed up, patience falls, mistakes are made faster, lessons are learned more slowly, and with each generation, it seems that what was once valued goes o...
It's Halloween time and that means a celebration of all things scary. Ghosts and goblins decorate neighborhoods. Carved pumpkins glow eerily with the light of stumpy candles hidden inside. Trick or...