SUMMER SPLURGES –When it’s okay to spoil yourself!!

Summer is in the air, and it’s time to dig out that bikini and enjoy the warm weather.  I know I’m always encouraging you to save, but this summer let’s live a little and laugh our way through those sunny afternoons and evenings…

Ah, Bikini Season approaches…and fashion mags’ll tell me to flatten my abs by doing the windmill and to cut back on bloating foods. Right…

New Orleans, A Great Place to Visit, But a Better Place to Return to..

I have been doing a lot of traveling in the past few months. I’ve visited Hawaii, Santa Barbara, and New Orleans, but I have to say that I have fallen in love with New Orleans.

Fried Oysters with Spicy Remoulade Sauce

It’s just about summer time, and we all know what that means! Time for some spicy summertime munchies. Try this fried oyster recipe, it’s got a real

Are You a Smartphone-A-Holic?

I’ll just jump right into the anecdote.  So about two weeks ago some friends and I got together for a “Girls Night” to just kick back, relax and enjoy one another’s company.  We were all out on the town and as soon as we sat down at out first destination

Guy Files: Ever Think That Your Smart Phone Is Just Too Smart?

Do we really need it to do all that stuff? Do we even know what those things are? We buy phones that surf the web, take pictures, pay bills, play music–they do everything but actually make and take calls reliably.
That ghetto brick or flip phone your parents have may not

Alive And Alone On A Saturday Night

A few weeks ago I attended a brilliant musical theater review when I was home visiting my parents. The whole show was fun and lifted my spirits – excepting of the close of the first act.

What’s Wrong With Me This Month

A Look at Some May Women’s Magazines

I cannot believe May is nearly halfway over. Where does the time go? Why does it have to go so fast? And as one moves closer to summer things seems to accelerate.

Happy Mother’s Day!

An oldie but goodie…originally written in 1915 and the song is titled “Mother”:

M Is for the Many things she gave me,

Guy Files: Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Mother’s day is coming. Tomorrow. You already bought your gift, right? Oh, you didn’t. Hmm. That’s going to go well, won’t it? Yeah, I didn’t think so, but it made you feel better, right? Now that we’ve got that over with, here are some great ideas to meet your last minute mother’s day gift giving needs.

Swimming With Alligators

Summer’s coming and you know what that means: vacation time! I’ve been on tons of vacations, some fun, some… not so fun. But the absolute worst moment of any trip is one that still haunts me to this day.

Have a Career You Love in 7 Steps

For many years after college I ended up at a couple of desk jobs that I really wasn’t happy at. For the most part I was just glad to get a job, and thereafter I felt like I was just coasting along in life, because I wasn’t happy in the job depeartment.