Irish Blessings

The Irish have a long love affair with the spoken and written word. Think of all the wonderful writers who have hailed from this somewhat small island: Oscar Wilde, James Joyce and W.B Yeats. I’ve heard and grown to love these Irish blessings at weddings, birthdays, farewells and funerals over the years. I can still hear […]

I Cannot Believe Seltzer is Bad for Us

When I was growing up, there were 2L bottles of Pepsi in the house every payday, so every two weeks we binged and splurged on bad stuff. There were also Doritos while they lasted. We would consume all this junk while watching Little House on the Prairie reruns at 5pm on channel 11 — which […]

DUBLIN ON A BUDGET: 4 Days for $1000

First published March 2018 Where: Dublin, Ireland When: March How Many Nights: 4 Cost: $1000 • • • • • • Planning a Trip on a Budget • • • • • • My friends from high school wanted to plan a group trip to celebrate all of us turning 50 and we had to work within a […]

Slow-Cooked Corned Beef & Cabbage

Throw everything in your crock pot, let it cook for about 5 hours and the corned beef comes out so tender. See all of Our Favorite Recipes for St. Pat’s Day 3 large carrots cut to 2″ pieces 2 stalks celery cut to 2″ pieces 1/2 lb. of red skin potatoes quartered 1 medium yellow onion, roughly cut […]

Can My Coffee Count as Water?

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10 Reasons to Exercise…Even if You Hate it.

“You can’t out-train crappy eating.” This is a very true, somewhat depressing statement. What is the first thing everyone who wants to lose weight does? They join a gym. For the small percentage of people who actually then go to the gym, the results can be disappointing, discouraging them from continuing. Unfortunately, the weight doesn’t […]

The Perfect Plate to Avoid Cravings

I am taking a class in nutrition, something I wish was taught to me in medical school. I think at the time, BMI was new, we were shown how to calculate it for like 30 seconds, and then we went onto to neuroscience. Nutrition would have been far more useful for my career in primary care, […]

COLOR STAGING: Getting Your Home Ready to Sell

Are you planning to sell your home this spring? If so, you may know that you will need a professional home stager. But, did you know that color staging is just as important? Color staging will help ensure you sell your home quickly and at the highest price. A home that is updated, especially in terms […]