Granny used to always put mentholated cream on her lips at night and it kept her from ever having chapped lips. Sometimes I slather on a dollop of ponds cold cream and just let that sit on my face and lips overnight. Often I end up tasting it there next morning! During the spring...
Pinky Grapefruit Sugar Scrub
You can brighten up your face complexion by using a Rejuvenating scrub. I love to try new ones each spring and I make them up and then keep them in the refrigerator. They usually keep for a week so you can use more than once or use on all the rough parts that have...
Martini Talks with Dhyanna Salcedo, CEO Sebs Studios, Grief and Loss
Hey sweet lifers! Diana and I are hanging our and discussing grief and loss. Diana and I have been friends for years and she is part of the Alisa Murray Photography team of designers bringing her talents as a makeup artist to the studios for our clients. She uses her opportunities as an artist,...
“Martini Talks” with Dr. Tammy Osina
Hey there Sweet Lifer’s! In this episode of Martini Talks I visit with my dear friend and dentist Dr. Tammy Osina. We discuss Covid and how that affected her practice with protocols for patient care. We talk about family and just check in to make sure everyone is doing OK , feeling safe and...
Martini Talks with Brandi Strube
In this episode Alisa visits with her friend Brandi who has been an educator for over 25 years. They discuss parenting, family life and all things that are pivoting in the pandemic of 2020. Want access to all of my columns and lifestyle tips?Please subscribe to the newsletter here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/wVRcgMV/sweetlife website: http://[email protected]...
“Martini Talks” with Chuck Hinkle
Hey Sweet Lifers! Chuck and I discuss ways to be a great speaker and up your game on communicating your message to your audience. Coaching people who really want to develop and hone in their presentations is his specialty. He prepares professionals and entrepreneurs to get comfortable and highly skilled to effectively present their...
Aristotle’s 12 Virtues: Justice
Well my Sweet Life friends we have been studying Aristotle this year and in reflection there was no better year to go through the virtues. This year has been an exercise in testing all of us both individually as well as globally and justice as complicated as it is to understand and define is...
Aristotle’s 12 Virtues: Temperance
The virtue Temperance is described as having attained the ability to maintain self control and show restraint. Some scholars refer to this virtue as it pertains to the pleasures such as drinking and taking drugs, over eating or really over doing anything. As with most of Aristotle’s virtues and vices the constant continuum...
Aristotle’s 12 Virtues: Patience
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! Patience as a virtue is probably...
Aristotle’s 12 Virtues: Pride
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! My friends as we continue...
Aristotle’s 12 Virtues:Magnificence
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! Well my sweet life readers we...
Aristotle’s 12 Virtues: Liberality
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! According to encyclopedia.com Liberality is the...
Aristotle’s 12 Virtues: Ambition
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! Ambition is defined as “a...
“Martini Talks” with Eshantee Bell
Hey Sweet Lifers! My friend Eshantee Bell and I discuss her business model and company and how they develop a network of resources to assist others in our community. The resources we have available to us are in many ways astonishing and at the same time confusing. Eshantee and her team specialize in discovering...
“Martini Talks” with Santa Claus
Hey Sweet Lifers! Christmas during Covid, Santa and I discuss the upcoming holidays and about the reason for the season. Grab the children for this one! Santa Claus stopped by the studio and we chatted about Christmas in the extraordinary year of 2020. My “Martini Talk” with Santa was inspiring for anyone wondering how...
“Martini Talks” with Micheal Segura/Floral Designer
Hey Sweet Lifers! In this episode Micheal and I chat about being small business owners and the changes that we have seen in our businesses during the pandemic. We talk about community and the uptake he has seen in his floral business for funerals during this time. If you are a small business and...
Alisa Murray/Martini Talks with Sonya Brazeal on entrepreneurship and start ups during COVID
In this episode my friend of nearly 20 years, Sonya Brazeal come for a “Martini Talk” where we share and reflect over many topics from arranging a marriage for my son and years of friendship to the most important focus of my show…how we are all pivoting into our passions and shifting during this...
“Martini Talks” with Eberhard Lucke – Social responsibility to our planet
In this Martini Talk Alisa is with her friend Eberhard Lucke discussing our global social responsibility to convert energy from waste. Eberhard is an engineer, a consultant and owner of Lucke Consulting Technology Services LLC. He has some wonderful solutions for cleaning up planet earth and making a difference for the next generations to...
“Martini Talks” with Cherie Kennedy
Alisa Murray martini talks with Cherie Kennedy. In this week’s episode Alisa and Cherie discuss childhood cancer, dealing with this strange new world as mothers and so much more. Join us for the conversation and become inspired to live your sweet life to the fullest each day! Want access to all of my columns...
“Martini Talks” with Father Andrew, Priest at St. Catherine’s of Sienna
In this episode Alisa discusses faith and how the church has changed to meet the challenges of covid. They discuss family and friendship and the need for the community to come together globally to make a difference in the lives of others. To watch our online services go to St. Catherine’s of Sienna in...