Hey my Sweet Lifers! There’s a running joke between me and my oldest and best friend about when to buy things. Not the items that everybody needs eventually like furniture, appliances and houses, but the personal stuff that makes life a little sweeter. You know… the pocket books, and jewelry, clothes and as of...
Hey my Sweet Lifers! I hope that somewhere tucked in a bookcase or perhaps hanging on your wall there’s a piece of art that has been created either by you, a dear friend or by someone in your family. As all of you know, both my parents...
Hey my Sweet Lifer’s! Today is a day for all of us Star Wars™ fans to celebrate not only the actual movies that have captured our hearts and entertained millions over the years but to fully embrace what the series really means. It is about good vs. bad… right vs.wrong… evil not winning over...
“Living the Sweet Life” My Marvelous Monstera June 2022 Hey my Sweet Lifers! Everyone should have a house plant, and I believe that like choosing a pet, the decisions about which one or...
Hey my sweet lifers! If you’ve been paying any attention to my feeds, blogs or channel episodes you might have noticed a shift in both my focus but also my purpose. What is one of the most beautiful aspects of being a human being is our ability to manifest change. It is in fact...
Hey my Sweet Lifers! What is this thing called LOVE? Over the years countless sonnets, stories and songs have been written on the subject and through searching for the answer to the question of love, yet another answer most profound reveals itself. The answer to the question “What is the meaning of life!”The Apostle...
Hey my Sweet Lifers! Every now and then something happens that makes you stop and realize there’s always an angel on your shoulder. Always. Over the years I have referred to these experiences as “God Winks” that reassure us that we are headed in the right direction and cast a warm feeling on what...
Hey my Sweet Lifers! Oh my it’s January again! How did that happen? Most of us especially over the past few years have been doing a scramble to try to find some normalcy in routines and goal setting just really well for me has not been top of mind. Getting things done and holding...
Hey my Sweet Lifers! Through the years ya’ll already know that I have been active in my community in helping bring awareness to special causes. You will recall the ten years of creating breast cancer calendars, and the seven years of calendars of children with the disease. Using my...
Hey my Sweet Lifers! How are you? Are you happy? I know, there’s always a lot going on and what kind of question is it to ask someone “Are you happy,” anyway? Happiness is a fundamental part of living a sweet life and the way to achieving it might be simpler than you think. ...
Who is the luxury traveler? In my conversations with families over the years, planing experiences and balancing budgets for vacationing; the subject of luxury always comes up. Many people think that luxury travel means expensive travel, this is not necessarily so. What does luxury mean for you? For many it means paying a premium...
Post pandemic, not surprisingly many things have changed both in how we travel as well as the industry as a whole. The need to understand the protocols per country and in some cases stateside are obvious to anyone who desires to grab a bag and head out on an adventure. It’s been interesting to...
Hey there Sweet Lifers! How are you doing? I want to introduce you to the latest movement, yes another one. What is MHM you ask? Well it’s called “Mental Health Matters” and if you can subscribe to it the whole world will be a better, kinder and more inclusive space. As a person...
Hey my Sweet Lifers! Recently I got a call from my Aunt Carolyn who has decided to downsize her home and as a result created for herself a forced purging of her things. She called and texted and asked if I wanted this or that and I told her each time she reached out...
Hey there my Sweet Lifers! As we celebrate the month of May with flowers and showers of love towards our Mother’s I must say that right now, in this moment, not one thing is missing. This has not been the case for most of my life as May brought a day that I could...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
