Combining Romance and Finance: It Can Be Done
There comes a point in most romantic relationships when the line between what belongs to whom starts to blur. One of my friends gives her boyfriend money for errands, then other times he’ll pay for their entire vacation and tell her not to worry about it. By the time they were living together, managing finances was left on [Read More]
An App That Makes Sure You Get Home Safely
Ever promised to let your family know you made it somewhere in one piece, only to forget to check in by the time you’ve arrived? Spare your loved ones the worry (and yourself the guilt) with Kitestring, a free—and totally genius—personal-safety service that alerts your emergency contacts if you suddenly go MIA. The web-based service [Read More]
It’s Never Easy Unfriending On Facebook
Have you ever been unfriended by someone on Facebook, and actually realized it’s happened? I did, and I was hurt. I noticed my friend’s husband’s brother, deleted me. Yeah, we’d only seen each other once in the last two years but I was still offended, you know? I quizzed my friend and she said ‘Don’t [Read More]
Teaching Kids How To Just Be
When kids are overexcited, in the middle of a temper tantrum, or having trouble with their homework parents often tell their kids to “relax and calm down.” When they are wiggling in their desks and having difficulty sitting still, teachers frequently say to their students “just focus and pay attention.” Or when children are too [Read More]
How I Lost The Dreaded Pregnancy Weight
There are very few things in life more difficult than losing weight, especially as you get older. It takes dedication and a commitment to make life changes. As humans we are creatures of habit and unfortunately we pick up bad habits rather quickly. I recently had my second baby and as a normally petite 5’2” woman, pregnancy [Read More]
Move Over, #TBT…#TGT is here
Lately, I have been looking forward to Thursday more than most other days in the week. You might be wondering why...well there are a couple reasons. Yes it is Fridayʼs Eve, but more importantly it is #tbt or “throw back Thursday,” a day that so many friends from elementary school, high school and college put up some really [Read More]
Learning To Accept Mistakes, Mix-Ups, And Free Massages
It was the Friday afternoon of Valentine’s Day and I was heading into San Francisco for the weekend for the Wisdom 2.0 conference. I pulled into my hotel just with enough time to hear the opening address. As I’m checking into my hotel, I see a masseuse with her massage table walk into the lobby, and I thought [Read More]
How Tech is Enabling Holistic Care
Homeopathy is a holistic system of medicine that provides deep healing and works on all levels: body, mind, and emotions. Originating over 200 years ago in Germany, it is used today by over 500 million people around the world to treat chronic and acute illnesses. In Homeopathy, disease or symptoms are regarded as the body's warning [Read More]