February 2010 Archives

Milestones are worth celebrating.  We have parties or special events to commemorate nuptials, births and years at work.  What about friendship?  Why not honor years of friendship with a special event or party?

I am celebrating my anniversary.  I met my BFF 32 years ago and that is something to cheer about.  Since then we have only lived in the same state once, when she was in her 7th year of college and I had taken a year off to work.  We came close to living near each other years later - she worked for a few years on the east coast, just 5 miles from where I live now.  We moved there a few months after she left the area to work in Europe.  I don't know if it was via email or phone calls (there was no Facebook or Twitter!) but we managed to stay in touch. 

Few things are as traditionally American as an old fashioned road trip. But confining kids to a car for the long haul can result in some pretty cranky children -- and parents. Years of long haul car trips that started when our kids were very young have given us plenty of research fodder. Learn from our mistakes and try these tips to make road trips more fun for kids and less stressful for parents.

Traveling alone, whether for business or pleasure, can be an eye-opening experience. It's a chance to do things that only you would do, without having to worry about entertaining or accommodating others. Go to the museums, eat hot dogs from a cart, spend the day laying on the beach, or cuddle up in your hotel bed with room service and free HBO. Whatever you choose to do, traveling solo is a great way to experience a new or familiar city.

While very often it's the lack of structure, the lure of decadent dishes or the appeal of new surroundings that encourage weight gain when we travel, have you considered that there may be reasons why you're purposely keeping excess weight...on?

If you're unhappy with your body it may seem that weight loss is something you want, but sometimes when taking a closer look you find that there's an important reason why you've chosen to keep that excess weight exactly where it is-whether you're aware of it or not. Here are a few of them: