Tsunamis, waves, and ripples.

SIMPLY CELEBRATE NEWSLETTER: MARCH 2011 When I heard the news about the 8.9 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, I was lounging in my cozy animal print pajamas in an oceanfront hotel in Laguna Beach. My beau and I were in town on a quest. We’d driven down the coast from...

Confessions of a packrat.

My name is Sherry and I am a packrat. I don’t want you to know this about me because it isn’t pretty. I mean that literally, as well as figuratively. I don’t like the piles of papers in the corner. I don’t like the boxes of baby clothes I can’t let go of. I don’t like...

Love the one you’re with.

SIMPLY CELEBRATE FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER Last weekend my beau, Ian and I had plans to go to the Edwardian Ball. We’d already bought, borrowed, or created our Gorey-esque costumes. We’d taken a fun dance class in which we practiced romantic waltz moves with names like...

Well-being from within. (Ahhh).

Hi. I’m rushing around trying to get everything done because I’m unexpectedly going to be out of the office for a few days. In the midst of my craze, the excerpt below landed my email box. I really needed the reminder that all my joy is from within,...

Failure is not a dirty word.

Maya Stein, poet, writer, teacher, feral hairdresser, and chef, joins us as our guest at Happy Hour today at 12n PST. Below is a snippet of conversation from our Lively Conversation, Drive into Your Dreams, with Maya. And below that, a poem of hers...