Hugo, I’d give you a candy bar anyday!

Okay LOST fans, tell me last night’s episode wasn’t the best ever? BEST EVER! Loved it. I love Sawyer as the playful, fun guy. I love the English lessons he taught Jin. I love Hurley. And what Cheech said is so true: you totally make your own luck. What...

Maison Rêveuse

I work in international health. I get to travel about nine weeks a year to far off lands to manage and develop health projects for the poor. I truly love my job. Not a day goes by that I don’t find myself truly thankful for being in this line of work. I’m...

The 2007 Ya Ya Oscar Goes To…

The girls I’ve grown up with are essentially my sisters — the Ya Yas. We love, fight, gossip and party like we came from the same womb. While we’ve seen our interests and lives go in different directions since we’ve left our parent’s...

Adore

I went to a book signing last night to hear Liz Gilbert speak. Gilbert wrote my favorite book of 2006 — “Eat, Pray, Love.” I crammed into folding chairs with 50 other women (and two token men) at Changing Hands bookstore to catch a glimpse of the...

The Secret of Success

Last week I watched an episode of Oprah about “The Secret.” Did you catch this? In a nutshell, it is a self-help mantra affirming you can do absolutely anything in life you set your mind to. Ask, believe, receive and watch the world fall to your feet for...

Where Art Thou Gun-Wielding Juliet?

I’ve got a bit of an obsession with LOST. In part, it is because I cannot seem to catch up or understand 99% of the show. I have seen pretty much every episode, yet last night’s pre-episode primer taught me more than a thing or two about all these...