Preparing for a trip may be exciting, but packing can get pretty stressful. Give yourself a few days to follow these three steps, and you’ll be traveling like a tidying pro! PLAN IT ON PAPER List all the activities you’ll be doing, then list the clothing and accessories required. Are you hanging out at a […]
Photo provided by Target: Sash-tie high waist bikini bottom – Kona Sol – $19.99; Bandeau bikini top – Kona Sol, blue tropical print – $19.99 It’s the best time of the year — summertime! I may be biased because it’s when my birthday falls, but July is by far the greatest month. Nothing beats fun […]
In recent years, outcomes for cancer patients have dramatically improved thanks to innovative therapies such as immunotherapy and molecularly targeted therapies. Yet, one of the best things we can do to improve outcomes is cancer screening. This is because screening for cancer helps us to find cancer at its earliest stages when treatments are easier, […]
When you leave the house, do you take water with you? You may care for your body by eating healthy and exercising, but do you ask yourself whether you drank enough water today? This question often is left out of the nutrition conversation, but hydration has an enormous impact on our health and day-to-day functioning. […]
It all started with a bag of Doritos. After eating the nacho chips while watching July 4 fireworks, Stephanie Mathes woke up swollen. Now 50, she attributed the reaction to getting older and being diabetic. Her friends, some of whom are nurses, advised her to drink lots of water and laughed with her about the […]
By Jennifer Hearne We all can agree it’s easy to lose track of time and miss a deadline, forget a meeting or allow household chores to pile up. Poor time management makes us miss out on the extra things in life that spark joy as we spend valuable time catching up. As a wife, mother […]
In my practice, I often see clients who are in crisis. The recent COVID-19 pandemic and recent world events have left everyone’s sense of stability and temper on edge. Whether it is a divorce, the death of a family member, a family member with dementia, a financial crisis or a family fight, inflamed emotions often […]
Many will remember Carleen Hall as “the hug lady.” But her warm embraces were just one way the beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and prayer warrior ministered to others. “If touched lives were yardsticks, she would have circled the globe several times,” says her son, Jason Hall. Carleen, who died in April 2020 of leukemia, […]
LuAnn Pappas’s dad taught her what it means to give back. And as the 2021 recipient of the Annette O’Keefe Humanitarian Award, the CEO of Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort wishes Bill Sturm could share in the recognition. Bar none, she says, he was the biggest influence in her life. “I will forever say I am […]
Ronnie Cuevas describes his daughter, Mary Lynn Cuevas Scarborough, as someone who would give you the shirt off her back — or, as it turns out, donate a kidney to her dad. “She is my hero,” says the retired teacher and coach and diamond ambassador with Plexus Worldwide. “She’s tougher than I could ever be.” […]
