(The following is a letter from sister Alopecian and fab beaudiva, Therese, posted here with her permission.)

I feel the need to write something.  I have been living on “the other side” for a while now, meaning I have only worn my scarves in the privacy of my home.  Outside I have worn my wig.  And as each day of wearing it has gone by, I have despised the wig more…

The mark of a stellar chef is when you notice that his name no longer leave its mark on a restaurant menu. That’s what happened on a visit to Michael’s on East when I noticed James Plocharsky was no longer named as Pastry Chef. After years of enjoying Plocharsky’s desserts, creations that were worth a trip to Michael’s in itself, discovering his whereabouts…

The first time was following the birth of my son.  I knew it was a normal part of my body’s post-partum adjustment so paid it little…

A picture’s worth a thousand words right?  Then to me that means sharing a picture montage for you might be just a little more effective in this case.  Okay, what am I talking about right?  When I say burger bar and grill, the immediate thought is grease, deliciously sinful meal, grease, salty warm fries, grease, and a about a million calories that will inevitably consumed.  Don’t turn up your nose; you know it’s the truth!  What if I told you I knew of a mystical place that had No hormone…

We women  are taught to crave beauty from a very early age.  I still have my childhood doll  - a perfect china-faced beauty with rich blond curly hair, long lovely lashes,  luscious red lips, manicured nails, and a flawless body.  I grew up in the Marilyn Monroe era.  Then, as now, actresses were icons of style, elegance and…

FASHION RANTS POST-50

“If you’re over 50 and pick up a copy of Vogue magazine, don’t expect to see someone like you peering back from the cover,” writes Stephanie Pappas for a…

Do Women Make Passes At Men Who Wear Lashes?

I feel like everything is going towards personal and small portion route these days right?  Theres cupcakes instead of full slices of cake, flat breads instead of whole pizzas, tapas bars are all the rage…the list literally goes on and on!  I for one am in total favor!  We’re all guilty of order from the menu, getting a heaping portion, and then loving it so much that we over indulge!  Belly up, bloated and overstuffed, ew.  I’m loving the predetermined plate size that lets you be a little…

Without hair?  Images of a self-conscious you.  That dreaded struggle to pull a tight rubber cap over a bald head, far too much trouble to take off and recap repeatedly through-out the day or having to secure your cap with a tight…

Below is the link to a wonderful webinar (about 30 mins) that will help you get a really good overview of what it is we are able to target and accomplish in helping people focus on the overall Habits of Health verses just a snapshot in time by "going on a crash diet" of one kind or another.  With Habits of Health & a free personal health coach (Iike me) to guide you the whole way through, will get you to your goals of learning how to put health first in your lives. 

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It is easy to get bogged down in the negative messages that we are bombarded with daily. As an entrepreneur – a business owner, those messages can be overwhelming as we face the challenges of navigating in an economic environment that bears little resemblance to our, in hind-sight, relatively safe world of yesterday. So what do you do?

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Networking is just a term for meeting people whom you might like to do business with now or in the future. There are lots of networking events to attend in cities all over the world, not to mention the Networking that goes on in the internet social sites like Facebook. I find it quite enjoyable to meet like minded people at seminars, business card…