Why are good habits so easy to break? I read somewhere that it takes 21 days to form a habit. That seems easy enough, considering in the grand scheme of life, or even a year, 21 days isn’t that much time. Imagine how many ways you could change your life in one year if you
No, wait! Summer – come back! I am already going through withdrawl at the thought of summer’s end. I need a won’t-accept-the-end-of-summer-vacation! Alas, instead of planning one, I am remembering my dreamy weekend spent on Long Island’s North Fork at the start of my summer. On the lesser famed split of the Long Island Hamptons, this
A long weekend in Europe isn’t a frequent getaway for us across the pond over here in the US, yet I found myself on a flight to Warsaw, Poland from New York City with a vague itinerary, consisting mainly of a wish list-collage which I made browsing the internet on the eve of my departure.
I am a sucker for the promise of beauty. Soft, supple, glowing, youthful, age defying, correcting, perfecting; I have spent hours of my life trying to decide which assurance I will allow myself to believe. Each season poses a different hair and skin question. My ethnic mix has defied many a product-promise yet I continue
The mind plays tricks, locking away that which it deems worthy, deciding how and when and what is allowed to escape. Sometimes a memory is clear and shiny. Each time it is recounted it gleams brighter, polished with love the beauty deepens; but some are frozen or out of reach, or like a bright sunny
The room was large enough to contain a man’s life, and with adequate space to move about comfortably, but no extra. A large, sturdy dining room table doubled as a desk. He leaned on it heavily, switched on the computer, and music absorbed the quiet. In one corner there was a kitchen area composed of
“Are you alright?” Her friend asked. “Yea, I feel fine.” “Well you were screaming a lot.” “No, that wasn’t me. I didn’t scream.” “Ok well, I asked the receptionist, you were the only one back there.” “Oh.” She didn’t remember screaming. All she remembered was, when she tried to look at the sonagram screen the
Two women walked into my bar. They were sisters but I didn’t k now it yet. I was a little stressed out because it was ten minutes till the kitchen closed and I had to hurry up and get the last orders in, so I hurried to give them menus and said hello but kept
It’s the time of year when wearing layers is still a novelty. The cold crisp air holds the promise of winter, you look up and see a tapestry of gold, red, and orange against a brilliant blue sky background. See you next year! The tree leaves wave as they drop to the ground and the fall says
Is Swiss Chard the new spinach? No, of course not. It is, however, related to spinach and has similar nutritional qualities. If you’re looking for another green to incorporate into your diet, chard grows well in the summer through autumn months, and is readily available due to it’s hardy nature. Chard has been honored
