“The most important thing to remember is that you can wear all the greatest clothes and all the greatest shoes, but you’ve got to have a good spirit on the inside. That’s what’s…
When I heard the news that Whitney Houston had died in a bathtub on February 11, 2012, I couldn’t help thinking, “What if she had decided not to take that bath but had…
John and I met in October 1997. By the time Valentine’s Day rolled around in 1998, we had been dating less than six months. Even though our relationship was still in…
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Christopher Reeve When I was a child living in Illinois, my older brother,…
Just to set the record straight, I haven’t always embodied my mantra, “Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It.” Rather, it took me years to get here. Although I was generally a happy…
Preface For those of you familiar with the 1970’s sitcom, “All in the Family,”you can’t forget watching the bigoted Archie Bunker repeatedly mock his son-in law, Mike Stivik, (aka “Meathead”) for everything…
Now that I’ve confessed my fashion obsession on national TV, it won’t surprise you to learn I watched the Golden Globes this past weekend as much for the red carpet couture as for…
Preface What does it take to prepare oneself to speak in front of millions of people? I realize many people never face such a prospect and most decline to speak before even…
Okay, I know that anyone reading this post is probably already aware of my spot on Today (NBC) this past week. While, yes, the title of this blog, “I did it”does reflect…
Preface Remember the first time you watched A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens? I was particularly taken with The Ghost of Christmas Past, who was the first of three spirits that haunted…
When I was pregnant with Ethan I often stressed about every aspect of what could possibly go wrong before delivery. At the time, I even remember cursing the person that wrote,…