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Wanderlust Wednesday: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

April 27, 2016 2 Comments

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Later this summer, Rio de Janeiro will be hosting the Summer Olympics. And despite the Zika virus flying around down in Brazil (’cause it’s flying around here in the U.S. as well), Rio de Janeiro is a city full of beauty. I want to walk on the Copacabana Beach, walk up and down the colorful Escadaria Selaron (a stairway decorated by Chilean-born artist Jorge Selaron), and stand at the feet of the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer. “Rio de Janeiro? But it’s not safe!” If you think about it, nowhere is 100% safe, but if take the necessary precautions and travel […]

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Celebrity Dinner Party: SNL Edition

April 1, 2016 No Comments

Have you ever been asked this question? “Who would you invite to a dinner party, dead or alive?” I would have dinner parties every weekend – both Friday and Saturday nights – because my guest list is sooooooooo long! Who would be my first guests, you ask? I would have some of my favorite female Saturday Night Live veterans – Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and Molly Shannon. I have watched SNL for the last 25 years, and there have been some funny women on that late night show. Tina Fey – Sarah Palin and Weekend Update. Amy […]

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Life Lessons in “The Internship”

July 31, 2014 No Comments

I always find it interesting when Hollywood puts out a movie with interesting Life Lessons in “The Internship” and valuable life and career lessons. This is probably why I have seen The Internship, featuring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, a dozen or so times on HBO recently. Photo Source: IMDb These two lovable guys play traveling watch salesmen who lose their jobs and essentially have to start over. Vince Vaughn’s character, Billy, is a dreamer and is the one who gets the ball rolling on their internship at Google. Photo Source: Pinterest I love the spirit in which these two […]

Good Reads

Marcus Sakey is a "Brilliant" Author

June 27, 2014 No Comments

I love to read. I have loved reading ever since I was a child. Whether it was for school, work, or for the pure pleasure of being transported to another world, my love of reading lives deep within my soul. Most recently, I listened to two books by Marcus Sakey – The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes, and Brilliance. Photo Credit: Google Photo Credit: NPR Both books were great to listen to because the readers were phenomenal. Christopher Lane narrated The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes, and Luke Daniels narrated Brilliance. In The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes, “A man […]

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50 Healthy Habits Every Girl Should Know

March 30, 2014 No Comments

As I age, I have come to realize that I only have this one body and I should take care of it. I also realize that as I peruse Pinterest, there are a lot of things that I should know but don’t, and there are a lot of healthy habits that I should be following but don’t. So when I found this pin on Pinterest, I thought I would share it. Even though it’s “50 Healthy Habits Every Girl Should Know,” I think that there are several healthy habits on this list that boys (men) should follow as well. Here […]