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December 31, 2010
What Tops Your 2011 To Do List?
QUICK TAKES WITH... Alexa von Tobel & Premal Shah.
Alexa von Tobel, Founder & CEO, LearnVest
December 31, 2010
What Was Your Toughest Challenge & Greatest Accomplishment This Year?
QUICK TAKES WITH... Premal Shah, Candace Nelson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Martha Beck, Linda Ellerbee, Alexa von Tobel & Victoria Jackson.
December 27, 2010
Alexa von Tobel
My toughest challenge AND greatest accomplishment this year has been turning my idea into a 25-person, venture-backed company called LearnVest that now provides financial guidance and advice to
December 24, 2010
How Do You Stay Calm & Centered During the Holidays?
QUICK TAKES WITH... Martha Beck, Victoria Jackson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Linda Ellerbee & Candace Nelson.
December 24, 2010
Victoria Jackson
The toughest challenge of 2010 has been watching my beautiful, amazing, 17 year old daughter Ali experience the symptoms of NMO (Neuromyelitis Optica).
December 23, 2010
The Unseen Gifts of Christmas
Like many women, I try to do too much. My time is precious and I cram it full of loads of wonderful things. But this year, somewhere between putting up my artificial tree, shopping for cyber-specials, shipping off packages to the opposite ends of the country, going to holiday parties, trying to spend “quality” time with my daughter and, oh yeah, working two jobs, I realized I was quickly running out of reserves. In fact, I was exhausted. Wait a minute, I thought. This is not how I want to experience this season.
Little did I know I was on the road to burnout, when I attended a meditation session at church last weekend. Our adept leader guided us through only 20 minutes of inhaling and exhaling... counting to 6 each way. We followed out breath with energy all around our bodies. We were encouraged to “let go” of all that we were holding onto at that very moment and relax. Imagine…relaxing…and it worked!
December 22, 2010
Linda Ellerbee
My toughest challenge this year is to be a better grandmother than I was a mother. My greatest accomplishment is that I am.
December 21, 2010
Last-Minute Holiday Solutions – That Won’t Break the Bank
Here’s one of the best-kept secrets: Holiday time is difficult for most of us. There’s an unspoken pressure to look and feel happy, even if we aren’t. Family problems take center stage as we gather with relatives to celebrate. We’re reminded of holidays past when we may have lost loved ones or had other intense personal difficulties with which to contend. Need I say more?
Along with this emotional baggage, we’re faced with an economic climate that makes spending (on gifts, decorations, festivities) all the more daunting.
But there are things that we can do with friends and family – whether gifts or celebrating – that don’t cost money and embrace and enhance the spirit of the holiday. This is a time to reconnect. Here are some ways to make this holiday season the best yet:
December 20, 2010
How to Transform Your Home – with Flowers, Greenery & Light
For those of you who still need to add a few more touches – or many more touches - to make your home more welcoming this season (without investing too much time or money), not to fear. Transforming your home into a special place to gather with friends and family can be as simple as putting some fresh cut greenery in a beautiful ceramic vase. Eric Buterbaugh, florist to the stars, shares his holiday tips:
December 20, 2010
Candace Nelson
How do I stay calm & centered during the holidays? My husband and I were blessed with a beautiful baby boy just before Thanksgiving this year, so this holiday season has been even more
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