I was driving out of our neighborhood the other day, through the series of single-lane roads that bring you up and down from our house. Cars traveling both ways share these roads so we inch up and down them with neighborly care. I came to a T in the road right before...

I have a dozen bougainvillea planted or potted around our property. If you've been around here for any amount of time, you know I can't help it. I'm slightly obsessed. But over the last few weeks, as our El Nino rain fell, my bougainvillea turned to twigs. Flowerless....

I spend a good deal of time in conversations with women. And one of the things I hear over and over and over again is this: "I feel like I've lost myself." or "I feel like I don't know who I am any more." Trauma, stress, transition, life stage, responsibilities --...

My dear friend Wanida has the spiritual gift of picking out MAC lipstick. Gorgeous shades of pink and red. She's a master. But not because she chooses the perfect shade. GET THIS. She's a MAC lipstick Yoda because she -- without fail -- finds lipsticks with the most...