I have so much fun news to talk about this week, darlings. In some Happy Birthday news, baby Fiona the hippo at the Cincinnati zoo turned one! I love animals and this hippo is just darling! I don’t know if you’ve followed Fiona’s story, but she was born dangerously underweight and premature last year and […]

My husband, Sheldon Good, is the lace in my shoe, the wind in my sail, the cream in my coffee, my rock of Gibraltar who fortifies and protects me with love and devotion. He could give a course to men in how to be the perfect mate. Once again, I sit alone with my thoughts; it is 4:43 a.m. to be […]

Albert Camus was a French writer and philosopher, the second youngest recipient in history to win the Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 43. He was born in 1913. The last time I thought about Camus was when I was in my early 20s. I read his book “The Stranger,” at the insistence of my brother, a Harvard undergrad […]

“I love the time to dial down, do clean out projects—physical and mental—read good books, eat healthy food, workout and recharge.” These are my friend, Emilie’s words, written in an email to me on how she plans to spend the month of January, the first 31 days of the New Year. I stored her thoughts […]

Choosing partners in marriage, friendship and work is crucial to our happiness and success. I decided to muse on the topic of partners because of a phrase I fell in love with while watching the movie,”The Shape of Water.” “You are all around me.” The sentiment behind those five words fits my partnership with my […]