This morning, as I stood making freshly brewed coffee, two pictures flashed through my mind. For a split second, I was in Seim Reap, Cambodia with my husband, Sheldon Good. I remember the day that we stood in front of one of the five temples of Angkor Wat with its beautiful massive faces of women. […]

We all look back on our childhood with blame and praise.  I sometimes ask myself, “Who helped me become the woman I am today?” At the head of the list are my parents, extended family, teachers, peers and, believe it or not, Kankakee by the Sea. They all had a profound impact on my life. […]

The New Year is almost upon us, and so, I want to take this opportunity, before you embark on celebrating and toasting the New Year, to wish you all a healthy and happy 2019. A year of being…’true to yourself.’ I have copied, in my opinion, a ‘don’t miss’ read written by Ben Stein, the […]

No matter what stage of life you are in, it is important to know your financial health. This is not something you do just around income tax time but throughout the year. It’s good to check in at least monthly or, as we do, daily. The same as any successful business must know their income […]

  Everything we do requires a decision. Our days from the moment we rise until we close our eyes each night are filled with our choices. We have options to choose and the consequences of decisions to live with. So how does one make life-changing decisions… or even small ones? A decision begins with a […]