
The New Year brings thoughts of New Year’s resolutions. Statistically, resolutions have been proven not to work. I will be frank: I forgot last years. So, this year I decided I am going to continue to work on the lessons I worked on in 2017. These lessons large and small have brought me large and […]

Every week I let you in on one piece of how I live my life. I have rounded up some of my most popular pieces of advice for the past year to remind you how to have a fabulous 2018. We all know traveling and visiting new places can be amazing, but the lead up, […]

Exploring your life after the age of 50 can open the door to countless opportunities. It is so worth your while to nurture your curiosity by engaging and participating in new activities. I believe curiosity is the “cat’s meow.” When you jump out of your comfort zone and take on challenges, you will feel vital […]

Darlings, this has been a week of new experiences and recounting when experiences were new. Not all of them pleasant, but all of them meaningful. To start with the somber, I shared with all of you a podcast I appeared on about widowhood. It was emotional to recount even after all of these years and […]

I walked in on my ultimate concierge. He was sitting at his desk. I blurted out, “Shelly, I have been married to you for 26 years and you have never heard me say, ‘I am so very tired.’ Everything and everyone else comes first and I have forgotten about myself. I want to get away and reconnect with me.” He stared at me with a worried and […]