Recently I was on a flight from L.A. to N.Y. when an older woman from first class made her way to the back of the plane where I was sitting in coach (I'd rather spend my money on shoes!). She had come to complain to the flight attendant that someone from/… Read full post »

Recently I was on a flight from L.A. to N.Y. when an older woman from first class made her way to the back of the plane where I was sitting in coach (I'd rather spend my money on shoes!). She had come to complain to the flight attendant that someone from/… Read full post »

It is common knowledge that there's a lag time between technology and the law. I believe there is one between technology and etiquette, too. It used to be that when faced with a question about etiquette all one had to do was consult Emily Post.  She had all the… Read full post »

This year I have decided to do my best to practice the KISS method of holiday preparations.

If you don't know, KISS stands for Keep It Simple Stupid.  One of my very nice cousins says, Keep It Simple Sweetheart.  I'm not that nice, so I'll keep the /… Read full post »

 Dear OSers,

I have been working on my book 40 by 40:  List it, Live it, Love Your Life for several years now and am happy to say that it's just about done! 

I have been fortunate and have had some great publicity from OK Magazine, and Star Magazine they are… Read full post »

Last night I went out with a couple of girlfriends of mine to see a play that yet another girlfriend was in.  This was at a small community theater, although not in our own community.  We went to dinner first at a darling little restaurant called Sage.

 … Read full post »

Every year my kids look forward to Halloween.  They start thinking about their costumes in the middle of summer.  Of course, they never decide on anything until October 30th or even 31st some years.  Then we are stuck with throngs of other last minute costume shoppers picking through… Read full post »

The other day I tried something new.  Paddle boarding.  I'd seen photos in People Magazine of Cameron Diaz doing it with what looked like expert technique.  Apparently I am not Cameron Diaz.

My muse, Cameron

I have all the ingredients to be a great paddle boarder.  I hav… Read full post »

Recently I went to one of those Chinese foot massage places that seem to be springing up everywhere.  You may have seen these places--storefronts on busy city streets, or even in strip malls in suburbia.  In fact, I do believe that Chinese foot massage has become the n/… Read full post »

   My family just returned from a week long vacation in Barbados.  Barbados, if you haven’t been, is a wonderful country.  The place is gorgeous, the water is turquoise, the sands are soft and white.  We stayed at The Crane, one of those resorts where if you want to buy… Read full post »

With all the social networking sites today, why is it that people seem to be less and less connected?  I don’t mean out in cyberspace.  I think in cyberspace there is only one degree of Kevin Bacon, if even that.  I mean in real life.  You remember real life,/… Read full post »

As you may or may not have heard (depending on whether you live under a rock), Justin Bieber has done the unthinkable and cut his famous do.  Yes.  Believe it.  I would never joke about something this important.

Neither would I joke about something e… Read full post »

My son and all of his friends love to make fun of Justin Bieber.  They spend a fair amount of time proclaiming how much they “hate him” and how “lame” they think he is.  I guess they must really hate him a lot since they are all sporting/… Read full post »

Some people seem to have all the luck in the world.  More than they could ever use up in one life time.  Where do they get it?  Sometimes they’re born with it—say into a wealthy or well connected family, sometimes they are gifted it by parents who instill in them a… Read full post »

My family just adopted three darling little puppies from a rescue organization (shout out to Smash Face Rescue!).  They are cocker spaniel-poodle mixes, aka cock-a-poos.

When I saw how many puppies there were I was surprised.  “How on earth did the mother dog carry all of these pupp… Read full post »

 I love Oprah Winfrey.  But, that woman has expensive taste!  Every year she has her “Favorite Things” episode where she showcases all of her most fabulous finds from the past year.  This airs before the holidays and I have no doubt that the sales of those favorite thi… Read full post »

Today I had two auditions.  That happens sometimes, I’ll have a day where I have more than one.  And of course, Murphy’s Law mandates that they be roughly at the same time and never in the same city.  And that’s what happened today.  On top of that, I had… Read full post »

 

I never played sports as a kid.  That is aside from the one time I played for the 3rd grade basketball team.  I am not sure how it is I ended up on that team come to think of it.  But, it most likely had/… Read full post »

What is it about Facebook that makes people vent all their personal drama?   It’s one thing to vent online in more anonymous places, say Open Salon for example.  The people reading your rantings there (I mean here) don’t really know you--at least not in real life anyway.&nb… Read full post »

My mother-in-law has ovarian cancer.  Easy enough to tell that to you, but not so easy to tell my kids.  My husband and I have been struggling with just how and when to let them know.

Let me back up here for a minute.  We found out about a month… Read full post »

I was at a doctor’s office yesterday, and as is often my experience, I was made to wait.  And wait.  And wait.  And wait.  This was an appointment with a specialist and from what I can tell, the more specialized the specialist, the longer the wait.  I know that doctors… Read full post »