Summertime & the Livin' is Easy...

I know I should be happy-go-lucky this month, I really do. It's August and everyone's lounging on the beach, playing hooky from work and generally just sipping lemonade all day long, but there's something that has me so fired up that I just can't...

It's true that kids seem to "arrive" with their personalities already in place. In my relatively brief experience as a parent (almost 5 years so far), it's pretty obvious that both my children -- who are very different from each other in many aspects -- have had clear-cut dispositions and...

Sometimes it's hard to believe that I've only been a mom for a few years -- my oldest child is 4 1/2. Yet, when I think of how to describe myself, "mother of 2" is what pops into my mind, long before "entrepreneur." And it feels like more than just...

Having planted an organic vegetable garden and seen the impact on my own family, I feel a kinship of spirit toward Michelle Obama that seems to grow day-by-day. That this woman has put on the national agenda the very things that mean so much to me is exhilarating beyond words....

With the country in the midst of an economic crisis, and big business looking to the government for a bail-out, the American public is left to wonder, "What about us?" And as the co-founder of a small business that prides itself on social responsibility, I've been wondering, "What can we...

Since I've been an adult, I cannot think of a New Year that's been so universally anticipated... longed for, really. "Out with the old" seems to have become a global mantra (along with "Yes, we can!") that people of every possible background have been muttering with OCD-like intensity, right up...

Something isn't adding up for me ... why does everyone I Iook at seem to be smiling? You would think that, given the craziness of the world these days -- the economy in a slump and all sorts of businesses scrambling for survival -- everyone around me would be depressed...

There's no denying it - change is in the air. It's the pervasive theme in the rhetoric of every political candidate, regardless of his or her affiliation. It's in the attitude of everyone confronting their financial statements and household budgets, regardless of income. It's truly in the atmosphere, as we...

When you choose to live in Malibu, wildfires are a way of life. While autumn is one of the most beautiful times of year here, when the Santa Ana winds kick up, it's usually the signal that "fire season" is upon us. I learned this the hard way when our...

It's amazing how gratifying it is to see an idea come to fruition, especially in the unpredictable realm of fundraising events. First, one comes up with a notion -- really, a conceit -- and spins all sorts of dreams and ambitions for what the event could become, if every element...

It's hard to say at what age a girl needs her mother most, but arguably 16 - my age when my mother became ill and subsequently died - is a landmark year.

There is such a jumble of incomplete thoughts and incoherent emotions in most teenage girls, that when...