Let me preface this post by saying that I firmly believe it is premature. That said, the retail cycle's prematurity often means that providing information in a timely fashion is all too late. So, to err on the side of caution (i.e. before you've spent thousands of dollars at Bed, Bath & Beyond) (no offense to BB&B), I'm coming at you with dorm room essentials. Recently, City remarked to me about how totally amped on ...

Once upon a time, one of my very best friend's life fell apart for a minute. She is undoubtedly one of my stablest friends, as adverse to bullshit as I, and so, for her life to fall apart so drastically and unexpectedly is not a common occurrence. Nevertheless, it was a matter of hours between the collapse of two of the biggest dominoes in her life. At 10:00 AM, she received confirmation of the fact ...

Leave it to Martha. Call her what you will: contemptuous tv personality, Snoop Dogg (or is it Lion?) counterpart, the comeback kid of cell block E--the queen of all-things-domestic sits solidly atop her throne, still, if you ask me. And it isn't due to her efforts to stay relevant by partnering with a rapper who is every bit as untucked as she is pristinely polished, nor the fact that she did manage to put all ...

We're coming in hot to August with a recap of the five little organizing wonders that have been helping me to help others Live Simply. 1. Prep works prokeeper  That I'm including a new food canister line to the Favorites club is no small potatoes. The Pop canisters have been reigning kitchen champion for as long as there's been favorites. But last month, I was completely impressed with the prepworks prokeeper line. For one thing, ...

All of your success in life--and I do mean life, not just in business or in finances--depends upon your ability to distinguish that which is essential from that which is not. For most of us, this isn't an easy or a painless task. It's sad, disappointing, and frustrating to turn our backs on seemingly endless potential and possibility; the zillion and one things we won't ever become proficient in. The dollars we won't earn, classes ...