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Realistic Morning Routine for Energy My idea of a realistic morning routine for energy may seem absurdly simple but I swear by it and I know a lot of other people who do this too. Much of our energy comes from feeling confident and calm and having appropriate direction. Much is lost through confusion and […]
Weekend in Beaumont? Just up the river from the Gulf on the Neches River, this old Texas city is known for seafood, independent business opportunities, ingenuity that led to the oil boom in Texas, and the freewheeling spirit of millionaires and hobos. It’s been called the Cajun Capital of Texas (by Lonely Planet) and Beaumont
A travel dress for women is a challenging purchase. It’s not something you’d forget, but it might be hard to find in your closet. The normal problems of packing, such as you’re going hiking and you didn’t bring hiking boots, swimming and you forgot a swimsuit, are behind us I hope. I remember one time
You want to know what color does the mother of the groom wear? Like my answer to what color shoes to wear with a black dress, these days, any color will do. But if you want a more “correct” answer, I can give you that as well. Generally the mother of the groom’s dress should
Yoga with goats? How does that make sense? I went to goat yoga this week because I’d always wanted to. And I can explain, it just takes a minute…. First of all, let’s remember that the word “yoga” means “linkage” between mind and body, two things that don’t always go together. The linking of goats
Do women still wear pantyhose? In short, yes, but not as often as they used to. If you are wondering about this question, most likely you were raised in that era in which it was believed just about indecent to go out without pantyhose. If a woman was wearing a skirt, and no hose, she
The idea came from my daughter who’s in the Marines. She’s stationed in Japan and when I said I would come visit her this summer, she said “of course we’ll want to climb Mount Fuji Japan.” I am an avid hiker but the idea of climbing up the side of this particular Japanese volcano
It’s only been a couple of years now since I passed beyond the idea that growing a profitable garden was simple. I was that person who, when it starts to get warm in the spring, would go out and dig up the garden bed with a shovel and then put some seeds in there and
I’m not going to throw you any bum steers here — the knee high black boots are not easy to wear for everybody at every time. They’re tremendously showy and flashy, impressive and luxurious. But in almost any design, knee high black boots also are a top choice for dominatrixes and hookers. You can’t just
Raise your expectations. There’s much to see in Twentynine Palms. You might have been told that Twentynine Palms is in the middle of nowhere, not far from Death Valley. This is not completely true. Here are restaurants, hotels, banks, a library, Starbucks …the town has all the comforts of home, really. The desert architecture
