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GERMANY'S ELECTIONS SUNDAY, SEPT. 27, appear to be Angela Merkel's to lose. The problem for...

As The Relationship Ends If you are a steady reader of my musings then you know the things I write about cover many different subjects. They are, as I say, my observations of and reflections on life. I like to think that you find what I write enjoyable and though provoking and sometime amusing (no pun intended). Every once in a while something crosses my mind that really makes me stop and...

I was recently certified as a True Colors facilitator. True Colors is a color version of the Myers Briggs indicator. The founder of True Colors, Don Lowry liked using color as a metaphor to translate complicated personality theory into practical application. It was kind of a no brainer marrying True Colors with Be Brave. Lose the Beige, since there is a fun color centric focus to the...

Two weeks ago today I started on Weight Watchers. I toyed with the online version of Weight Watchers a few years ago. This time around I’m going to the meeting version of WW, the one with accountability built in- the weighing in front of other people kind of accountability. I’ve spent the past two weeks tracking every morsel I put in my mouth, and every step I take (ok so perhaps going...

I’ve been posting New Year’s resolutions blogs this month. These posts have urged Lady Boomers to exercise their creative muscles, to infuse their lives with more color and fun, and even examine their purses for excess baggage they might be carrying around. I obviously believe in resolutions. Resolutions, New Years or otherwise, represent a commitment to yourself; a way of honoring...

I'm nearly at the halfway point by this morning, and by yesterday afternoon I was about ready to kill for a bag of M&Ms. With a week to go before my daughter's wedding, it's finally crunch time to try to lose that dress size I've been planning to lose since the engagement was announced last Christmas. And for me, dieting and weight loss has always been an "all or nothing" event. So for the...