Don’t Retire-ReFire: ‘Your Emotions’
Finding emotional happiness is a key
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
No matter what stage in life we are, our emotions direct us and, at times, allow logic to go out the window. In the next few paragraphs, we will shed light on this very loaded subject and the ways we can lasso our emotions to enable a peaceful, happy, fulfilling life.
When we’re little, our parents are our guide...
The awful truth: sometimes we’re all ‘Bad Moms’
New comedy film hits way too close to home
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I rarely (if ever) go to see a movie in the theater. It isn’t that I don’t enjoy it, I just never seem to make it a priority. Plus, with On Demand and Netflix, I feel like I will get around to watching, eventually.
However, I really, really want to make a night of it and see the new movie “Bad Moms”...
On Your Table: Eat a peach
Meet the perfect summer fruit
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Whether artfully arranged in a tart as shown here, made into a crumble or served warm in a pie, baked peaches make for summer delicacies. Photo courtesy of Simona Carini
Peaches are summer’s greatest fruit – soft and warm yet almost impossibly sweet in their fuzzy golden glory. Bite into a perfect peach...
On Your Table: Zucchini is fresh, local and tasty
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Zucchini come in all shapes and sizes. Try stuffing one of these globe varieties with rice and vegetables for a new take on summer taste.
There’s no shortage of locally-grown zucchini this time of year, whether from home gardens or farmers markets, and while zucchini is available at the grocery year-round, it tastes best in season. Guess...
Just call me clueless
In a world of Pokemon Go and fried Twinkies, drunken gummis make sense
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Because my job requires me to scour the internet for inspiration and ideas, I stumble across the craziest things that usually make me shake my head. Could it be that I am just getting old and crotchety? Probably. But, I mean, COME ON…some of this stuff is cuckoo.
Case in point:...
Protecting yourself from online dating scams
Be wary if someone seems to be too good to be true
By Nancy Plummer, Columnist, The Times
You’ve found the perfect man: he’s sweet, he’s sexy and he has a way with words that makes you swoon. But when you ask to see him does he shy away and reschedule again and again? Does he always ask about you and ignore your questions about him? Does he want to talk about your financials and your personal...
Super Six: New looks, new must have products
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
With the 4th of July weekend already behind us (waaaaah!), I suppose I should hop to it and talk about my summer Super Six picks before fall fashion takes over the internet. (Psssst, it’s already happening…but, I’m ignoring it, for now). That being said, here are my latest obsessions:
Parents’ guide to summer dental health
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Summer is here and if your kids are like mine, they would rather sleep, eat, stare at their video screens and repeat. Without regular prodding things that are more normal in their routine seem to fall by the wayside.
Keep oral hygiene a priority; I know as a mom I get a much-needed break from the early AM roller coaster of getting kids out...
Don’t Retire-ReFire: Physical health and wellness
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
Health and Wellness are two words that are not synonymous. However, they do go hand in hand, when it comes to your ReFirement. Health refers to the physical body and whether or not it is free from disease, while wellness, on the other hand, refers to every facet of our lives. It is the complete balance of our well-being from the physical, the spiritual,...
Fresh flowers are a luxury we all can afford
Blooms are a ‘must-have’ part of my decor
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I remember, years ago, watching Oprah when she interviewed interior designer, Nate Berkus, and they were yapping on and on about the need for fresh flowers in the house. This memory is particularly salient because, at the time, both of my boys were really little and we lived in a tiny house strewn...
