Are your family holiday gatherings suitable for a Norman Rockwell painting or a Hallmark movie? Maybe… sometimes. For many reasons,...

Do you send greeting cards to family and friends during the holidays? This tradition, though far from dead, is becoming less common,...

… the Italian chef? He pasta way. Could you use a good laugh? So could I! The more often the better. Laughter is good medicine We all...

Do you dread traveling… or dream about it? Travel can be more rewarding and less stressful if you are intentional about just a few...

Barb and I have been friends since our student days at Purdue, and have shared many meals and recipes over the years. Recently I sent...

If you took a walk around your neighborhood, how many residences could you name the residents? How many residences have you been inside...

What is the secret to a long and healthy life? T he Blue Zones project wa s initiated to determine the answer to that question by...

This week we have had the pleasure of watching two of our four grandkids – Micah, age 4, and Emily, age 2. In the photo, they are the...

What has the opposite effect of a negative "selfie-impression"? Empathy. Empathy is critical to effective communication.

Do your work well. Nothing beats a good reputation supported by excellence in what you do. Do good work.

I was honored this week with induction into the Purdue University Nutrition Science Hall of Fame. This is the department where I studied...

Have you ever considered how much of what you know you learned by observing others? Children imitate their parents. Students emulate...

How many things are you doing right now? Are you reading this blog while having lunch, checking emails, replying to a text, fixing a...

You walk into an office, a hotel, a restaurant, a store. What needs to happen for you to have a marvelous customer experience? I contend...

Buy less stuff - Make more memories. Are you making a list and checking it twice? I am too… but this year it is a list of memory-making...

“… one is silver and the other’s gold” – are lines from a song I learned long ago as a Girl Scout. Good advice, especially when attending...

I venture that outside of formal school I have learned more around a table sharing meals with others than in any other single place. I’ve...