Just over a year ago, I pecked out my first post on this little blog. It took me days before I could hit the "publish post" button.  I hadn't been able to use computer for a very long time, and my eyes and hands had to relearn an old skill.

I recently posted about Working Mother's consulting food editor, Jennifer Perillo, a mom of two young girls.

I recently celebrated my 20th wedding anniversary.  I wanted to surprise my husband with a post to my personal blog honoring his amazing support of my career throughout the years.  But I also had a large operational plan to deliver to senior management that same day.

Are there ways to eat "cheap and healthy?" Absolutely!

This weekend, we threw the #2 birthday party for Sydney.  I cannot believe she's 2 already!  Since money is tight for everyone these days, I thought I'd share how we planned a great party for under $50.  

Renee Israel traded in grueling 70+-hour workweeks as a corporate VP in New York City for fun, family – and popcorn

When I was in high school, during exams, one of my girlfriends would be so stressed out from studying, boyfriend problems and lack of sleep that she would literally stop eating and immediately lose five pounds.  Unfortunately, I was just the opposite.  Stress, of any kind, seemed to make me react by reaching for a bag of potato chips or box of cookies for comfort.

According to the Center for Disease Control, childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years.  To give you an idea of the severity of this problem, back in 1980 only 6.5 percent of children ages 6-11 were obese. The percentage of obese children rose to a staggering 20 percent in 2008. If the obesity trends continue along this path, at least 3 out of 4 people will be obese by the year 2020.

Summertime, hot weather, and watermelons are everywhere!  I LOVE watermelons…can’t get enough of them and my kids love’em too!   So what do you do with all the watermelon rinds?  Don’t throw them away!  Give them a savvy second life, or even a third life before adding the rinds to your compost bin or even using the rinds to pickle them.  There are numerous recipes online for how to pickle watermelon rinds.