12 Most Bone-Chilling Songs to Haunt Your Halloween

Posted by on Oct 30, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Blog, Hobbies, Holidays, Inspiration, Lifestyle | 9 comments

As a Brit, the sheer excess of Halloween celebrations in the U.S. took me aback at first. Widespread trick of treating and yards decked out...

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12 Most Fashionable Stops in Europe’s Trendiest City

Posted by on Sep 21, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Blog, Hobbies, Holidays, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Travel, Travel & Photography | 2 comments

My father loved Antwerp from the moment he saw it as a soldier during World War II. Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens loved it, called it...

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12 Most Sand-Tastic Things to Do at the Beach

Posted by on Sep 20, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Blog, Family & Parenting, Health, Hobbies, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Travel, Travel & Photography | 7 comments

If you thought the beach was just about working on your tan, then you are missing out. There’s a whole sun-filled day of activities...

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12 Most Constructive Lessons You Can Learn from Phineas & Ferb

Posted by on Aug 31, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Blog, Family & Parenting, Hobbies, Inspiration, Lifestyle | 11 comments

If I could go back 23 years, I would probably try to do my best to keep a television out of my house completely. Since, I can’t go...

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12 Most Advantageous Life Lessons from Playing Dungeons & Dragons

Posted by on Jul 31, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Blog, Hobbies, Inspiration, Lifestyle | 21 comments

I have only been playing Dungeons & Dragons for a short time. My learning was greatly accelerated by a family member who owns 1st...

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12 Most Insightful Things People Can Learn from Birds

Posted by on Jul 19, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Blog, Hobbies, Holidays, Inspiration, Lifestyle | 16 comments

Although I’m probably the last person you will ever find camping in the wild, there are so many things about nature that fascinate...

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12 Most Stress-Proof Ways for an Introvert to Survive a Party

Posted by on Jul 13, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Blog, Family & Parenting, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Relationships & Dating | 15 comments

Recently my husband and I went to a party. It was a genuine grown-up gathering, with lots of well-dressed adults mingling, drinking,...

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12 Most All-American Movies of the Past 50 Years

Posted by on Jul 4, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Blog, Hobbies, Inspiration, Lifestyle | 24 comments

Is there anything more all-American than Saturday night at the movies? Popcorn, a drink, and someone’s hand to hold — it doesn’t get...

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12 Most Fundamentally American Literary Works

Posted by on Jul 2, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Blog, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Literature | 6 comments

This is a near impossible task, identifying the top 12 literary works that best represent the great American themes, values, ideals,...

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12 Most Intergalactically Enduring Life Lessons from Star Wars

Posted by on Jun 29, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Blog, Inspiration, Lifestyle | 38 comments

The original Star Wars feature film premiered 35 years ago, in May 1977. At the time, I was six years old and just reaching the age when I...

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