When you feel anxious, your body releases adrenaline andcortisol. Besides causing your heart rate and blood pressure to increase, these hormones can also cause you to take rapid, shallow breaths through your mouth. Your muscles can also tense up. This can lead to a sore or tight throat. Can...
Problem is I’m at that age where most of our friends already have their own established households, and/or trying to get rid of de-clutter/ downsize also, so they don’t want to take more stuff! Sometimes I give something to a friend who wants it, which makes me happy, yet slightly...
Departure Day I woke up excited and ready to go, then checked my phone. The first message was, “You need to take a bus,” from the promised ride from Des Moines to Iowa City, who was already in Iowa City because there was no rally(!) There was only bus, it left at 11:30 p....
And I’m Gay so that means I have to take it even further… I want every party to be like the one Audrey Hepburn attended at the Larrabee’s in “Sabrina”. I will always want to make my entrance with an orchestra playing “Isn’t It Romantic” in the background while everyone is...
Nice. ——— That little tidbit is not in my soon-to-be-released marriage book. However, there IS an entire sex chapter devoted to um, our sex life. (There’s even this one detail that my editor wanted me to take out because she thought it was too gross but I asked a few friends...
Moscow mules are refreshing on hot summer days, sure, but they’re also holiday-appropriate thanks to the strong ginger flavor. They strike that elusive balance between spicy, sweet and strong, and I’d sip one any day. Bonus: Moscow mules are super easy to make! You’ll need just ...
To be fair, Anna shot off a warning flair. I just dismissed it. Cue the chaos: “It’s not fair! I never get to have surgery! Everyone in my family gets to have surgery ‘cept me!” “Anna, sweetheart, that’s not true, NO ONE in your family has EVER had su...
Finding and making good food...Always! Having fun and humor with the old familiar or new exciting world of food. (of course, from my humble opinion!). From Cajun to Asian, when food works, it's all good!
Finely chop and add a 3cm (1 1/4 in) piece fresh ginger and 1 tsp ground liquorice root (which is optional). Add 750ml (26floz) water. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 4 minutes. Take the pan offthe heat and let steep for 4-5 minutes. Add 250ml (9...
single O-level pass that summer to walk into a job for life - but most people appeared to believe that a royal wedding was just the thing to ginger up and, however fleetingly unite a nation that over the preceding six months had been subject to all kinds of unexpected frets and ...