Betty Guadagno is a recovery coach, helping others overcome their addictions and heal toward a more authentic and whole version of themselves. It’s work she approaches with gratitude and experience, having once “reprogrammed” herself out of a victim mentality “by the grace of God.” “It’s really amazing just to be able to hold that space…
A Wholesome Grain Salad
There is something intrinsically gratifying about a hearty grain salad. Fresh and chewy, brimming with greens and chopped vegetables, it’s nutritious, versatile, and satisfying. This bulgur salad is tumbled with lemon, spices, and fresh herbs, along with chopped peppers and grated carrot for juicy sweetness and crunch. It’s spread over a bed of greens and…
Book Recommendation: ‘My Mother’s Secret’
“Love is the only thing that you get more of when you give it away” is the last sentence of chapter 64 of “My Mother’s Secret” by J. L. Witterick. The 2013 novel “based on a true Holocaust story,” as the subhead reads, oozes that sentiment throughout its 208 pages. While countless nonfiction and fiction…
Celebrate the Summer With Good Friends and a Delicious Seafood Boil
By Maria Do From TheKitchn.com A seafood boil never fails to please. With ingredients like shrimp, crab legs, and lobster, seafood-lovers will be RSVPing real fast to your boil. For a perfectly cooked seafood boil, the order of when to add ingredients is everything. As a Louisiana girl, I’ve got this pacing down to a…
You Can Weather the Storm
Perhaps the fact that I have never lived in a hurricane state gives me a pass for thinking hurricane season had arrived early when more than 2 feet of rain soaked Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recently. Truth be told, hurricane season officially begins June 1 and runs through Nov. 1. Being prepared to “weather the storm”…
Don’t Call It Champagne
I cut my finger on the metal capsule covering the cork while opening a wine bottle the other day, so I washed the wound, put some vaseline on it and, lacking a band-aid, I used a small piece of scotch tape. The previous sentence is a fundamental illustration of why brand names are so vital…
Three Steps to Research Acquiring Adjoining Property
Dear Monty: In the back of my neighborhood is an abandoned school. It was purchased recently, with a section now being used for a cell tower (the tower is outside my line of sight when looking straight from my back door). I wanted to know how to research the possibility and process of purchasing a…
‘Saving’ Money on Travel: Get Real
By Ed Perkins From Tribune Content Agency I get tired of stuff I read about how to “save money” on travel. “Saving” money means putting it into an IRA or a CD or a kids’ college fund. This year, you’re going to spend money on travel—lots of money, given the near-universal inflation. What you want…
Sunscreen Facts to Know About! ft. Chemist Confessions
Can’t get enough deets about sunscreen? Neither can we! In this second part of our two-part series, the lovely ladies Victoria and Gloria of @chemist.confessions return to share more mind-blowing tips and deets on sunscreen. So if you’ve wondered whether price points matter in SPF, what ingredient labels mean, and what is the proper application…
Film Review: ‘The Forger’: An Inspiring, Fact-Based Holocaust Drama With Better Characters Than Plot
NR | 1h 55min | Drama, War, Biography, History | 02 May 2023 (Germany/Luxembourg) Easily the most horrific event of the 20th century, the Holocaust is also a seemingly endless source of inspirational and heartbreaking films that remind each subsequent generation that evil in all of its forms can and must be thwarted. “The Forger” is based on the autobiography of…
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