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Q: What are Website Cookies and What Do I Do About Them?

A: In the last year, you may have noticed a pop-up message or notifications about “cookies” when you visited websites. Here’s one example of a cookie notification: The Definition of Website Cookies Cookies are files that a website can store on your browser. They are typically used to identify a user and keep a user

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What I Learned From Stacey

February 13 is my sister-in-law Stacey’s birthday. She died in 2008, at the age of 39, from breast cancer. Stacey was a wonderful person and is terribly missed by all of us. My daughter Zoe was only four and a half when Stacey passed, but she still remembers her aunt fondly. Zoe chose to celebrate

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“Your Brother Really Shocked Me …”

I just sent those words in a text to my good friend Sharon in Massachusetts. I know she’ll call me to find out what I mean. (By way of background, Sharon’s brother Marty, and his wife Tonya live across the street. I met Sharon when she was visiting them years ago and we became fast

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Vitamin D + K

Vitamin D + K

This is the one supplement that almost everyone is deficient in. Once I got my Vitamin D levels up, my health, energy, and outlook improved exponentially. Most people know the benefits of Vitamin D (role in bone strength, immune system support, healthy muscle function, etc.), but many don’t realize that Vitamin D NEEDS Vitamin K2

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Q: My friends like to go out to nice places for food and drinks. I love spending time with them, but I’m on a budget. How can I have fun without stressing out about the money spent?

A: Many years ago we went out to dinner with friends. The husband ordered a really expensive dish. He immediately said, “This is really expensive, so I hope it’s okay if we have separate checks.” My husband and I both breathed a sigh of relief and agreed. Since then, I have often asked for a

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The Three Words That Will Make Your Life Better

January is the time of year that many of us (myself included) consider making changes that will make our lives better. For most of my adult life, I created New Year’s resolutions. In 2018, I shifted to a practice called “My 3 Words.” Crafted by business guru Chris Brogan, the concept is that you think up

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No Sweet Before Sweat

A few years ago, a client of mine mentioned a saying he loved and believed in. It was “No sweet before sweat.” I too loved that concept. So much that I started using it as my own mantra. And for fun, I had some New Balance sneakers personalized with that saying and sent them to

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