Make final weeks of summer count
Letter from the editor I was sitting on the couch the other night, perfectly content in my summer state of mind, when a commercial came on. “Back to school!” Backpacks. Notebooks. Lunchboxes. Happy kids in brand-new sneakers skipping toward a school bus. “Sharp...
Delicious ways to use basil and parsley from your garden
This time of year, I usually have an abundance of basil and parsley. Of course, this is the best sort of problem to have in the garden. While nothing beats fresh basil on a tomato and mayonnaise sandwich in the summer, you can use these wonderful herbs in so many...
Raise a glass to Prosecco!
Drink Up! Thursday, Aug. 13, is International Prosecco Day, so I thought I would take the opportunity to salute the world’s most consumed sparkling wine. While wine production and sales are flat or slightly falling in many categories, sparkling wines, led by Prosecco,...
Everyone starts somewhere
When people walk into one of my studios today, they see a business owner. They see two fitness studios, a team of dedicated coaches, classes filled with strong women and, now, a podcast. What they don’t see is where it all began. They don’t see the young mom who...
Try this leash-reactive training exercise to make walking your dog safer
When training a leash-reactive/aggressive dog, the first consideration I have is that everyone from the owner, the dog, and other dogs is always safe. If you have never experienced a dog fight, they can be chaotic and terribly frightening for people. So, my first rule...
