Posted by Pambie | Oct 25th, 2009
The city of Philadelphia ranks twelfth in metropolitan areas with the worst ozone air pollution.
So I guess it shouldn’t have surprised me when, shortly after moving here from the relatively clean Midwest in 1983, I began experiencing a series of upper respiratory ailments.
Things like strep throat, bronchitis, ear infections, sinus infections and pneumonia, which I had never even had as a child, occurred...
Posted by Pambie | Oct 21st, 2009
A dear friend (from high school driver’s ed, no less!) sent me this in an email today and I loved it so much that I had to share – I hope that you’ll share as well!
ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don’t believe all you...
Posted by Pambie | Oct 20th, 2009
I hardly need to repeat the statistics for stress, but here’s just a couple from the Washington Post:
54 percent of Americans
are concerned about the level of stress in their everyday lives.
62 percent of Americans say work has a significant impact on stress levels.
73 percent of Americans name money as the number one factor that affects their stress level.
Increasing numbers of children, teenagers and...
Posted by Pambie | Oct 17th, 2009
No doubt you’ve heard sayings about happiness and the power of positive thinking. For instance, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” and “some pursue happiness, others create it.” Turns out that optimism truly is a powerful force. And, regardless of your circumstances or personal setbacks, you can choose to approach life with a sunny outlook, transforming negative thoughts...
Posted by Pambie | Oct 17th, 2009
I have a lovely 100% silk Missoni scarf up on eBay right now.
I can hardly believe the number of hits it has already gotten, merely because of the “Missoni” label.
It’s a fairly standard little square scarf, lovely really, but nothing special.
In fact, considering that it came from my mother-in-law’s collection of tons of gorgeous scarves (she was a decorator, a graduate of Moore...