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Dear readers, I am thrilled to announce that I will be writing a brand new version of Spit That Out! And this time I will…

I am always looking for ways to eat better and support socially conscious companies. So I am thrilled to be working with a new mission-driven business…

I have never been a slave to fashion, but I have certainly been a slave to routine. Once I find an article of clothing that…

In the late 1700s, a wealthy landowner and botanist imported a ginkgo biloba from China to plant at his palatial West Philly estate. They grew in…

With the growing knowledge of phthalates, VOCs, and toxic flame retardants in conventional mattresses, new parents are increasingly interested in organic mattresses for their babies and…

Did you read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up? Did it lead you to throw away every item in your house or was the only thing…

“My tattoos represent much of the pain and suffering I have endured. They are part of me, just like my scars, my fat, my eternal…

When I was in the fourth grade something so truly bizarre happened, I actually would be sure I imagined it if there were not other…

I talk a lot about the sharing economy and all the fun, interactive ways to be a part of it. One of my favorite things…

My mid-life (OK mid-30s) fitness journey has taken me some places I never thought I’d be: completing The Broad Street Run, entering CrossFit Competitions, hiking backwards up…