No matter where you are right now, no matter far along you are on your own path, don't wait to "have it all" to celebrate. You're never going to figure it all out. Make being happy your business, all along the way. Life can't be one long, tough haul, with a little party at the end. What good is that? Life should be punctuated with celebrations and you have to build them into your time because being happy isn't easy.

If you start giving your kids anxiety about food, it's going to last a lifetime. Moms have to lead by example. Don't say, "Oh, my jeans don't fit," or "Oh, I was bad." No diets. Nothing like that.

Depriving yourself will, ironically enough, lead to rebelling and weight gain.

I'm scared of the unknown future.

I realized that there are no certainties in life. You can't manipulate fate.

I despise shopping and department stores.

I balance it all by being extremely organized, and I am a very efficient delegator.