Keeping stationary drains your brain, but moving around shows you new things, new inspiration, and keeps the blood moving.

Don't make a different meal for every person, but make buildable meals. And, I do this with my kids, try to expand their palates gently.

More than anything, having adventures with my siblings and spending time with my family and my husband make me happy.

I tried every diet under the sun and none of them worked but, more importantly, they were robbing me of my love of food.

I have so many girlfriends in their twenties who live in a white box apartment, having mediocre meals with mediocre friends, waiting for the life they want to hit them in their forties or fifties. They are settling in the now - what's the point?

Your life shouldn't be anything short of spectacular.

You can tell your kids they are perfect and don't need to change - which could cause insecurity when they recognize their own shortcomings - or tell them they are terrible, which would undermine their sense of self-worth and confidence. There's a happy middle ground.