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

If you have expectations, you try to put your standards on someone else's behavior. The fact is you can't control anyone but yourself, so creating standards, as opposed to expectations, keeps the ball in your court.

Standards are what you hold for yourself, too. If I don't hold those standards with friends, colleagues, and lovers, I can't hold them to their relationships.

Food is medicine! We have forgotten that!

Growing up in my family, it wasn't important that we always be the best; it was important that we were going to try to be our best and give it our all.

A wholesome family is one where there is a lot of love. It's living by example. It's acceptance of people at their core, but it's also pushing each other to be our best selves and try things we might not be good at.

If you live your life all out today, not only is it fun, but you are preventing a midlife crisis.