I learned that pretending you don't have feelings makes you feel unhappy and unfulfilled and, ultimately, is what really makes you vulnerable because you are hiding from the truth.

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

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.

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?

Anyone who knows our family knows this: we eat ALL the time!

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.

Ultimately, it's how you approach things in life that puts a smile on your face.