That's what I wanted for myself for even just a little while-to be unaware of the rest of the world. I needed some time.

Here's my definition of a great beach read - a fabulous story that sucks me in like a black hole and when it's over, it jettisons my bones across the galaxy with a hair on fire mission to convince everyone I know that they must read that book or they will die.

A new year was a chance to start over. Maybe even, just maybe, there would be a peace on earth for one entire day.

I love to cook, my husband and I collect wine, and in my head, I am always on Sullivan's Island, walking the beach listening to the song of the ocean.

Makes you grow up quick. Hard work makes you strong. I work hard every day; that's where I get my strength. That and knowing who I am.

That's what I wanted for myself for even just a little while-to be unaware of the rest of the world. I needed some time.

God, middle age is an unending insult.