Life has its rhythm and we have ours. They're designed to coexist in harmony, so that when we do what is ours to do and otherwise let life be, we garner acceptance and serenity.

I have to strive to go two steps forward and realize that, sometimes, there will be one step back.

"Make your plate look like a Christmas tree," I tell people, "mostly green with splashes of other bright colors."

Recreational shopping is the shortest distance between two points: you and broke.

That old saying about opportunity only knocking once is as archaic as the flat-earth theory and as patently untrue. Opportunity knocks all the time - and it rings your doorbell, calls you up, and sends you e-mails.

My calling, as one imperfect human, is to celebrate and uphold life every time I get the chance.

You want to live a life in which the things you have traded your hard-earned money for are quality items that really do uplift your life.