Duchess Digest: Seven Year Bitch

What happens when a previous monogamist decides she wants to be single . . and is actually happy?! Turns out, a great life full of career, fun, friends and adventure can be a great definition of balance!

Alice in Wonderland: Muchness Makes for Good Cinema

For a person of no particular importance I find myself more often than not reflecting on my rather interestingly charmed life lately. Living in Los Angeles had been a dream of mine for years, but moving was a very difficult choice and sadly, but honestly, I will admit that had it not been for being [...]

Duchess Digest: Three’s Company!

In these economically uncertain times everyone is watching their bottom line a little closer and this little Duchess is no exception! When I returned to my beloved Los Angeles last fall, I knew living my dream was going to cost me. Not just in the metaphorical sense but in the cold hard cash sense as [...]

Duchess Digest: How to Have it All

Having it all is an idea, a dream and a practice you’ve heard about for a long time. This ever elusive “all” is the holy grail of a life well lived. I should know; I’m writing a book about it!
But what does having it all really mean? I heard a very interesting idea on this [...]

Duchess Digest: Ending Envy

Green has always been my favorite color. It’s the featured color of my birthstone (emerald), my favorite cocktail ring (peridot), my livelihood (cash!), my peace of mind (nature) and my favorite surprise gift (flowers). It’s a great way to act consciously (as in “go green” and save our planet!) and it is also the color [...]

Duchess Digest: Waking Up Wonder Woman

On a recent romp through late night television I happened to stumble across the movie Watchmen. I will admit right now I didn’t stick around long enough to know anything about the movie, but it did trigger a thought. In the few minutes of the scene I did watch, a superhero team of some Batman [...]

Duchess Digest: Putting Things in Context

Context is a little word with a whole lot of meaning. The ways in which you frame and build your experience every day can be the difference between a peaceful, flowing and abundant life or a stress filled, anxiety driven wild ride. The same event in different people’s lives could mean any number of things [...]

Duchess Digest: Never, Never, Never Give Up

We have all had those days, those weeks, maybe even those years where we’ve felt tested and stretched to our limits. Sometimes the challenges you face seem like an exhilarating opportunity to persevere, to think critically and to triumph over all odds. The days and hours border on excitement as you push forward in the [...]

Duchess Digest: YOU Are the Common Demoninator

Have you ever noticed that the one thing all of your problems have in common is you? As I enter the world of a new relationship there are things about it that feel unique and wonderful, while there are other aspects that are already feeling like a little bit of history repeating. And that history [...]

Duchess Digest: Yes You Can!

We all go through time periods where we feel like victims. It’s tempting, but very dangerous, to look to another time, person or situation as being the solution to the rut we’re sitting down in. It’s the old “if only, then” slogan that can get us ladies into some serious trouble. If only I had [...]

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