Are you looking for a way to connect with your teens? They’ve heard your stories from your hippie days over and over. They roll their eyes and sigh when they hear you say “We used to……”, or “When I was your age…”. But when you just ask them how their day was, all you get now [...]

Trust is something that is earned and enjoyed over time! Trusting relationships have branches that reach far and wide, embracing those within through highs and lows, thick and thin, sunshine and rainy weather. Take a moment to think of  people in your life who you trust. We have our family doctors and dentists, definitely our hairstylist, and those we purchase from. All of our acquaintances and friends, past and present that come [...]

 Just yesterday, I received another reminder that I am aging – and fast! I don’t feel a bit over 30, but my body is giving out signs all over the place warning “Detour ~ Icy Roads Ahead!” My orthopedist gingerly described the condition of my swollen hand yesterday like this: “When you have “seen a [...]

I love to smile and I especially love it when someone smiles at me!                                                                                                       It makes me feel like we are sharing something really special!   A smile imparts pleasantness and favor, acceptance, appreciation and love.  Smiles promote optimism, exude confidence,  share a secret understanding, transmit happiness, uplift the spirits, provoke curiosity and are rays of sunshine.  Smiles can [...]

When was the last time you really looked at skin? Youthful skin on the children around us, blemishes on teenagers, beginnings of laugh lines with the passing of youth, and the results of gravity as we approach our middle and later years.  You probably know some with “great” skin for their age, and others who have “let themselves go”! [...]

Candace Keefe and Candace Dye Susan Twellman, Elizabeth Vervynck, me and Candace Keefe These are some great memories from the very first Apriori Beauty Founders Gala! What a blast to be starting my journey with these amazing women! Remember – surround yourself with success…….this is fabulous success right here! February 1st, 2009, I registered as [...]