5 Lessons to Consider Before You Make a Scene and Ramshack Your World

Prefer to listen? Click below. If you’ve been around the self-help world for awhile….. I bet you’ve heard this statement: “You are the average of the 5 people with whom you spend the most time.” It’s true.  I’m extremely mindful of who I allow to sit at my Table of Excellence.  I like to surround myself with people […]

A story about George Clooney, Cheetoh Fingers, & the "Little Black Dress"

Prefer to listen? Click below. Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak. It was the year 2000. I looked in the mirror and sobbed. I remember it so vividly. I asked myself….. What had happened to that girl who dreamed of wearing beautiful clothes and exquisite shoes? The one who was […]

The Missing Ingredient to a Well-Lived Life (and a Vivacious Body)

Prefer to listen? Click below. I wasted many years of my life binging on the wrong things — things that didn’t bring me more life. I indulged in worry, sadness and anxiety. And, my biggest binge of all? Dieting! I spent a decade going to South Beach, being a Skinny Bitch and living in the Zone, but […]

Are You a Princess or Queen?

Prefer to listen? Click below. Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness. Growing up, I dreamed of being a Princess. It’s cute when you’re a kid, but not when you’re a grown woman. Yet, my princess mentality stayed with me — after graduating from college, […]

Guess Where I Saw God?

Prefer to listen? Click below. It is a luxury to do something that serves no practical purpose: the luxury of civilization. I walked in and saw God.He wasn’t wearing a turban or meditating in the shoe department. He wasn’t passing out flyers or chanting om. He didn’t come down the heavens (or escalator) in a grand […]

It’s About More Than the Purchase

Prefer to listen? Click below. Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity. A few weeks ago, I hit State Street in Santa Barbara with some friends on a mission: to find something beautiful to buy that delighted my heart.  I tried on shoes, sniffed […]

Two Questions that Will Make You Proud This Year

Prefer to listen? Click below. Set high standards and few limitations for yourself. Six days into the New Year, a friend called me up and said, “Well hell, I’ve done it again.  I’ve already broken my New Year’s resolutions.” I believe that life is too short to feel like a failure.  When you live your […]

18 Ideas to Make an Ordinary Day Exquisite + A Mixtape of Sensual Sounds

Prefer to listen? Click below. The more exquisitely and delightfully you can do nothing, the higher your life’s achievement. Ever since I was a little girl twirling around in ruffled dresses handmade by my mom, I knew I loved all things exquisite.  Lace, crystal chandeliers, frosting with sparkles and all the other decadent adornments of life […]

The Question I Ask Myself When Deciding What to Do

Prefer to listen? Click below. It’s so easy to get caught up in indecision or to make the ‘safe’ choice. What I know is that either of the two will most likely not lead to a fabulous life, because both are fear based. Just yesterday, I had an opportunity come my way that I immediately […]

Frenchie Friday: Living an Elegant Lifestyle in the Middle of Nowhere

Prefer to listen? Click below. I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself. We often hear, “Home is where the heart is” and more than ever in my life, this so resonates with me. I thought I’d end up in New York City or Paris, but two years […]