Remember in school when you'd play "Truth or Dare"? You and your friends or schoolmates would gather around and one by one test each other's bravery by asking each other to answer a question truthfully or do a daring task. I used to be afraid of this game. I was so...
How to Uncover Your Confidence
Who do you picture when you think of a confident person? Is she tall, strong, forceful, determined, and gets what she wants? Is it a she at all? I've been thinking a lot about confidence, and the hurray way of being a confident person. It's been on my thoughts for...
Spring Clean Inside, Outside, and Underneath
I'm the first to admit it: I'm a packrat and a clutter collector. I always have been. My honey and I have lived in the same tiny apartment in New York City for 10 years. In those 10 years, I've collected, and purged, and accumulated, and condensed over and over again....
From Hurry to Hurray
During meditation once, I saw myself running down a dirt road in a flat, farm like landscape. This is a real visualization I had. But the place was unfamiliar to me. Dusty roads. Country houses. Lots of space. Hot, dry, brown, and white. I was running so fast down...
Beauty of Imperfection
What do you think of when you hear "perfection"? I used to think perfection was my goal. In fact, when I was much younger I labeled myself a perfectionist and I would tell people this with pride. Sometimes I would fain the "ugh life is so hard for me because my...
For Whom Do You Wear Lingerie?
Whether it's Valentine's Day or not, this question is worth asking: "for whom do you wear lingerie?" {Or, "who do you wear lingerie for" but I'm being my own grammar police.} I'm bringing it up now because this is traditionally the time of year when people dress up in...
Investing In Yourself
Food for thought: the best investment you can make is in yourself. I used to think this was some new age woo woo garbage, or just a marketing concept to get foolish people to spend money on themselves. I used to think it was targeted at people with low self-esteem who...
How to Set Goals and Intentions
What are your goals? What is at the top of your mountain? Need help setting and achieving your goals? I'm here to help you say hurray. But first... An admission: I am a natural goal setter and yet I still struggle with them. All the time. What can I say - we human...
How to Find the Silver Lining
People ask me regularly how I stay so positive. Trust me loves, it's not because my life is easy or only filled with Hurray. In fact, there's quite a bit of what-the-hey in my life, in my community, and in our world. There's plenty to upset me. And I used to let it...
Bridal Underwear
Wondering what to wear underneath your dress on your wedding day? We've already covered some of the most popular bra options. Now it's time to get down to it. Or, at least down the body. Here's the scoop on which underwear to wear on your wedding day! {Special note:...