My travels always include a great spa visit when I'm lucky enough to fit it in. However, this spa girl began her pampering treatments at home with egg and oatmeal masks and brown sugar scrubs made in the kitchen. My acronym for spa is self-preserving acts, and that is what I will share with you here. All research is done by me, for me, and on me for now. Do your own research and always do what is best for you in accordance with what your health professionals recommend. Reset

This is our travel section. There is indeed no place like home. So why not vacation in your own city and enjoy the best your own town has to offer. Growing up, leaving the neighborhood was like taking a vacation for my family. Join me in being a tourist in your own town. Share what you love about your city with our community. Shout out your town, and it may get featured right here in our travel section. I am a Chicago girl through and through. Having the chance to get home ha

This section is for my favorite pastime, shopping. I am often ignored in stores, but thank goodness I'm patient. Usually the right shopping professional comes along and gives me the VIP treatment all women deserve. June brings weddings and graduations our way every year. There were no weddings on my calendar, but I did have 3 graduates to shop for. My go to gift for graduates is always the book, "Oh the Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss. This year I was unprepared. I was fortuna

In the section, I will share my favorite party planning tips and any great recipes I come across to make your life easier as the hostes of the hour. This June found my family celebrating dad twice. My Hubby had his 44th birthday on June 9 followed by Father's Day on June 18. My husband, Greg, loves Brazilian steakhouses. There are none to be found in St. Louis, so I recreated the experience at home with brisket, ribs, and kabobs on the menu. A red gingham table cloth and plat