Post-holiday Financial Hangover

Post-holiday Financial Hangover

by Pam Coyle Inability to get into your skinny jeans after too many slices of pie is one thing. But think of the post-holiday financial hangover as a wake-up call for financial fitness. Take a hard look at your discretionary spending. Discretionary income is...
Healthy Holidays to all!

Healthy Holidays to all!

By Ellen Margulies This is how the song should really go: On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 12 sausage and cheese balls, 11 mini-quiches, 10 holiday cocktails, 9 nutty-cheese dips, 8 Christmas cookies, 7-layer dip, 6 pigs in blankets, 5 kinds of...
Q&A: Keeping fit during the holiday season

Q&A: Keeping fit during the holiday season

Allyson Shumate is the owner of AllyFitness. Allyson was a Project Manager for over 20 years and knows firsthand how difficult it can be to manage a career, stressful job, civic responsibilities while trying to eat right and stay active. In an effort to inspire women...
Healthy Holidays to all!

Blue Christmas

by Ellen Margulies Days get darker, shorter. It’s rainy and cold. All around you are beautiful reds and greens, but all you feel is blue. If Judy Garland’s “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” plays on the radio, you’ll go right over the edge. Being depressed...
Q&A: Keeping the holiday blues at bay

Q&A: Keeping the holiday blues at bay

Diane Gramann, LAPSW, ACSW, received her Bachelor of Social Work Degree in Community Organization from East Carolina University and her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in the area of Mental Health. Diane has been...