I consider myself an optimistic person. When I was a very little girl the movie Pollyanna hit the screens and I loved it, and I took it in on a cellular level. Pollyanna starred Jane Wyman (Ronald Regan’s ex-wife), Karl Malden (one of the most dynamic actors of all time), Hayley Mills (loved her!) in…

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Research shows that gardening has the power to change your mood, lower your blood pressure, improve the quality of air, alleviate depression, and increase levels of happiness. So what better thing to do than to grown your own Kitchen Herb Garden!?! All the above benefits AND you’ll have fresh herbs to toss into your happy,…

We all know how important it is to start the day RIGHT. With a healthy breakfast, a happy thought and some music to sway to!While chopping onions for this incredibly delicious baked egg dish, listen to Adam Lambert sing Smokey Robinson‘s incredibly beautiful song, Tracks of My Tears, from last night’s American Idol show!(For the…

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