Category: Living
Resolve to Detox Your Finances in 2021
I admit it. I sipped many virtual happy hour drinks and binged on comfort foods to initially cope with COVID-19. I regularly rationalized my choices. [...]
Time to Think Big
If the past few months have given you more time for introspection, use it to improve your financial plan in a big-picture way. Even for the privileged [...]
Radio Frequency: A Non-Surgical Alternative to Skin Tightening
Losing elasticity and seeing some laxity in your skin? You aren’t alone. In our lower to mid 30’s the quantity and quality of collagen production in o [...]
Ask Dana: A Column Where Personal Finance & Life Intersect
“Dana, I’ve recently lost a spouse. On top of an overall feeling of mourning and loss, I find myself overwhelmed with the estate and financial matters [...]
Abbington Green Bed & Breakfast Inn and Spa: A Dream Come True
Abbington Green B&B Inn and Spa literally is a dream come true on so many different levels. As a guest, it’s a dream to stay there and trust me, y [...]
We Must Have This Controversial Conversation
It will be uncomfortable, but it’s essential that we have an honest, informed conversation about the proper role of government in a perceived public h [...]
Can You Still Retire Soon?
The gains in the market have lasted for 15 straight months, and now the thrill of the ride has been swept from under our feet. I have started to go th [...]
Microneedling: The Natural Alternative for Anti-Aging Skincare
Microneedling is a minimally invasive cosmetic procedure used to treat skin concerns via collagen production. This treatment may help those looking to [...]
The Sun: Your Most Beautiful Adversary?
Ah yes, here comes the sun. So warm, so beautiful, so life giving.
How can such a beautiful, blazing star cause so much damage?
Let’s look at the fa [...]
Realize Your Dreams Through Financial Planning
Almost a year ago an accomplished doctor and her successful businessman husband entrusted me to be their Certified Financial Planner and Private Wealt [...]
Phones & Finances: Making the Smart Call
On a recent road trip, I stopped at a store and saw something that I hadn't seen in a while, a pay phone. As I slowly picked up the handle, memories [...]
Stop Skin Suicide
I’ve come to realize through conversations with clients that looking in the mirror can strike fear and embarrassment for some individuals. Most of us [...]
Why You Need a Mission Statement!
As human beings, we are hungry for meaning. We desperately want and need to feel as though we have figured out how to live so that our lives matter. W [...]
Share Your Financial Abundance Tax-Efficiently
With Thanksgiving and the holidays on the horizon, there’s lots of focus this time of year on gratefulness, abundance, and sharing with others. As yo [...]
Local & Natural Bath Products for the Holidays at Farm to Bath
Farm to Bath started with our daughter, Katie, who has severe cerebral palsy and is highly sensitive to chemicals in cleaning products. I used to buy [...]
4 Financial Strategies for Changing Careers
Here in Connecticut, October is known for its transitions. As temperatures dip and the air becomes crisp, leaves on trees change colors from vibrant [...]
The Sun: Your Most Beautiful Adversary?
Ah yes, here comes the sun. So warm, so beautiful, so life giving.
How can such a beautiful, blazing star cause so much damage?
Let’s look at the fac [...]
3 Financial Planning Strategies for Couples
Recently a woman in her 40s approached me to talk at the end of a financial workshop that I delivered. With tears in her eyes she said simply, “Thank [...]
N.E.D. (No Evidence of Disease) Plays at Ridgefield Playhouse on September 20th
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Nimesh Nagarsheth, Gynecologic Oncologist and drummer and percussionist of N.E.D., to learn more about thi [...]
Softer Skin Than You’ve Had in Years
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Spa Director - Clinical Aesthetician, Laura Duffany, at The Spa at Litchfield Hills to talk about the hottest [...]
Does Your Skin Resemble a Plum Or a Prune?
You’re asleep; and you’re having a nightmare. You walk to your bathroom mirror; you look up and you see your face 25 years older than it really is. I [...]
Three Perspectives on Financial Independence
On a recent bright Sunday afternoon, five women and I enjoyed wine, cheese, coffee, and amazing conversation. Normally you don’t think of “coffee” wit [...]
Dump Him! Find The Financial Advisor Who Is Right For You
You know the feeling. You don’t look forward to talking to him like you used to. When you see him, he smiles and nods, but you sense that he’s not r [...]
Getting to the Root Cause of Clutter
All of us at one time or another can live amongst the midst of clutter. There can be many reasons why the clutter happens in our life but there is tr [...]