Kristin O’Lear: The Battle of a Lifetime
Many women dream of their wedding day years before it happens. The dress, the flowers, the location and, perhaps most importantly, their loved one waiting at the altar. In all the wedding fantasies a woman could ever dream, no one ever imagines having to plan a wedding in three weeks because they’ve been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and their fiancée...
Continue ReadingDating Department: Let me Google that for You
Growing up in the information age I always had a means of finding answers. If Ask Jeeves couldn’t tell me in 1996, it probably wasn’t worth knowing. Today, with smart phones and the wonder of Google, there’s immediacy to unanswered questions. Why on Earth would I go another minute debating the year Sam Cooke died when I could just look it up on my iPhone? There...
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Behind the Magic at Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland
Anyone who knows me (or has access to my Facebook photo albums) knows Christmas is my favorite holiday. I host an annual kick-off-to-Christmas party on Nov. 1, where I, along with my very closest friends, hang the lights and garland, make Christmas cookies and coffee, decorate the tree and watch a holiday movie. With the Christmas season fast-approaching,...
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Diontrae Hayes: Stepping up in Style
Diontrae shows off her 10 Over the Next 10 award. November is the perfect month to begin decking ourselves and our homes as we prepare to celebrate in style. It’s also the time of year when family and friends gather to share traditions and make memories. As Diontrae Hayes prepares for the holiday season with loved ones, she reflects on all of the many things...
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Catherine Lee: Business Her Way
When we met Catherine Lee she was everything you’d imagine a mother of three to be: warm, inviting, gracious and kind. She welcomed us into her home like family, asking several times if there was anything she could get us. Once we began the interview, it was no surprise that Lee truly defines herself not by her business, but by her relationships. “First...
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Cassie Alley: All Aboard The Grand
When Cassie Alley said, “anybody can row,” it was kind of hard to believe her. Coming from the mouth of a physically fit, retired Lansing Police detective, her fearless attitude surely makes rowing a cinch. But on a beautiful morning in June, Alley proved that anyone can row, and the truth is — they do! When we arrived for the cover photoshoot at Grand...
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6 Tips for Weekend Trips
If my “6 Tips for Road Trips” feature last month didn’t quite suit your travel style, how about an (affordable) weekend getaway? As the lucky recipient of a recent Sun Country vacation to Minneapolis, Minn., I thought it only fitting I follow up with a few tips for those who prefer to travel by air. So please, fasten your seatbelt and direct your attention...
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6 Tips for Road Trips
Let’s go back to a simpler time … when vacations were about spending time together, perhaps in a wood-panelled station wagon, exploring our great nation on the open road. Forget gas prices — with a car full of friends and family, it’s still cheaper to drive. On a recent road trip chocked with 1,400 miles of the majestic mid-west, I jotted down a few...
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Bob Hoffman: The Art of Being Nice
It’s the most ordinary of settings; the post-work commute. You’re merging onto the highway, traffic is at a standstill, you finally move your foot off the break and — someone cuts you off. There are your typical reactions: honk, shake your fist, grab your cell phone and dial the nearest contact to let them know the world’s biggest idiot is...
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Dr. Laura DeLind: Reconnecting Places and People
Photo by Jeremy Herliczek When asked who comprises her family, Dr. Laura DeLind began with the answer one might expect: her husband Doug, daughter Jody and son David. She then went on to describe a group she also considers her family: the staff and volunteers at the Allen Neighborhood Center in Lansing. “I find that neighborhood just fascinating, full of...
Continue ReadingA Prescription for Health & Happiness
Some of my friends say I have “baby fever.” As an only child (of a very maternal woman), my mother probably wishes I did. But I don’t. At 24, it’s hard to imagine juggling a child with the rest of my weekly responsibilities and the never-ending social events. However, I do find there’s just enough time in my schedule to give back to babies...
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