I was reading today about how Nicole Kidman opened up to Easy Living magazine about her marriage to Tom Cruise. Feeling like her career, her goals, were always secondary – the primary responsibility being to support Tom’s career first.
I can’t imagine she’s alone in feeling that way her marriage. While I’m fortunate enough to be in a marriage where there is an ebb and flow to who needs extra support on any given day, it’s never a question that we both have incredibly important things we want to accomplish.
“Traditional” spousal roles are still pretty common among many marriages – and …read more

I have a special treat for the Blisstree readers today! Normally when we announce a giveaway, one person (the winner) is extremely happy and the rest of you are (slightly) disappointed. But not today! That’s because we have one winner who gets the resolution solution box, and the rest of you that get another prize!
First the resolution solution box. Over 100 of you entered for that great prize, and no wonder. What a lovely gift! But there can be only one winner, and that person is…
Cindy!
Cindy said, “What a beautiful box and momento to …read more

It’s the beginning of 2nd quarter, 2009 – do you know where your New Year’s resolutions are? Think about the things you consider valuable. Most of us recognize that valuable things like our birth certificate or jewelry need to be kept safe, or at least kept somewhere. How valuable are your goals?

This beautiful wood box along with Resolution Solution: A Guide to Keeping New Year’s Resolutions will forever change the way you treat your goals and will greatly increase your ability to keep them.
And we’re giving one away to a lucky Blisstree reader! …read more

At RealAge.com you log on and take a test about your exercise, eating habits, vitamins and supplements, social habits, diseases or illnesses and vices like smoking and drinking.
I updated my Real Age this week and I’ve gotten SEVEN YEARS YOUNGER as a result of my lifestyle changes in the last two years. Since last year I’ve reduced my Real Age by nearly THREE years.
Chronologically I am 35.4 years old, yet my Real Age is only 32.5.
When I began my dramatic lifestyle change two years ago, I took the Real Age test. I was 33 at the time, …read more

Whatever they are saying about the economy I’m not seeing the negatives.
Everywhere I look there is potential and opportunity.
There’s an Economic Women’s Revolution going on right now in the world and we’re going to see women explode onto the landscape. In large part because so much business can be done on the Internet. More and more of us are asking, Why not me? Why don’t I start that business I’ve always dreamed of?
This year, women will stop the futile wait for The Market to give us equal pay and we’ll create our own opportunity. We’ll create jobs …read more