My friend Fabi Preslar was recently honored by Morton's here in Charlotte as part of their Celebration of Women Entrepreneurs. Dozens of women – and two brave men – enjoyed a great lunch and an inspiring presentation. Fabi (right) is the president of Spark Publications and the force of nature behind my book, I Can't Cook,…
DetailsCouple of weeks into the school year and we are off and running! Girl scouts, tennis lessons, before-school activities, religious school and on and on. The kids are busy and Slade and I each have our own crazy schedules. My calendar is crumbling under the pressure. Make that calendars. I have three right now. I've used a paper datebook…
DetailsHeard something new the other day. I was buying pajamas and picking up prescriptions at Target when I got the hard sell for a Target debit card. Not a charge card, but a debit, linked directly to a bank account. The nice lady at checkout was very excited about it. There are no fees, no limits and I would get…
DetailsWe take a family vacation to the beach at least once a year. Sand and surf mean taking some care with Benny's insulin pump, but we've been doing this since 2007. By now, we've got the beach time under control, right?. Well, diabetes is just full of surprises. Last month was our annual visit to Isle of Palms, SC and we hit the…
DetailsA bit of a wash-out but still a lot of fun for the final competition of the Find Your Center Southern Cooking Contest. Amateur chefs submitted recipes, judges narrowed them down to six entrants and we had the first competition last month. Now down to three, the competitors were set to demonstrate their recipes live at…
DetailsYou know how we're all in a hurry, trying to clear the task in front of us so we can move on to the next one? Sometimes that comes back to bite you. That's how our local paper wound up running a picture of me in a bathing suit. Yes, you read that right. A columnist…
DetailsA bunch of folks in Charlotte, including me, are starting a challenge today. We're trying to drink more water. A lot more water! It's called 60 in 60. It starts today and you can get all the info here at NoFizzCLT. In a nut shell, they're asking us to drink 60 ounces of water every day for…
DetailsEye opening event last Friday. I was asked to emcee the Spectrum of Hope luncheon for the Autism Services of Mecklenburg County. As the host of Heath Headlines: The Show I get to interview many experts about many different medical topics, but so often we just skim the surface. This was a chance to really learn…
DetailsFirst day of school! My daughter starts 4th grade and Benny's all set for Kindergarten. Well, almost. They stagger the start for the littlest students so he won't ride the bus for a few more days. That's fine – it gives us another chance to go over all the diabetes info with his teacher and school. I…
DetailsI love the Food Network Challenge shows, so when Charlotte decided to create a one-time local version, I jumped at the chance to host it. It's the very first Find Your Center Southern Cooking Contest. Find Your Center is part of Charlotte Center City Partners and the contest is part of the newly named Time Warner Cable BBQ and Blues Festival (got…
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