Life's Necessities & Luxuries

Greetings Lovely Lifers, In this special Valentine's Day episode,  I explore the significance of self-care. I've always been a fan of self-care. On this beautiful day of love, we need to remember that we should place an emphasis on how well we love ourselves just as important as how we treat our loved ones.  As women, we wear so many hats, are so many things to so many people.  Some...

Do you like the way your skin looks? Today's episode I'll share 5 quick tips that can get your skin glowing like the sun. It's never too late or too early to begin to take good care of your skin. Our skin is one of the largest organs on our bodies and if we don't take care of it, it will show up in various ways like acne, wrinkles and fine lines, bumpy skin, or flakey skin. Grab your earbuds, take...

Greetings Lifers, I just learned that today is National Ex-Spouse Day. Breaking up is truly one of life's hardest things to do, especially when you're head over heels for the person, or you've dedicated so much time and energy into the relationship then it abruptly or slowly decays and ends. If you've never had a heart-wrenching breakup then thank the good Lord above. Did you know that the Nationa...

Happy Day My Lovely Lifers, When you were a kid in school, or, possibly even recently, have you ever felt awkward when you raised your hand in class to ask the teacher a question? You might've thought "the kids are going to make fun of me with this question". I know only too well. I'm a big question asker and I found that by asking them over the years, I was truly able to attain what they were tal...

Greetings Beautiful Lifers, Happy 2022!!! I hope you had a fantastic holiday season and you're off and running to an exciting new 2022. Today we are going to talk about one of my favorite accessories...hats! Hats are one of the quickest ways to change up an outfit. Let me ask you this question, do you like hats or do you find yourself saying "I don't look good in hats?” Well, if you're saying the...

Greetings Lifers I hope you're having a great summer!!! Today's show is a quick reminder of how to have fun in the sun without damaging your beautiful self. Hope you have a safe and fun rest of your summer season.     Cheers,   Dawn-Marie XO

Greetings Lovely Lifers, Did you know that you only have about 10 seconds when meeting someone for the first time to make a great first and lasting impression? Today I will cover 12 attributes to help you do just that. Take good notes and knock your first meeting someone new out of the park. I'll see you inside.   Cheers, Dawn-Marie      

Welcome Lifers, Today is National Splurge Day.  What's yours going to be?  Can I just say, I think this day may just become my new favorite day of the year.   I think sometimes we feel we shouldn't indulge or say “splurge” on ourselves.  That we should do for others instead, well that's fine and dandy, but you do deserve a splurge on yourself from time-to-time.   What...

Greetings Lifers, Today's National Crayon Day so I thought it would be appropriate to ask which is your favorite color crayon?  Did you play with crayon's as a child?  I loved coloring in books for many years as a kid, did you? I want you to be child-like today and have some fun.  Take out your kid's box of crayons, or some colored pencils, pens and go to town.  Doodle, draw, s...

Hello Beautiful Lifers, Have you ever gone shopping for makeup whether at a department store counter, or, at a CVS, only to go home, try it on and think to yourself "what was I thinking?".   Makeup colors can be very tricky, as a professional makeup artist, I've been studying color and in particular, makeup colors and which looks best on which skin tone.  But, one thing, I found is...

Happy New Year my Lifers! I hope you had a great New Year's Eve. Aren't you excited about having a new beginning? Last year was a train wreck and we've learned so much from it. Hopefully 2021 will get us back up and running like before the Pandemic and we can reclaim our lives.   The other day was #National Sleep-In Day and I thought about how sometimes I get hit with insomnia and it's not so easy...

Happy New Year my Lifers! I hope you are ready to kick-off a new year and reach your desires and goals. Do you find that you take on more than you want?  Do you say to yourself that you "never have time to decompress and relax?"  I get it, sometimes it's hard for us to say "NO".  It's taken me years to learn how to put up some boundaries, but, I have to say, once I did, it made such a big differen...

Have you noticed that even with COVID-19 going on, life is still pretty chaotic?  Just because we're not out and about like the good old days, life still seems to be frantic and crazy.  Why is this?  Today's episode I cover 7 ways you can add some extra peace in your life, and, in the process, gain some more time for yourself this week.   It's time to take back some time for you to do what you lik...

Hello my Lifers, I hope you are doing great!  As the last week of summer rolls out and as Fall rolls in, are you ready to find ways to relax during this glorious time of the year?   One of the most exciting times for me as a kid was to getting ready to go back to school.  I loved picking out school supplies and a new fall wardrobe.  I always felt that the Fall time was my New Year.  Do you feel th...

I hope you all are doing great and are enjoying your summer.  Today's episode covers a few quick ways we can enjoy those last gorgeous days of one of the most fun seasons - SUMMER TIME!!! If you haven't  been able to do some of the things you enjoy during this season because you've been too busy, then, it's definitely time to set aside at least a couple of days to get outside, get some fresh air (...

Greetings My Lifers, Do you feel like things have been weighing you down lately?  Well, I think we are all in this weird place right now with everything going on, it's hard to feel alive and excited.  Today's show I will cover 11 quick ways that you can add some vibrancy to your day and make you feel alive and happier. Grab your earbuds and take a quick listen.  I hope they will help lift your spi...

Hello, my Lifers, I'm so excited about today's show.  Our guest, Melody Brooke, author of "Oh Wow, This Changes Everything" is a professional marriage and family counselor who has over 30 years of relationship counseling experience.  She's here with us today to talk about relationships, intimacy, and how we can get closer to our love and keep it from falling apart.  In today's show we speak about:...

With everything going on right now we are in a state of chaos and upheaval we have never witnessed before.  It's difficult when we don't know what to expect next.  We definitely have had a lot of unwanted stress thrown upon us, yet, we need to stay clear and focused during these times more than ever before.  I'm sure some of you out there might be going through some extra unwanted emotions, anxiet...

I'm sorry I have been MIA for the past several weeks.  I was finishing up the last touches of the book and I'm thrilled to say, it's finally done!!! Woot, woot, where's the champagne???   Since this pandemic has struck, I keep thinking about what's around the corner for us.  Are you thinking about new ways that you can reinvent yourself and your career? Today's episode is here to help you think ab...

Greetings my Lifers, Today's episode is a short reminder that when things are bogging us down we should not walk with our heads down, but, rather walk with our heads up and from time-to-time take a look up into the sky for answers to some of our biggest, burning questions. After I took a fall into a sinkhole back in 1998, I was forever walking through the streets of NYC looking down at the ground...

We are what we eat, that's what they say right?  But, do you believe it?  One of the things I found that helped keep me calm and in a better mood is to get moving more and eat better.  We need to find ways to keep our stressors down and to find alternate ways of reducing stress or ways to balance our body, mind, and spirit which I believe is key to us living happier lives.  Today's episode is abou...

We always talk about the importance of setting goals and the importance of writing them down and having them on our to-do lists, but, just as important, do you acknowledge them when you reach the goal?   A few years ago, I learned the importance of not only setting our goals but, also keeping a separate journal where you can actually acknowledge those achievements on the important things we set ou...

When I was younger I had a problem with not finishing what I began.  If it didn't hold my attention I'd drop it and move onto the next exciting, shiny thing.  Has this ever happened to you? As I got a bit older and wiser, I learned that this wasn't a good thing.  And, the more books I read on self-improvement and personal empowerment, they'd all have a similar perspective on this topic.  I decided...

Do you feel that you're overworked, over-stressed and that your mind is scattered all over the place?  Do you feel achy and your joints hurt? Or, more importantly, you just don't have the energy like you used to or you feel like your pants are getting a bit tighter?   If you've answered "yes" to any of the above, then, you may want to take a quick listen to today's show.  Our guest, Heather Kenned...

Don't you just love the feeling of a fresh start?  Well, that's what ringing in a new year means to all of us. Its a time for a reflection.  A time for us to gather our thoughts and make some new decisions that we can use to make our upcoming year a better, bigger, and, bolder one. I was at the Oprah 2020 Vision Tour in Ft. Lauderdale last weekend, and, boy, oh boy was I totally pumped up after th...