What Matters, What Counts

What Matters, What Counts If it makes you come alive, it matters By Minx Boren MCC The poet Mary Oliver asks the provocative question, “Tell me what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” We face many challenges as informed and responsible women who want to find joy and meaning in our lives, no matter the circumstances or current conditions. Coaching can offer some bright ideas and possibilities that will make a difference. It offers provocative questions and useful tools and resources that can inspire you to tap into that inner awareness. This can help you get clear and courageous about whatever really matters to you, and then get into action to make this a reality. “What’s alive... [Read more]

Out with the Old

How antiques are becoming the face of interior design…again By Dara D’Onofrio Out with the old and in with the new. It seems this tried and true statement is no longer what people are living by. Here, at such a pivotal crossroads in history, people are deciding what is most important to them, choosing what they want in their surroundings and for the most part, making significant changes. Charlotte Swank, a resident of Palm Beach Gardens, was at that very crossroads when she made the move from a 3,000 sq. ft. home in PGA National to a 5,000 sq. ft. manse in Bay Village—a quaint and very chic neighborhood set in the heart of Palm Beach Gardens. Swank fell in love with the home the moment she saw... [Read more]

Adult Summer Camps

Adult Summer Camps Because summer vacation isn’t just for the kids anymore By M.M. Cloutier Jamming with a rock n’ roll band, swimming with dolphins, partying with chefs, orbiting to space, rubbing elbows with great minds—summer camp isn’t what it used to be. It’s better—and it’s for adults, too. In our faster-better-more culture, grown-ups increasingly aren’t satisfied spending time “off” lying on a beach. According to the Travel Industry Association, more than 30 million U.S. adults have taken an educational trip to learn or improve a skill, sport or hobby in the last three years. Tens of millions more have taken an adventure trip during that period. Whether you consult the latest statistics... [Read more]