St Francis Bay freelance journalist Beth Cooper Howell takes a look at life in Woman on Top, her weekly lifestyle column for The Herald
Sometimes just adding a bit of sunshine and roses is enough
OpinionI often forget that Women’s Day is celebrated on August 9, because that day is also my father-in-law’s birthday, and ...
When the universe directs kindness your way
LeisureThis is a true story about a lady named Grace, but it is also a tale of grace.
A ‘nature fix’ is a powerful antidote for the fear that creeps in
LeisureThe natural world is, quite frankly, unimaginably powerful.
Is punctuation coming to a full stop?
LeisureUsing a full stop in an instant message after “fine”, when your lover has just cancelled on you and ruined an ...
Why swearing under your breath isn’t always a bad thing
LeisureResearchers reportedly have found that swearing, done in the heat of the moment, may actually have a cathartic effect — ...
Patience is power, not passivity or resignation
LeisureI married well. More than a decade of marriage and umpteen years of official togetherness is likely to evolve along ...
Here's why adults need swings and beach buckets too
LeisureIn the novel The Fault in Our Stars, heroine Hazel experiences a deep nostalgia for the childhood freedom and comfort ...
Tricks on how to extricate oneself from an association with a narcissist
LeisureIronically, I have known narcissists who are quite oblivious that their observation about “other people’s selfishness” ...
Beneath my sunshine attitude lies a worrywart
LeisureIt’s said that the acid test of a strong person is the way she or he reacts to losing keys or luggage — the greater the ...
Who knew a meteor was heading our way
Opinion“It’s a mystery,” said my husband, as we tore around the house last Sunday morning, trying to find the cause of the ...