Author Archives: Joanna Picardi

VOTE FOR BRUNO

Contestant FOR AMERICA’S Favorite PET Many of you already know .. Bruno has been nominated to be on the cover of AMERICA’S FAVORITE PET !! PLEASE WE NEED YOUR VOTE .. VOTING Starts Monday 1/29/2023 PLEASE DON’T FORGET !! Additional Reminders will be sent out Please don’t forget to VOTE FOR BRUNO !!! WATCH &… Continue Reading

Happiness Is Striking The Perfect Balance

Happiness Is Striking The Perfect Balance Knowledge Is Power, Ignorance Is Bliss I so much try to instill in colleagues and friends “Knowledge is power, and Ignorance is bliss. Let’s face it does this mean that the powerful can’t be happy? Many try to tell me face the facts: The world isn’t all rainbows and… Continue Reading

Self Care – Nourish Yourself

    Self-care has become a popular concept as people learn more about the importance of their relationship with themselves. There is no one more important than YOU !! There are often many ways we cut corners on taking care of ourselves and even sometimes mistreating ourselves that we wouldn’t think of doing to another… Continue Reading

Shoe Attire for your Activities

    You wouldn’t build your house on a dump, and you don’t want to exercise while wearing heels. The high heels, ballet shoes and sandals are just fine when you’re being fashionable, but when you’re working out the shoes you wear make a huge difference. I have received an education on feet, shoes and… Continue Reading

          You wouldn’t build your house on a dump, and you don’t want to exercise while wearing heels. The high heels, ballet shoes and sandals are just fine when you’re being fashionable, but when you’re working out the shoes you wear make a huge difference. I have received an education on… Continue Reading

When In doubt .. BE HAPPY !!!

When I found out that Yale University offered a class on “happiness” I thought it was the most brilliant brainchild I have encountered. Psychology professor Laurie Santos set out to teach a new course on how to be happy, the reaction was over the moon. “Psychology and the Good Life,” which began this semester, is… Continue Reading

Pillars of Italian History

Italian Heritage as We Close the Month of October and one of our beloved holidays as Italian-Americans is celebrated. This year with the heighted outrage of many rioters due the killing of Blacks in America by Police also drew unnecessary attention to one of Italy’s great achievers. As we know, no one is perfect in… Continue Reading

Leek Fennel Guanciale Pasta

  Being Italian and a mix of Romana and Napolitano, so many strict Italian food rules were dictated to me that trying to follow my moms cooking that enjoying it was intimidating. I feared being shamed by family berating my “inferior Italian-American food culture,” or lack thereof. At the same time, I noticed that as sure… Continue Reading