DeDe: It’s All in the Smile!

DeDe here with another beauty tip to make you look and feel your best. This week’s tip: It’s all in the smile! Each week I tell you it’s an essential beauty product. But why? Simply because people who smile are seen as being more confident and approachable. And smiling has measurable benefits as well. A study […]

DeDe: Forgiveness Makes You Beautiful!

Oh Dog! DeDe here with another beauty tip to make you look and feel your best. This week’s tip: Practice forgiveness. This is a hard one for humans. But in truth, nothing can make you feel more beautiful than to forgive. Why is that? Forgiveness does not come naturally to humans. They like to hold […]

DeDe: Do My Friends Make Me Look Good?

Oh Dog! DeDe here with more beauty advice to look and feel your best! Today’s recommendation: surround yourself with happy people. The people around you do have an effect on how you feel. If you’re only around those who are unhappy or complaining, how does that make you feel on the inside? But when you’re […]

Beauty From the Inside Out!

Oh Dog! DeDe here with my new segment- Beauty From the Inside Out! . . Humans have some strange ideas about beauty. Take skin, for example. Pale-skinned people see darker skin as beautiful, while dark-skinned people see lighter skin as beautiful. So pale-skinned people spend hours lying in tanning beds or slathering on fake tans, […]

A Poem of Gratitude

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches I thought I’d share with my friends a little poem to show them how much they mean to me. Dear Dog, I want to thank you For each one of my friends That visit with me often And through words their love send. I love how much they offer, Good […]

#Haiku Friday (on a Saturday)

Oh Dog! I am overwhelmed by all the words of comfort and prayers from my friends as we have mourned Sage’s departure for the Rainbow Bridge. To update: I was very upset the following day when I realized she wasn’t coming back, but I am doing much better. Jen stayed home with us and gave […]