Do you love to read? Do you feel like you never have time to read? Do you waste a ton of time each week sitting in your car? If you answered yes to all of these questions, than I have found the solution to remedy your road rage and help you plow through that summer more…

“I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.” –Rita Mae Brown I like Rita’s style. If you visit her website the very first thing you read is, “How smart you are to visit this website. It proves you have good taste in literature.” If you are looking for a funny more…

“If we had no winter, the Spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometime taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” –Anne Bradstreet I felt like the woman in this picture yesterday. I don’t know where Spring went in Northeast Ohio, but I would like it to come back! Anne more…

I can’t tell you how many women have told me over the years that they are in a horrible book club or would like to be in a book club but are afraid because they’ve heard the horror stories of being involved in one. I won’t lie; there are a lot of associated risks involved: more…

Or better yet – how can I live a better life story. I love this time of year, when all the buds on the trees come out and I can see the gray bare branches turn to green, pink and yellow right before my eyes.  It’s kind of like mother nature writing us a new more…

In March we heard from film legends, historical women authors, a pig puppet, and even made history at the Oscars! Another amazing month of great quotes from women. Wednesday, March 31, 2010 “I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me that trouble of liking them.” –Jane Austen, novelist You gotta love more…

In case you missed some of the meditative musings or the instructions on how to give yourself a hug…here’s the archive of March 2010 Daily Downward Dogs! Wednesday, March 31, 2010 The winter snow has melted away, the weather is getting warmer, my daffodils are blooming, and it’s time to get outside for some outdoor more…

I’m pretty proud of the fact that I have never really been bothered by aging. Deep down inside I’m 25 at heart and thinking that I’m still looking good (yes, I’m delusional), but lately I’ve been thinking a lot about my age. There’s something about a birthday—especially birthdays when you start turning the corner and more…

This is my first blog entry for MariaMedia! Cheers! I thought it might be helpful to explain a little about the subject matter you’ll find at MariaMedia. I’m a woman of many interests and I have to admit, it was hard to narrow down a subject matter focus for MariaMedia. I finally said what the more…