Imagine a summer filled with beautiful sunsets, no television, sandy floors and happy, tired children. A vacation home can provide families with a place to re-charge, build memories and enjoy life’s simple pleasures. It’s a timeless summer experience. If you’re considering purchasing a vacation home, you’ll be happy to know that there are many mortgage options available for you. However, it’s important to carefully review the financing options that are available. Here are a few common Read more [...]

There are so many things that define us. If I had to make a list about myself, I would definitely add that I’m a tried and true Michigander. It’s always amazing (and disappointing) to me when I travel around the country and people make disparaging remarks about our great state. I tell people where ever I am that they don’t know the true Michigan — it’s beautiful, the people are hardworking and Midwest-nice. It’s not their fault that they only hear the negative news through media or from Read more [...]

A place for horse-riding lessons, camps and birthday parties, Sierra Rose Farms is also a place for people to change their lives forever. Sierra Rose Farms in Dewitt implemented a program in 2001 for kids to familiarize themselves with horses. Soon after, Lee Ann Hull, co-executive director and president, began hearing from parents, teachers, schools and others in the community about how their program was helping kids become better citizens and have more self-confidence. “Someone Read more [...]

If the staff at Capital Area Women’s LifeStyle Magazine had a choice we’d be pool side or lying out at the beach all summer. Okay, well maybe not all summer — we’d miss all of you way too much. Still, it’s no secret that some of us will be spending the majority of our spare time sunny-side up. And of course, we’ll be doing so in style. Here are a few of our favorite looks to make you sizzle while you splash! This tankini, with ring detail on top and printed detail on bottom, is perfect Read more [...]

Editor’s Note: We like to make our columnists work for their space, so when The Team Lansing Foundation asked us to send a member of our crew Over the Edge we sent Pete, giving him the adventure of a lifetime (our opinion, not his.) Visit (www.teamlansing.org) for more info. June 3, 2011 12:30 p.m. Walking on Seymour Avenue I can see Boji Tower in the distance. At this point, the tallest building in Lansing does not seem so imposing. But as I draw nearer I wonder, how tall would a building Read more [...]

For the past two summers I’ve been fortunate to be a coach partner with Wayne State University’s Employment Transition Program. This innovative program combines training (resume writing, interviewing, etc.) with support, including four one-on-one, individualized coaching sessions with an experienced career coach. The program participants are white-collar professionals who are unemployed or underemployed and seeking to get back into the workplace. One tool I often used with these clients was Read more [...]