Catherine Gigante-Brown

Makeup and I have always had a love/hate relationship: I love it; it hates me.

The overinflated American work ethic is slowly killing us. It’s constantly pushing us to do more — put in longer hours, check business emails on personal time, take calls from our bosses when we’re chilling in Cancun.

I realized my father was from a generation that never said those three little words. He was saying he loved me without them. But I didn't realize it then.

The Ultimate Counter Culture Diva

Being a little bit chubby is better than being a lot dead.

Alas, I am the lone female in a house full of men. Only two men, but they take up a lot of space.

After I got over the initial devastation, I pulled myself up by my big-girl panties and got on with it. Chemo was no picnic—but it was do-able.

I’m a firm believer that Tiny Kindnesses can change the world, one sweet, loving gesture at a time.

erotic. intimate. unapologetic.

You learn a lot about people when you live in their home. The Taylors seemed to lead a joyless, Spartan existence.