“Take a piece of ….what?!” But he’s right. So I will.

He looked into my eyes with concern. “Take a piece of rest,” he said. “Sorry? A piece of what?” I asked, puzzled. “A piece of rest.” “Oh.” “Rest comes in different sizes. I think you never take a big piece. I think you always take the smallest piece of rest. Or not a piece at […]
Wake Me Up When You’re Done (and no, it’s not about that)

As you know, I am here to help. To brighten your language, your day, and even your life with some sparkly tips and tricks to help you communicate better in English. I love doing it, and I’m so blessed that I can do it every day. But you know what? It’s not always easy. So […]
“Do you have a tip for dealing with nerves?” Nope. I got 3.

“How do you deal with nerves before doing something big in English? I get so nervous and it’s really affecting my performance. Any tips?” I got this in my mail recently (thanks, P!) and I’d like to share my answer with all of you. I know what it’s like to get nervous. Believe me, I have […]
Wait. What?!?

Say what? *Looking at calendar and frowning* No. Way. Way? Yes. Way. Wow. Tomorrow is December 1st. I cannot even begin to get my head around that. Where has this year gone?! *Looking around for missing 11 months and wondering who took them* Did you take them, sweet Buffi?!? Time flies when you’re having fun, they […]
Don’t let this happen to you (but I bet it has already)

A fabulous man called me recently and we met (cue violins). I had already heard about him (and so have many of you) so I was pretty excited to meet this successful, engaging, dynamic serial entrepreneur. He wanted to talk to me about his use of English (and not about my organic vegan green smoothie […]
It’s all about the nipples (yes, I said nipples)

It’s all about the nipples (Yes, I said nipples) Hello, sweetie, how is this happy Monday treating you? I hope your week is off to great start! But you don’t want my friendly introduction, do you? You want to cut to the chase and get to the ‘nipples’ part. This, my friend, I understand. As you may […]
Going That Extra Mile (but not really)

Oh, sweet darling, how are you? I hope this finds you well. I need to share a little story with you today. There’s someone I see on a regular basis. He helps me understand my business better. He’s extremely smart, charming, hugely successful, and very, very good at what he does. He also happens to love […]
The Third Eye (and how it can change everything)

“OMG!!! He’s singing straight to me. I felt that. We shared a moment right there. OMG!! Did you see how he looked in my eyes? Do you….do you think he wrote that song about me?!?” I stood behind the 17-year old girl who said this and smiled in the back of the dark and noisy […]
WHY MY DAD JUMPED OUT THE WINDOW

Why my dad jumped out the window When my dad was 10 years old he tied a bath towel around his neck and turned it into a cape and jumped off the fire escape on the second floor of his apartment building in Brooklyn, New York. Why? Because he was Superman. He spent a great […]
I jumped and you caught me. Thank you.
Happy Easter Monday! Maybe I should start calling it Eater instead of Easter. Because my body is truly about 68% chocolate at this point. But still. It’s lovely living in a country where you get an ENTIRE EXTRA DAY to eat chocolate. And if you live somewhere where Easter is celebrated only on Sunday, I can guarantee you […]