The contents of this issue runs the gamut from fun—cookies! to serious—cancer, reflecting many different aspects of our lives. The Table of Contents on the right tells it all, but here are a few highlights:

• Always dreamed about running your own business? Our featured entrepreneur this issue is Annika Iliadis of Centerville Wellness and Yoga, who shares with us her secrets for success in starting and running your own business.

• We are very proud that Bev Ryle has chosen this venue to publish her candid essays, soon to be a book, about her experiences as a mother of addicted children. Bev, who recently published a professional book on finding and creating work, is a gifted writer with tremendous insight, so we hope you enjoy her stories.

• And Lynn Kiele Bonasia, author of Some Assembly Required, writes about her amazing realization that the novel she wrote presaged her future. Who  knows where the ideas came from? Did Life imitate Art? Or did Art have foresight?

• Yes, we know it's the holidays and this is a tough time to lay this on you, but sugar and refined carbs. are REALLY, REALLY bad for you. New research has linked high sugar consumption to the current epidemic of degenerative diseases — cancer, heart disease, arthritis, Alzheimer's. One cookie won't hurt, but please, for the sake of your loved ones, please limit your sugar intake! And read the article!

This magazine is for YOU, it’s about people you know, stories you can relate to, local resources that you can access, even a chance to express yourself. We have deliberately kept this website simple—simple to use, simple in design, simple in concept; in fact, as much like a MAGAZINE as you can possibly get on a web site.

Please take your time and enjoy each article. There is much wisdom in these pages, with stories of women’s lives and their experiences which we hope you will find inspiring and useful. And past issues are still available—click on the link in the table of contents on this front page.

Again, we wish express our deepest thanks to all those who have contributed to this magazine. We do hope you enjoy this issue, and we encourage your feed-back. Please contact us and let us know your thoughts and send us your ideas for future contributions. We look forward to hearing from you!

We hope that the cheeriest of the sentiments in these stories will hearten and sustain you through the Holidays and the coming winter months!

Gillian Drake, Publisher

Nicola Burnell, Editor

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"I am blown away by the magazine - what a FABULOUS job!" — Liza, Yarmouth

For responses to Kathy O'Keefe-Kanavos's article on cancer, go to Health Issues

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