My children "discovered" YouTube (the popular, free video-sharing Web site) a long time ago, but I've only recently come to use and enjoy it. The exuberant performance of Do Re Mi at a railroad station in Belgium perks everyone up. A Scottish bicyclist's tricks are truly awesome. The Cimorellis' video -- one brother and five sisters singing in glorious harmony -- is a family favorite. And Susan Boyle's singing debut on Britain's Got Talent continues to inspire. It was YouTube's most-watched video in 2009.

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Our home had experienced some flooding under one of its prior owners, who very responsibly installed French drains and a sump pump to reduce the risk of any future water damage. It all worked beautifully until one big storm left six inches of water in the basement. (The sump pump was unplugged!) After the water cleared we were left with a soggy mess in the basement. The next day, I ordered a dumpster. Oh my gosh -- had I known how great an experience it was I would have done it sooner!

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When asked what the #1 health problem is in America, most people say cancer, obesity or heart disease. But, in speaking with Henri Roca, MD, medical director of the Center for Integrative Medicine in Greenwich, Connecticut, last night, I learned that the number one health problem in America is... stress. In fact, eighty percent of diagnoses are either caused by stress or exacerbated by stress -- from heart disease, to headaches, to muscle pain to memory problems and even cancer.

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Have you ever been in a situation where you wished something was a little different and you thought to yourself "someone should fix that?" Well, as you probably realized, that that someone isn't coming. So, since no one is coming, what if that someone is you?

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I just attended a business luncheon for a group of women entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs. There were about 40 women in attendance. I returned to the office with a pile of business cards collected from the women I'd met. What struck me, as I reviewed them, was that only half of the cards gave any indication of what the business does.

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