I said to my husband, as he was preparing to leave for the grocery store, "While you're there would you please get a half gallon of Edy's vanilla bean
ice cream - no sugar added, half the fat." Read More
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Feb
2019
Find the Funny - and I'm Not Kidding
By Linda Larsen - Wednesday, February 06, 2019
Jan
2019
More Laughter in 2019! Linda Larsen's Swivelling Antenna!
By Linda Larsen - Wednesday, January 02, 2019
We all know that laughter lowers blood pressure, boosts the immune system and that there is a decrease in stress hormomes (cortisol, adrenaline and dopac)
- and an increase in beta-endorphines (which lowers feelings of depression.) And yes, laughter burns calories, feels good and makes us more attractive. Read More
Feb
2012
The Funny Side of Marriage - Kelly Swanson
By Linda Larsen - Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Oh funny, funny, FUNNY!!! Click HERE,
watch the hilarious Kelly Swanson talk about marriage and prepare to laugh your proverbial butt off!!! Read More
Dec
2011
I Photoshopped My Face - And I Like It
By Linda Larsen - Thursday, December 15, 2011
In my job as a motivational speaker, here's what I SAY that I believe: That we, as women, do not need to apologize for wanting to look our best! Hey - I've been nipped, tucked, lifted, plucked, enhanced, veneered, colored, sheered, whitened, brighted, lightened, tightened, plumped up,exfoliated, peeled and repeeled! And I'm not just OKAY with that - I'm DELIGHTED with it! So when I read the latest BRILLIANT blog post by my friend, Tami Evans,about how she shaves her peach-fuzzy "stache," and saw how unabashedly and unapologetically she was willing to share that info with us, I thought, "Sing it, sister!" Read More
May
2011
Seek & Ye Shall Find - But only if you want it reeeeeeeally badly
By Linda Larsen - Monday, May 23, 2011
I am going to make the following bold assertion: If there is anything in this lifetime that you want, you absolutely positively can get it. IF you want it badly enough. Read More
May
2011
The Frown, The Smirk and The Snort
By Linda Larsen - Tuesday, May 17, 2011
I saw it. The look that came across his face after Peggy made some benign comment. The frown, the smirk, and then - the snort. Everything about his nonverbal body language said, "You are a complete jerk for saying that. You are so wrong. You know nothing. What an idiot you are." Read More
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