Family has always been the center of my life and that wonderful circle just keeps growing. This month, the whole family is taking a trip together to Hawaii. We're a huge, warm, wonderful gang of more than 20 now, including my mother, sister and brother, my three sons, my two little granddaughters and all the significant others.

I'll be packing for fun, which means plenty of exercise to keep my bones strong.

I've been thinking lately that life is all about learning - even when you're 59 years old. One thing I keep relearning is not to be too hard on yourself.

I think about that because I've been on the road working for the past few weeks, so I have to get back on track with exercising. I'm a list-maker and setting up a new exercise routine is literally on my list today. I'm going to go to my local gym, look into some classes, maybe get a trainer.