"A tradition I have on Christmas morning - my son has always been the one that cooks the breakfast an..." — Shirley Ballas

My favorite room in my house is my bedroom; my private space where I can go to do my reading or listen to music.

I've discovered if you have a small circle of people you know you can rely on - in good times, bad times, happy times, sad times - who aren't going to judge you and will, sometimes, just sit and listen to you without saying anything, then I think you're very fortunate.

You have to put your partner and family at the top of the list and there must be downtime - time for gardening, cooking time, book reading time.