The Internet has improved a lot in the last few years, but still, you wouldn't want to depend on Web sources for historical analysis. There's just something hard to beat about a book.

What underlies great science is what underlies great art, whether it is visual or written, and that is the ability to distinguish patterns out of chaos.

Every time I'd read about the stone circles, it would describe how they worked as an astronomical observance. For example, some of the circles are oriented so that at the winter solstice, the sun will strike a standing stone.

In 18th-century Scotland, the main event was the Jacobite rebellion under Bonnie Prince Charlie, so that seems like a nice dramatic backdrop.

Social media is a weird thing. People have their keyboard and no face... they can say whatever they want.

It's fun to see the house-hunting process, and what gets you a house on the water versus inland.

I know what I always enjoyed about 'Flip or Flop' was the design part, so it just naturally made sense to get more involved in doing makeovers.

I'm an executive producer.

I'm helping people create beautiful new spaces to spend time with their families.

Everyone's lifestyle is different.

Whether that's from watching shows on HGTV, or magazines, or looking through Pinterest, you really have to have a good idea on what exactly it is that you like and what your style is.

If you aren't mentally healthy you aren't healthy.

Being a busy woman and busy mom, we can tend to neglect ourselves and push our thoughts to the back of our brains to deal with later. By taking care of yourself, you become mentally and physically healthier and show up happier for those around you.

Our bodies are constantly giving us signals about what we can and cannot handle. It's when we choose to ignore them that we can get overworked and be forced to sit out for a while.

90 percent of the time I follow my usual healthy eating routine, but if it's a date night or girls' night out I'll go for that slice of pretzel bread or dirty martini and not torture myself over it.

All I would do is, like, stick on these lash extensions and not even put mascara on and put on a little powder. That was my go-to - it took about five minutes.

After working on redesigning so many homes and using whatever furniture I could find, I am so excited to be designing my own collection of home furnishings that are stylish at a great price.

Galvanized plumbing was used years ago. Now we use copper.

The bad thing about galvanized pipes is they rust, and over the years they can get corroded. It's just kinda gross.

Anyone who's ever been divorced knows that it holds a lot of emotions.

Between the paparazzi and so many false stories in the media, it was causing me extreme nausea and fatigue.

In my 20s I worked out like a machine.

I want to just be a normal mom.

I focus on the fact that none of what the tabloids said defined me.