This last week was a fun one in my “side business.” India Hicks launched her Holiday Collection 2016 and, while it is all pretty fabulous and I’d love to have one of everything, one little item struck a chord in […]
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Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: Wait, What IS My Prize?
I am dreading tomorrow. Not because it is Monday. I am dreading tomorrow because it is the day of the first political debate with the two “last candidates standing.” Please don’t delete – this is NOT a political post. You […]
A Little Nugget of Wisdom with a Big Life Lesson
After my last chiropractic treatment, I commented to Dr. Chuck that while I was amazed that the shooting “pain in the neck” had left so quickly, I still had a bit of stiffness and a low-grade “ache in the neck.” […]
E x 5 Model of Excellence
I am now officially an empty nester again. After a whirlwind summer of moving, a bit of travel, helping my daughter navigate the “getting into nursing school” waters and trying to keep my eye on business, I am exhausted. And […]
New Beginnings…Is There One Inside of You?
This is one of my favorite times of year on social media (and those can be so few and far between). It’s all about BACK TO SCHOOL – some little first-timers, some entering the next academic phase, some starting a […]
The Unexpected Path
Sometimes it comes when we are looking for something new. Sometimes it comes when we are not searching for it at all. Sometimes it comes in a change in a particular phase of life. You know, empty nest phase or […]
In My 50th Year Part II…Reflections of Lessons Learned in my First Half-Century
This has been a week filled with celebration and surprises. This has been a year of tremendous changes and adventure. This has been a decade of finding my way to my one true love. This has been a half-century filled […]
The Power of our Tribe in our Darkest Times…It’s been a rough week
This was not the blog post I intended to write this week. This is not the blog post I EVER wanted to write. But as I sat around the table set for 6 in the dimly lit little wine bar […]
Finding Your Voice…A Note from Dallas, TX
This is the blog I almost didn’t write. I am heartbroken for my city, for my friends of color, for my friends in one of the greatest police departments in the nation, for us all. Thursday, July 7, 2016 has […]
Happy 4th of July!
Wishing all of my SHE-friends a happy, restful July 4th weekend. Hoping that between the cookouts, pool time, fireworks and parades you will take a moment to be grateful for the freedoms we enjoy in this great country! Happy 4th, […]