I was having a great conversation with my 22-year-old son, Austin, this past Thursday. We talked about his week, his job, his social life (that was pretty short- he tells me nothing!). Then I began to share a bit about […]
Strength
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fear or Hope? The Choice is Yours
Fear. I get it. I’ve had it. I will feel it again. What fuels our fear? Where do I begin… Media fuels our fear for ratings. Politicians fuel our fear for votes. Terrorists fuel our fear in an effort to […]
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 […]
Graduation…New Starts & Big Dreams
My social media pages have been inundated with loads of friends’ pictures from their kids’ kindergarten, 8th grade, high school, college or post-graduate graduations this past week – and I love every minute of it! I also had the opportunity […]
Let Me Tell You a Little Story…
A year and a half ago, while going thru a short “therapeutic reboot” in my life, I read Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection. A second time. Funny how a different chronological age (45 vs almost 50) and a different […]
What’s Your WHY?
About 2 weeks ago, our India Hicks Senior Director, Lyssa, asked us all to respond to a simple question, “What’s your WHY” when it comes to starting our own India Hicks business this year? I didn’t really give it much […]
Shout Out to the SHE-roes…The Smiles and Heartaches of the Single Mom
This past week, the local Dallas media has openly discussed and grieved one of their own, WFAA’s Saturday “Favorite Foodie,” Stacy Fawcett. Now while I often watched her segment when home on Saturday mornings and had been to the WFAA […]