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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Are You Immune to Pink? A Dedication to My SHE-vivor Friends
It is October – a month known for it’s ghouls and goblins, the best college football games in the season and, these days, it seems to be a Pink-out just about everywhere you go. Do you even notice anymore? I […]
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.” […]
Out of the Mouths of Babes: We Can Learn a Few Things from the Millennials
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]