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Happy Mother’s Day! To the moms who are celebrated and appreciated today. And to the ones who feel undervalued. To the ones who love this day and the ones who loathe Hallmark holidays. To the ones who stay up all night with sick little ones and the ones who worry all night if you’re making…
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I’m not very fond of goodbyes. I had my share of them earlier this week leaving family and friends in Minnesota. They inevitably mean it will be too long before saying hello again. I thought I was done with goodbyes for the week/month. But this morning, we said goodbye to our Great Pyrenees, Poe.We are…
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When I left corporate America over three years ago, I left with the intention of making a difference. I felt like I didn’t make a difference in my day-to-day activities, even though some days I did impact the bottom line for large companies. It wasn’t very fulfilling. Yesterday, I flew out to Las Vegas for…
Read MoreI’m back from Las Vegas and with less than five hours of sleep. It’s a whole pot of coffee kind of day here. I got home well after midnight last night. Driving back from the airport, I was pumped. My mind was still swirling with ideas and inspiration from the workshop weekend with Blue Lily. Every…
Read MoreWhen I left corporate America over three years ago, I left with the intention of making a difference. I felt like I didn’t make a difference in my day-to-day activities, even though some days I did impact the bottom line for large companies. It wasn’t very fulfilling. Yesterday, I flew out to Las Vegas for…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving. To all of my American friends. And to my overseas and international friends, I’m thankful for you. Photo courtesy of the lovely Blue Lily On this Thanksgiving, I have much for which to be thankful. But mostly, I’m thankful for my people. Not just my husband and children. But my family and friends. My clients. You’re…
Read MoreOn Saturday afternoon, the Elite ATA Martial Arts in Canton, Georgia held a board break-a-thon to raise money for St. Jude’s Foundation to kick cancer in the you-know-what. I believe they had over four thousand wooden boards for the kids to break with hammer fists, punches, kicks, and knee lifts. I even saw some of the dads breaking boards…
Read MoreTo my love. My best friend. My honeys. He has been by my side. Holding my hand. For the last sixteen years. For the last fourteen, we have worn matching bands on our left hand.We agree on most things. Although there’s a bit of disparity in our music tastes. He calls me a crunchy hippie…
Read MoreToday. My boy is twelve. How can I have been a mom for twelve years? That’s more than a decade, people! I’m not quite sure how this time has flown by….but it has. In the blink of an eye. And it simultaneously makes me want me to squeeze him tight and tell him he’s not…
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