“Do one thing every day that scares you.” Eleanor Roosevelt Last weekend we took a family hike. It was absolutely gorgeous and required just enough of me physically and mentally that I found myself completely engrossed in the task at hand. We trekked through terrain that alternated between rocky, muddy and icy until we hit the summit of [...]
Monday, April 9, 2012
I can barely manage the questioning looks the girls give me sometimes, so I cannot even begin to fathom what it would be like to be a public figure subject to international, round-the-clock scrutiny. And let’s be honest, public scrutiny grows ever closer to a modern day witch hunt. Should political figures be questioned about [...]
Sunday, February 5, 2012
There’s been a lot in the news about the Komen/Planned Parenthood debacle. I am not going to go in to any of the political issues, I think there is enough of that out there. I think the thing we should all take away from this is quite plain: Have a hand in it. Whatever your *it* [...]
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Did you ever ape the old cliché of the librarian ripping off her glasses and letting down her hair? I was a tomboy through to my core, but when no one was looking I’d try to have just a taste of what being a femme fatale was like. My costume of choice was a towel [...]
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Circumstances, fears, confusion—they’re all authentic, but they aren’t reason enough to give up or go silent. Ask. Explain. Listen. Share. Look. Look twice. Ask again. Press on, because if you don’t, maybe no one will. We all have vastly more power than we know, true injustice is failing to use it. Your voice, evermore yours to use for good.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
A few years ago, five or six I think, we conducted focus groups for a project. The goal was to create an identity for a place. We invited people from all industries and varying levels of authority. Arts leaders and waitstaff, retirees and college students, people we’d never met and people we’ve known all our [...]
Thursday, July 14, 2011
This morning I went through what has become the summer routine: First, conduct a dizzying search for swimsuits and rash guards for the big girls to take to camp. Second, devise things to pack for the littlest girl to make her feel like a big girl. Third, pack 2 lunches that will satisfy the distinct eating habits of [...]
Friday, June 3, 2011
Let me start this right off by saying we all have a lot on our plate(s). Work-at-home, work-outside-the-home, stay-at-home or whatever other qualifier precedes the word mom—or dad/wife/husband/single-lady/bachelor/student whatever. We all have weak spots and strong suits, predisposed genetic traits. Fine. Done. We also have responsibilities. We have to figure things out. It isn’t always easy. [...]
Thursday, August 19, 2010
The truth is— …there is time. …you should say it. …you do deserve it. …no, it isn’t fair. …your current approach isn’t going to change it. …moving on moves you forward. …they only win if you insist on defeat. …I am glad you are here. …you can— (Finish it for me)
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
I am keeping my head about BlogHer, because honestly, I’ve neither the budget nor the time to really get too worked up about it. That said, I did do a quick online shop. I met with dead ends at Bluefly (everything I liked was one size too big), Nordstrom (got too caught up in affordable [...]
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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