I didn’t go to school and get a degree in English or creative writing. In fact, writing wasn’t even on my radar until many years after I’d joined the working world. When I first took a step into the entrepreneurial world, my husband and I opened up our photography studio. Like other photographers, we both […]

When I was busy starting my life as a young adult, moving from high school to college and beyond, finding your purpose wasn’t a thing. Nobody asked me what my purpose on earth was. Nobody taught me how to find my calling. Instead, I did what most teenage girls of the time did, and set […]

It is incredible to me that any woman should consider the fight for full equality won. It has just begun. ~Alice Paul, 1920 On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, enfranchising all American women the rights and responsibility of citizenship, including the right to vote. One hundred years. My grandmothers were born in 1914 […]

I don’t think you can cross into the 50-year-old zone without having a very messy life. You know what I’m talking about. The things we all struggle with every day. Like: Finances Relationships Kids Aging parents Retirement Menopause Career Friendships Burnout Oh, and then let’s add in things entirely out of our control. Like: COVID […]

It never surprises me. When you’ve been online as long as I have, you grow used to unkind words in the online world. “I no longer want to follow someone who thinks like you.” “I no longer want to do business with someone who looks like you.” “I hope you die.” I’ve started playing around […]

I was stuck. So I signed up for a class. Listened to a podcast. Bought a few books. Spent hours reading online. I found valuable mentors who I knew could point the way. I gobbled up everything they had to say. Months later, I was still stuck. Albeit a very motivated “stuck” person. I wanted […]

I’ve thought a lot about the word “diet” over the years. I think every female has had some struggle with food, diet, and self-image. I was no exception. I was very aware of my eating habits and body size from an early age. When we found out we were pregnant and having a daughter, we […]

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”Hunter S Thompson I remember seeing that quote for the first time printed […]

Mary won the lottery ten years ago. With a cool ten million in her bank account overnight, she thought she was set for life. So she did what any new millionaire would do. She bought a house. Purchased that little red sports car. Took her family around the world … twice. She said “yes” to […]