The Fourth of July is certainly a time to congregate and celebrate our liberties, our history, and our patriotism. While I love the parades, picnics and flag waving, I am less enthusiastic about fireworks. Part of it I’m sure has to do with my dog, Gracie, who quivers and pants inconsolably during fireworks and thunder. […]
Continue ReadingDining Alone: Delicious or Desperate?
This past week, while vacationing at the beach, I had a fascinating conversation—okay, more like ruckus debate—with my husband and 17-year-old stepdaughter, Barclay. On our way back from a lovely dinner at a small Greek restaurant, Barclay asked if we had seen the middle-aged woman dining alone at a table by the window. Yes, I […]
Continue ReadingThe Right to Write
Recently, a new friend of mine, Andrea Miles, invited me to be part of a #mywritingprocess blog hop. This blog hop is a relay offering writers a chance to reply to four interesting questions and then introduce other authors who will continue the hop by posting replies on their blogs. Andrea is a fellow author […]
Continue ReadingAllow Me to Explain: For Women Wanting More
The tag line of my business is, “For women wanting more.” And while I come by those words honestly and stand by them wholeheartedly, I do feel they need a bit of explaining. “Women wanting more” speaks to the non-apologetic, chronically aspirational, possibility chick that lives in me. She is the stand on her tippy-toes, […]
Continue ReadingUndoing the Tyranny of Your To-Do List
I love my to-do list. I hate my to-do list. I love/hate my to-do list. Yes. That’s it! And I know I’m not alone. Just last week three different clients spoke haltingly about their to-do lists as if they were confessing a painful addiction. I get it. I, too, was under the punishing thumb of […]
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