As I sit under the cloudy gray, blue skies of England’s beautiful Cotswold region I can not help but wonder about the idea of serendipity; the occurrence of fortunate discoveries by accident. It’s a pretty powerful thing. How many times have you stumbled across an amazing restaurant that soon became your favorite simply because you were so hungry and a little off course that you were forced to find a wonderful new place? How many times have you been lost on the way to an intended destination... Read Full Story
I have been diligently working for months; well actually, well over a year to build myself back into the woman I was before I got divorced. It’s been a damn long road that was not at all fun or easy, but I feel I’ve finally settled into myself again. And while I’m still very annoyingly human and full of massive frailties and insecurities, I feel happy. Apparently life seems to think I’m doing pretty well too, because good things, no amazing things keep happening over the past month. And... Read Full Story
We’ve all heard the expression, “don’t burn your bridges.” While this tends to be a good rule of thumb in business, client relationships, friendships and sometimes even personal relationships, it appears to me that this can also be detrimental advice in some instances.
Case in point; the ex. I always think it’s a great sign when two people who were very committed to each other at some point were able to end things amicably. It shows a lot of maturity and respect on both sides and to me is... Read Full Story
To date or not to date your ex? That is the question.
Okay, it’s not what Shakespeare originally intended, but isn’t it the dilemma we’ve all come face-to-face with at some point in our lives?
I have been very much thrown back into the mix with my ex. Make that ex-husband – not just simple an “ex” - does that take things to a different level? Nine years of life together that ended last spring after the relationship broke down. Nine years of inside jokes, travel, love, but more then... Read Full Story
The world can keep its Star Trek, Wolverine and Terminator prequels, sequels and trailers. All the special effects and story lines of this summers blockbusters dont interest me half as much as the highly anticipated movie event of my summer. I am of course talking about the US release of the French film, Coco avant Chanel ( Coco before Chanel ).
For my money it doesnt get any better then Ms. Chanel. Unless of course its my absolute favorite actress, Audrey Tautau, playing Chanel. This... Read Full Story
Let’s face it; no woman is an island. While every modern woman loves to be independent, confident and self-reliant, we all could use balancing our alone time with a community.
Communities come in many forms; spiritual groups, educational gatherings, family, friends, even people with whom we share common backgrounds, ethnicities or situations. No matter their form, these communities can be essential for our well being.
Even Maslow addressed this need for community and belonging in his... Read Full Story
I love Halloween! This is one of those fabulous holidays unique to America that I find both fascinating and wildly entertaining. But, if you’re like most Americans these days, your looking for a way to celebrate in style, but on a budget!
Don’t give up on having a fabulous costume for this year’s Halloween bashes. You can create great costumes for reasonable prices by taking a little time to DIY (do it yourself!). First, start by scouring through any costumes or old clothes you may already... Read Full Story
We’ve all heard the expression, “seek and ye shall find.” Those are five pretty powerful little words when actually applied to our vision. What we have our mind set to focus on is usually what we seek out, notice and find in our life experience.
A good example of this is what we seek to find when we look in the mirror every morning. This is one of the first things make-up artist Carmindy points out to the women in her chair as she begins her portion of their makeover process on TLC’s hit... Read Full Story
We’ve all heard the expression, “seek and ye shall find.” Those are five pretty powerful little words when actually applied to our vision. What we have our mind set to focus on is usually what we seek out, notice and find in our life experience.
A good example of this is what we seek to find when we look in the mirror every morning. This is one of the first things make-up artist Carmindy points out to the women in her chair as she begins her portion of their makeover process on TLC’s hit... Read Full Story
On a recent trip through Anthropologie I happened to peruse their eclectic and fun collection of books. I love this about Anthropologie; they have the greatest little treasures for the home and my book shelves. I stumbled across a great little read called Entres Nous: A Woman’s Guide to Finding her Inner French Girl .
And while all things French in cuisine, body, fashion, home, culture, et al. were discussed, the part I found particularly interesting was the idea that, as the author Debra... Read Full Story
