weekend reads

I’m writing this on a Thursday evening as Karl and I are going away for the weekend to celebrate our anniversary. Can you believe that we’ve been married 15 years? Woah time flies when you’re having fun! I’ll be sharing our little getaway on Instagram Stories and will have a recap on the blog in…

Since it’s Memorial Day weekend, I am publishing Weekend Reads a day early.  I plan to take some time off from the screens and hope you do too! However, I know that there are some fantastic sales this weekend so I’m sharing my picks.  This will be the biggest part of the Weekend Reads this…

The past couple of years have been horrible, so horrible that weeks of anger and fear occasionally make me numb. But this week? It has got me angry again, ready to fight again. And if you feel the same way, here are some tips on how you can help women in states with extreme abortion…

I’m writing this Friday afternoon. I met two friends, Sylvia and Elizabeth for lunch and the weather was spectacular. We sat outside, we enjoyed a bottle of rose with our poke bowls and said we felt as though we were in the Hamptons though we were in a DC neighborhood. The sky started to darken…

I spent most of the past week at conferences geared towards women. Thursday through Saturday was for RebelleCon in Richmond, Virginia. A conference for creatives, entrepreneurs, and women looking to take their ideas to the next level it was an inspiring and empowering experience. Rebelle was created because founder Shannon Siriano was tired of attending…

I’m writing this on Wednesday as Thursday I drove to Richmond, Virginia for the Rebelle Conference. I’m driving home today (Saturday) but leaving again tomorrow for California for another speaking engagement. Do follow along on Instagram Stories; I’ll be sure to write recaps once I am home and settled in. Weekend Reads The costume designer…

Looking back on this week, I feel the theme was “I don’t shine if you don’t shine,” which is taken from Shine Theory. Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow (well known for their fab podcast Call Your Girlfriend as well as individual projects and an upcoming book) coined Shine Theory, which is collaborating rather than competing…

Wow, this felt like a true “blogger week”. Some weeks I feel like I’m still at my job, just working from home.  I spend all day in front of the computer or else on conference calls.  But some weeks, there are a lot of varying things, things I never would have been able to do…

So yesterday’s post was controversial. And let me tell you, it wasn’t easy for me to agree to it. This is what I shared yesterday in the WO2 Community regarding the choice: I live in a metro area; I am walking distance (not a quick walk but walk if need be) to a Target, a…