Tis’ the Season… To-Do lists that stretch as far as the eye can see—and budgets that don’t. With so much to get done and so many to buy for, this time of year can be overwhelming. I long ago changed my mindset from decking the halls to impress and shopping until I drop.  I have […]

Professionally or personally we have all faced challenges at one time or another.  In the midst of a challenge the climb can feel very steep.  Vivan Greene’s quote said it best, “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass…it’s about learning how to dance in the rain!” I am grateful to share this […]

To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. ~Mother Teresa I think women are a lot like lamps. Over the last forty years, research studies have shown that women’s overall level of happiness has dropped.  This decline in happiness has no connection to whether or not we have kids, how […]

Often, after I have shared a personal story during a speech or workshop, women approach me, expressing a deep sense of gratitude for my willingness to reveal my warts and all. The discovery that they were not alone in their imperfections was like water on dry ground for these women. You could almost hear their […]

An amazing thing always seems to happen when a group of women get together —we discover we are not alone. For some reason women always feel like we are the only ones who, fill in the blank…. have the inability to remember someone who we met just a week ago (thank you Laurie for letting […]

My dear friend BJ Gallagher is the author of this post in honor of “Take Your Child to Work Day”.   Enjoy! Every April when “Take Your Child to Work Day” rolls around, I think of my friend, author and entrepreneur Lisa Hammond. She was a young mother of two when she started her business […]

I have been asked more times than I can count lately why in the world I would ever sell Femail Creations.  Having spent the better part of fifteen years building up a business with my heart     and soul, how could I ever sell it and move on? “To keep a lamp burning, we have […]

I was chatting with a friend yesterday who was at the end of her rope.   She said she felt like she was clinging to her last shred of sanity.  We have all been there at one point or another.    As she was sharing her feelings of exasperation it dawned on me that men never seem […]