How many of us have driven down the road in a muddied, dog-haired laden car with an empty Starbuck’s cup rolling around on the back floor as we eyeball the sparkly new ride purring next to us at the stoplight? Or, quietly wondered if the gorgeous Prada shades on a girlfriend would look good on us while we dig our scratched up … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Authenticity
I’ve been staring at the blank page for a while, completely stumped about what to write. I long ago abandoned my editorial calendar. Generally, I am so inspired by all the goodness I want to share with you, it pours out of me! Let me say how much I enjoyed writing the past two weeks on finding your style with Composition and Color. If you haven’t … Continue reading
I posted the above image on one of my Pinterest boards and very quickly it received a flurry of likes and re-pins…mostly from women. Interesting! This got me thinking that perhaps being a lady is a lost art. I know plenty of women who prefer Mae West to Grace Kelly any day; the bawdy humor, the ironic air of superiority over men and the … Continue reading
I must confess, I have had a bit of resistance to gratitude. And, when Thanksgiving would roll around I knew I was going to be bombarded with “gratitude expectations.” Ugh! Before you think I’ve gone negative, or lost my marbles, please read on… How many of you have been reminded to be grateful right smack in the middle of a crisis? The spouse cheats, the … Continue reading
Sometimes the way life unfolds doesn’t seem fair, or at a minimum doesn’t seem to make sense. I have found, however, that if you are patient and dig deep – sometimes – you get magic. Surpassing reason or understanding it generally presents itself as a lovely and unexpected outcome. When I was married my ex-husband and I tried to start a family. I got pregnant almost … Continue reading