Meet Eileen: In her own words “After many years as a corporate Buyer at Fortune 500 companies including Bristol Myers, Nestle and Time Magazine, I became a “wife, teacher and mom”. In 2012, the sudden and unexpected death of my husband made me stop, meditate and listen to the whispers of learning a new skill […]
How exciting to have so many mentions in Oprah Magazine in the past few weeks – I am very grateful! It’s almost Valentine’s Day and 24 years since our first date happened – Sharing our funny first meeting. A lovely ad for the amazing adventure that is #Omagonhal – With Oprah Magazine and Holland America […]
All blog post opinions are my own. #OMAGONHAL #OMAGINSIDERS #AD A sold-out three day cruise with best friends Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King and 2600 of their closest friends aboard Holland America’s Nieuw Statendam. Here’s a look back at this epic girls trip! A toast to smooth sailing – With Gayle King, Entertainment Tonight’s Nischelle Turner, […]
Follow Your Path – Meet Jenn: In her own words “I loved art from the time I was a little girl. Give me a piece of paper and a new set of crayons and I was very happy. Throughout high school, college and grad school, art was my path. The journey may have wavered in […]
Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. “Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.” — Louisa May Alcott Was one of your New Year’s goals to read more? I find that in January, I make […]
Meet Laurie aka The Wine Coach – In her own words “My love of wine began over 20 years ago when I was working as a sales executive for a software company, traveling all over the country and working with some brightest people in the industry. One aspect of my job, which I enjoyed the […]
Have fun everyday. Be weird. Invest in experiences. Make snow angels. Swim in the ocean. Cannonball into the pool with your clothes on. Prank your grumpy sibling or colleague in a kind but hilarious way. Be goofy. Laugh at life and most of all, at yourself. Have you ever had a moment, that seems insignificant, […]
“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild to pick up a book and read to a child.” Dr. Seuss Meet Debby: (In her own words) “My life has been about children, books and libraries as reading is everything to me; enchanting, life changing and fulfilling. Reading was always my safe haven. As a child […]
Meet Cara: (In her own words) “I was twelve years old when it hit me for the first time: there was nothing more powerful than words. Perhaps in a last-ditch effort to give her students something to do at the end of the school year, my sixth grade teacher assigned my classmates and I one […]
Meet Alessandra: (In her own words) People tell me at work that when they see me they remember to pause and take a breath. They take a moment to get out of their head, their worries, their anxiety. Others ask me how I can keep a sense of calm and focus when the pressure is […]
