I had a conversation last night with an amazing woman who gave a me a piece of advice that a life coach gave to her: You have to give people what …
The Hard Truths
The Lemons vs. Coffee Perspective
We all now the old adage: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. A large group of women I know substitute “add vodka and ice” for “make lemonade.” Potato, poTAHto. What …
Social Propaganda
Facebook. We’re on it for connectivity, sharing, and let’s face it, the bitching. I’ve been back on Facebook now for a bit, and it’s changed: the majority of posts I …
Put Your Whole-Self In: The Hokey Pokey Approach to Life
How many weddings have you attended and been forced to take part in that ridiculous group dance known as the Hokey Pokey? I can’t even remember how many times I’ve …
5 (and a half) steps to being awesomely YOU!
originally written as Distortion on goodgirlbad.com. This is the cooler version. Have you ever heard a band that had a terrible sound guy? I’m talking EQ jacked to the max, …
My Favorite Four-Letter Word
We all know the word. It causes some of us to cringe when it’s used in our presence. For others, giddy excitement. I even know someone who won’t so much …
Fools Really Do Rush In
Ever have a food craving? Hard-core, have to have it right this second, drool spilling from the corner of your mouth kind of craving? Today was one of those days. …
Fear and my Boogeyman
BANG! SCRATCH! WHISTLE! BUMP! Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!! There were nine, 40-foot Cottonwood trees in the front yard of my childhood home. In the Spring and Fall, when the really bad thunderstorms would whip …
Weeds on My Path
Ah, Spring… Birds chirping in the morning; sunshine; little pops of bright green buds on the otherwise naked trees; daffodil shoots bursting through the ground; squirrels clinging to my screen door …
Take the Risk
What have you attempted and failed? Did you rethink it, re-imagine it, reassess the situation, or the players, or yourself? Did you give up or did you try again? …