Inventing Insecurities | No, I Don’t “Need” Eye Cream
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What If You Multiplied Your Income Tenfold?
Have you ever faced these or similar challenges in your business? • Deciding whether to hire a team, to outsource or do it yourself (visit makipeople.com to learn how you can make…
When The Client is Wrong
How many times have you heard the expression “The customer is always right”? I know it’s been drilled into my head since I was a little girl, both as what my expectations…
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Grief & Landlines
Monday morning. I allow myself the luxury of sleeping in. When I do wake up, in the late morning, there’s a single text message waiting for me on my phone. It’s from…
You Stoop Down to Make Me Great
Every year during the 40 days of Lent I lead a small group of women on an adventure to celebrate 40 Days of Giving Back rather than giving something up for the…
Why You Have to Have a Best Friend
If there is anything I can impart to my daughter, it’s to find her best friends. The temptation in adulthood is to believe that that’s not possible – that it was easier…
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Inventing Insecurities | No, I Don’t “Need” Eye Cream
Several weeks ago, while trying to take a selfie, I noticed a new wrinkle in the oddest of places – my cleavage. Where before my skin had not creased, now I had…
You Don’t Have to Be Friends With Your Ex (Or His New Wife)
When I look back on it, I’m pretty sure it was all Bruce and Demi’s fault. You see, by the time my marriage started to falter and then ended in the middle…
5 Easy and Cheap Dates
We all need time to ourselves and time with our significant others. Life gets busy. We have work, school, kids, etc. If you’re like me, you’re also trying to juggle all that…
Everyday Extraordinary
Trading Ordinary for Extraordinary
The older I get, the more I realize the truth of the statement that life is short. It makes me thankful I have learned to be purposeful about how I live my…
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
One of the amazing things I always preach about polyamory is that even when a relationship ends, it doesn’t have to end completely. There are more options to staying friendly with a…
You Don’t Have to Be Friends With Your Ex (Or His New Wife)
When I look back on it, I’m pretty sure it was all Bruce and Demi’s fault. You see, by the time my marriage started to falter and then ended in the middle…
Creative Courage
This I Believe
I believe in childlike delight, especially if you are a grown up. In fact, I strive not to grow up. I’d rather grow down. Everytime I meet a child, I am reminded of…
A Dare for Creatives
When you are a creative soul, you get ideas. Right? Whether they come on slow or they smack you upside the head, your ideas settle in and ask (like an itchy red…
My Mascot Of Immaturity
Who let me adult? I can’t adult. As adults, we are under so much pressure in our day to day lives to ‘Adult Correctly’. We pay bills, engage in social graces, clean…
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Trading Ordinary for Extraordinary
The older I get, the more I realize the truth of the statement that life is short. It makes me thankful I have learned to be purposeful about how I live my…
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You Can’t Always Get What You Want
One of the amazing things I always preach about polyamory is that even when a relationship ends, it doesn’t have to end completely. There are more options to staying friendly with a…
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Inventing Insecurities | No, I Don’t “Need” Eye Cream
Several weeks ago, while trying to take a selfie, I noticed a new wrinkle in the oddest of places – my cleavage. Where before my skin had not creased, now I had…
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You Don’t Have to Be Friends With Your Ex (Or His New Wife)
When I look back on it, I’m pretty sure it was all Bruce and Demi’s fault. You see, by the time my marriage started to falter and then ended in the middle…
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Grief & Landlines
Monday morning. I allow myself the luxury of sleeping in. When I do wake up, in the late morning, there’s a single text message waiting for me on my phone. It’s from…
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But What About the Children?
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