My “Why” for the 2023 Calendar
"What's Your Why?" is the new buzz phrase. Motivation is a powerful thing. I believe identifying your reasons for doing something is essential in success.…
You Can Call Me A “Cupcake,” But Deep Down Inside I am Pure Soul Food
Yup, it's true. I totally eat up all things “girlie.” As a matter of fact, I'm just about as girlie as a girl can be.…
Imagine the Best Possible Version Of You
Comfort Zones Halted our Living! During the pandemic, out of self preservation, we created very defined areas we called our comfort zone. We firmly but…
You want Change??? Let’s Rewrite the Script.
It time to rewrite the script. While it is true that life is beginning to open up the whole landscape has changed. I sometimes feel…
Art That Matches My Soul
This blog post today is very personal one for me. But it is something I feel drawn to share with you. I have been blessed…
The Story Behind My Calendars for 2022.
It's not the wacky kind of story you might think. My four different 2022 calendars were one of the biggest challenges ever for me to…
My Post Pandemic Rant
It’s time to manifest those dreams reality. Over the last year, many people put their life on hold. They dared not make plans for they…
Make Your Dreams Come True
How Badly Do You Want it? From the time I was a child growing up in the islands, I craved the salt air. I was…
Life Can Sometimes Be Messy.
I have always claimed that no child ever loved their mother more than I loved mine. I know that’s a very outrageous, superlative, statement full…
Anyone Who Says She Doesn’t Need a Girlfriend… just hasn’t found a good one yet.
I don't have that problem. For all my faults and lacking, one thing that I have pretty much nailed is gathering the best girlfriends ever.…
Are You Ready to Stop What You’re Doing and Start Living?
Have you ever noticed how few people really live their lives? They just seem to go through the motions, always waiting for next week or next…
Everyone Needs a Passion… Mine is Not What You May Think
I can’t even begin to tell you how many people have commented to me about how lucky I am to have a business built around…
You can wish, hope & dream…
... but ultimately you gotta make it happen. The "forever optimist" in me is pretty excited to turn the page. The dark cloud that has…
I Created a Family to Call “Home”
For me, life would be unbearable without family. After my own mother passed away, these two wacky aunts of mine stepped right up and filled…
It’s Time to Create Enthusiasm
Let Go of the Apathy & Complacency That Has Plagued You! This last year has had its challenges. We hunkered down to be safe and adapted. But now,…
Do you Dare to Be Remarkable?
Is the world a better place today because you were here? Pretty intense, loaded question... but its one we should ask ourselves often. Did any one…
The Grass Isn’t Greener on the Other Side…
The Grass Is Greener Where You Water It! I took a friend to a beautiful, garden/ nature habitat near my home. It was filled with…
The 3-R’s for Staying Positive in a Negative World.
I love to talk to people. Visiting with people, I especially love to hear what makes them tick. But lately the responses range seem to…
Seek What Sets Your Soul on Fire… No Excuses!
For me, passion is a wonderful thing... It lights the flames of my creativity, ignites the spark of enlightenment in my sometimes foggy brain, and…
My Big Secret to Always Being Happy
The Two Questions I'm Often Asked! Are you always so happy? Answer: Yes. How do you do it? Answer: I choose to be happy. Don't…
Will You Barely Survive or Will You Thrive?
Are you a survivor? There are a lot of people right now who are choosing to crumble in the darkness over this ordeal we are…
This New Life Is like a Puzzle With Some of the Pieces Missing.
Looking out the window just now it's hard to believe how different the world is from just a month ago. It's still just as beautiful…
Ten Things God Wants you to Remember
I did a live video post on Facebook and have had so many people ask me about the list of Ten Things God Wants Us…
Living Plan B… But Life is Still An Adventure
Well, life as we knew it has changed! A month ago I was vaguely following the news and the latest version of "the flu" outbreak…
Real Living Begins Where Your Comfort Zone Ends
For me, a "Life Worth Loving" means I'm learning something new. I absolutely cannot stand to be still -- not learning something new and stretching…
Touched By So Much Kindness (…and now I’m back!)
Touched by so much kindness… As many of you know our family has been riding the emotional roller coaster since my oldest daughters passing on…
This is Our Year to Be Unstoppable!
OK, so January is officially over. I started out to have a Magnificent year. It took a swift and unexpected turn and I found myself…
Maybe You’re the Lighthouse in Someone Else’s Storm
"Some journeys I never intended to sail." These next few weeks in my life I will be facing some very difficult days. But I believe…
I Did Not Sign Up to Be Mediocre… And Neither Did You!
Let's Choose to Be Magnificent! It’s time to embrace once and for all that we Wonderful Wacky Women just don’t have what it takes to…
In a World Where You Can Be Anything…Be Kind
What are you going to be when you grow up?” Most of us remember being asked that question as a kid. Talk about pressure! But…
I’m a Material Girl…
...uh, as in Fabric! I admit it. I am a material girl. Not like Madonna, but literally. I am obsessed with fabrics and textiles. Walking…
You’re Always One Decision Away From a Totally Different Life
I love that my work gives me the opportunity to talk and interact with so many women. Because talking to women is just about my…
My Life is Forever a Work in Progress
It’s back to school season, and my mind can’t help but wander off to the years I readied my own kids to start the new…
My Dirty Little Secret
Yes, it's true. I have a dirty little secret... a serious personality flaw that those closest to me are forever chiding me about. And since…
The Real Reason My Characters Have Bare Feet
I love shoes. Now you must think this is crazy, coming from woman who is barefoot most if the time, and who has built her…
Three Very Important Things About Me… Times Four!
My husband, “The Left-Brained, Wild-Thing”, says everything important in the world can be broken down to three things. I got to thinking about that…
Sending a Child to War
Does a mother ever get to the point where she can look at the amazing man her son has become and still not see her…
I Could Have Been Born a Conch.
For anyone born north of Miami, “a Conch” does not refer to slow moving, “slug in a shell” creature that lives on the ocean floor.…
Should “Plan B” Have Been “Plan A” All Along?
I was going to start this blog by telling you about an encounter I had with a young woman who was desperately trying to avoid…
The Greatest Gift My Parents Gave Me
As Father’s Day approaches, I am reminded of the greatest gift my parents ever gave me. I grew up my “mama’s girl. I look like…
Always Remember & Never Forget
As a child, I was taught the Magic Words “please and thank you.” Whether it was because my mother drove it onto me so much…
Life Without Candy
Ok, spoiler alert…this is not about my favorite junk food and the evidence of the extra ten pounds I have been packing around for the…
Life Without a Best Friend is Not Easy
When my best friend, Candy, died of Ovarian Cancer, I felt as if a piece of my life shattered like a fragile antique mirror. Frame…
Am I Really That Happy?
I admit it: my life can sometimes get pretty, um… zany, to put it nicely! To say I lead a busy life is an understatement.…
My Hands… My Mother’s Hands
Every Mother’s Day I think a lot about my Mom and Grandmother. They both had a tremendous influence on my life. Not only did I…
When No One Wanted to Be My Friend
At the age of 29, I married my husband Al, who was a widower. His first wife, Jane, died of breast cancer. She left behind…
My $10.63 Miracle Dress
I sure do miss my mama. She died a little over two years ago but she is with me every day of my life. I…
The Real Reason My Characters Have Bare Feet
I love shoes. Now you must think this is crazy, coming from woman who is barefoot most if the time, and who has built her…
Wander Often, Travel Much
As a young college student, I remember dreaming about my future and thinking that I wanted to get rich, retire early (say 60-ish), and spend…
“I’ve Led a Charmed Life”
(I sure wish someone would invent a sarcasm font!) That’s what most people think when they read my stuff…that I’ve lived a charmed life. Someone…