Early in my career, I was surrounded by amazing women who taught me about the world of business, finance, and life. Amazing women who filled the role of mentors as they carried the title of manager or boss. As a twenty-something newlywed, eager to take on the world, I was clueless about the cost to…
Did you know that the average American only spends 7% of their life outside? Maybe you are surprised by that number or perhaps not. When you put it in years, if we lived to be one hundred, that means we would have spent ninety-three years of our life indoors. That statistic came up in a…
It is that time of year when we begin to put away the pool towels and the sunscreen in favor of bouquets of sharpened pencils and stacks of notebooks. While I love welcoming the arrival of Spring and then Summer in their seasons, I am most fond of a season that brings out the mass…
The other night while my husband worked late I decided to sit on his office floor and go through a packet of papers and photos my mother had given me some time ago. As I unfolded papers I discovered treasure. Treasures not of financial value but words that fill your heart, bring back memories and…
My vision is blurry without my glasses or contacts. My hearing is poor without the assistance of hearing aids. Basically I’m a hot mess without corrective lenses or volume control. Thankfully there are products that help me see and hear better. I don’t have to walk around blind and deaf all the time. Not all…
Chronic illness with chronic fatigue is difficult to describe if you’ve never experienced it. The best way I can explain it to people is that it’s like having one sixteen-ounce glass of water, with no access to refill the glass. When you’re glass is empty it’s empty until the next day. Or maybe for a…
