February 2011
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The Ugly Side of Ambition
I’ve always been fiercely ambitious. It’s a part of my nature to always be looking towards the next step, the next big thing. Because of this ambition, I often take even fun hobbies and turn them into some sort of competition. If I set out to do something, I want to be the very best [...]
Obsession.
I spent last night hanging out with some pretty awesome ladies – Molly Mahar of Stratejoy, Katelin, Melissa Foster Cook, Nikki Klecha and Keely Myres. It was a night filled with great champagne, scrumptious hor d’oeuvres and thought-provoking questions. Here’s one of the questions that Molly threw out that I thought was particularly interesting: What [...]
Loving Yourself
Since I’ve been a wee one, I’ve always been big on holidays. My mum was always good about celebrating each holiday – whether we were hand-painting Easter eggs or making Valentine hearts out of paper doilies – which has made me take special care to do something nice to acknowledge even the little holidays in [...]
A Dream Deferred.
On a mini road trip down to San Diego, I asked my husband the question: “what did you want to be when you grew up?” His response was quick and uncomplicated – like most things with my husband are – a fighter pilot. When he was a little boy he dreamed of flying fighter jets. [...]
