How To Balance Your Productivity Right Now

April 24, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

I know for me the idea of being super productive is really just an idea on most days. The reality is that my days ebb and flow. As someone who is used to being busy and constantly wishing for more time to do all of the things, having more time and being less productive has […]

What Are You Longing to Do With Your Life?

July 18, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

Life’s Big Questions The question “What are you longing to do?” was posted in the August issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. It’s all about taking risks and conquering fears. I have to tell you that this was right on time for me. It got me thinking of what I am longing to do with the […]

Three Takeaways From My Bold Night In NYC

March 16, 2018.Reading time 13 minutes.

How Bold Are You If you have been following along on Instagram you know that I’ve had what could be described as a fairytale moment in NYC recently. I wanted to share it here too because I feel like what’s happening over at Chico’s deserves more attention than I can give in an Instagram post, […]

Three Things You Can Do to Open Yourself Up to Life’s Possibilities and Adventures

May 20, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

As someone who lives her life with a lot of structure, being open and spontaneous doesn’t always come easy. I’ve mentioned my schedule, planning and my obsession for list making in several other posts (you can read the Why My Planner is Life post here) and I write about it in my book as well. […]

4 Simple Ways to Pursue Your Passion

October 24, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

First let me apologize for the late post. I went out of town this weekend and though that isn’t uncommon, leaving my handy dandy Mac Book at home is. Second, I have to admit this post isn’t what I originally thoght it would be be. I had planned to write about the chunky heeled […]

Sleep Your Way to Everyday Success

August 27, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

Sometimes when things comes easy to us we think they come easy to everyone else too. Now I know that Simone Biles realizes that the rest of us aren’t somersaulting power houses and Michael Phelps knows that the average person doesn’t butterly nearly as fast as he does. These great Olympians spend a lot of time working on their craft. […]

How to Take the Risk in 4 Easy Steps

July 16, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

The other day while watching the local news there was a story about a 10 year old chef. I watched as she worked feverishly in the mock television kitchen preparing something to show her viewers; she could really hold her own in the culinary world. I can’t recall what she was whisking and pouring that day or what […]

Why Pointy People Rule

July 6, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

I attended a conference a few months ago where several big Virginia colleges talked about what they want to see in their applicants. The University of Virginia is one of the most competitive universities and probably the most desired by Virginia students and parents alike. As a school counselor I can’t tell you how many […]

Role Models Are The New Mentors

April 23, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

I saw a meme the other day about mentors. The quote was from the always fierce Dianna Ross. Ms. Ross said that mentors are important, but most importantly you need to believe in yourself. It made me think about Sheryl Sandberg and how she talks about not going around asking people to be your mentor, […]