Done and Dusted
The comeback is always greater than the setback. What can I say, life has been, well, a lot. But the good news is that I’m back and ready for action! A quick catch-up: After 20+ years in retail and ecommerce,…
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Noticing life out loud since 2011
The comeback is always greater than the setback. What can I say, life has been, well, a lot. But the good news is that I’m back and ready for action! A quick catch-up: After 20+ years in retail and ecommerce,…

As a natural born talker, hello is a word that comes easily to me and I've seldom regretted extending a smile and a greeting to a person in line at the grocery store, at a restaurant (if they're sitting next to me), at volunteer picnics, you name it if it's a setting with people I'm likely to engage with at least one person.
We Have a problem in Corporate America As a person who’s been a part of corporate America for well more than two decades, I have some observations. Back when I first entered this world, it was clear to me that…

“In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.” ~ Marianne Williamson My life has included many different cities and states and…

March 20, 2020, was the last day my team worked in the office before the state of N.Y. shut down because of COVID. Since then, we’ve been working from home. It’s been an interesting transition and a combination of the…

My brother recently recommended a writing course through Coursera to me via email. It’s similar to the platform I began taking writing classes through, called Ed2Go. Both platforms offer a wide variety of virtual courses at a very affordable price.…

In May of 2019, I visited my youngest son and one of my best friends in what has become one of my favorite cities, Philadelphia. Friday night we had a grand reunion gathering with many friends I had grown to…

I’m currently listening to the thought-provoking book How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. As a white woman, ‘of a certain age,’ I grew up believing that being ‘color blind’ was the equivalent of being antiracist. This, to…

My move to Update NY has been a tough one for a variety of reasons, one of them being, it’s been challenging to build community and make friends. Something I’ve prided myself on finally learning how to do when moving…

To say there has been a lot of controversy, conflict and unrest over the past week would be the understatement of the year. The violence that has erupted across the country is, unfortunately, not a new occurrence. Unwarranted brutality and…