Today, I am honored and excited to be the Keynote Speaker for the 28th Annual One Hundred Committee Luncheon of Girls Inc. Santa Barbara. I have some ginormous footsteps to follow because just a few years ago, Oprah was the speaker. Yes, Oprah. Oh and I’m the first local person to be the Keynote speaker.… Continue reading Giving: Girls Inc.
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Bookworm: It's All Good by Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow, you know, the Academy-Award winning actress, GOOP writing, bestselling cookbook author, is back with recipes for the foods she eats when she wants to feel energetic, lose weight, and look good. This is my new favorite cookbook. I love-love-love it! Last spring, after a particularly grueling schedule that included a bit of overindulgence,… Continue reading Bookworm: It's All Good by Gwyneth Paltrow
Taking Risks on National Take a Chance Day
Today is National Take a Chance Day. Who knew?!? The timing is pretty appropriate for me because I feel like I’ve been taking TONS of chances and leaps of faith lately. Prior to FBC (f-bomb breast cancer), I never considered myself a chance taker. Now certainly, I’ve had a windy and wonky career path, from… Continue reading Taking Risks on National Take a Chance Day
Earth Day 2013: Children's Books
You all know how I feel about including children in major events, right? Well, here are some wonderful books for talking with children about Earth Day 2013. Hope that you enjoy them! Celebrating Earth Day: Circle the Year With Holidays, by Janet McDonnell Every Day Is Earth Day: A Craft Book, by Kathy Ross Keeper… Continue reading Earth Day 2013: Children's Books
Earth Day 2013
Happy Monday Morning! I can’t think of a better way to start the week than with gratitude for our beautiful planet earth. As I’m sure you know, Earth Day 2013, April 22, marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. The idea for Earth Day came to Earth Day… Continue reading Earth Day 2013
The Silver Linings of Poetry
Prior to FBC, poetry and I were akin to oil and water. I didn’t blame the poetry or the poets, for that matter. No, I just chalked it up to “not being my thing.” A funny thing happened on the way to the doctor’s office, though. All of a sudden poems started giving me goosebumps.… Continue reading The Silver Linings of Poetry
Bombing at Boston Marathon – Talking with Children about tragedy – Again
With the tragic, unthinkable, and unbearable bombing in Boston in which more than 130 people were injured and three killed, including (horror of horrors) an eight year-old boy, I thought that I would repost “Talking with Children About Tragedy.” The last time I posted this was on December 15th, right after the mass shooting in… Continue reading Bombing at Boston Marathon – Talking with Children about tragedy – Again
Vogue and Carey Mulligan
This spring, I’m super excited about the soon-to-be-released 3-D film, The Great Gatsby. I mean, really, how cool is it that it is in 3-D? Vogue is also clearly looking forward to the film as well because they put Carey Mulligan, one of the film’s esteemed stars, on the cover of the May Issue. In the… Continue reading Vogue and Carey Mulligan
Bookworm: Shadow of the Wind
Before our vacation last week, the HOTY (yes, he’s STILL the Husband Of The Year) asked for a book recommendation. I didn’t hesitate: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t recommended it to him before because it is one of my all-time favorite books. In fact, it could be my… Continue reading Bookworm: Shadow of the Wind
Lilly Pulitzer
It is with a heavy heart that I heard about the death of Lilly Pulitzer. What an incredible, inspiring woman. In 1959, as a housewife with a whole lot of creativity and time on her hands, she opened a juice stand. To camouflage the fruit stains, she commissioned dresses in colorful prints. Very shortly thereafter,… Continue reading Lilly Pulitzer