May 22, 2013

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Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas! And, hope you had a Happy Hanukkah! It’s the last few days before Christmas and I’m happy to report that my shopping is done and the packages are wrapped. My remaining challenge is making sure that I can fit my stateside deliveries in one of the two suitcases I am checking on my [...]

December Overwhelm

whirling like carnival teacups ride

I feel like I have been on the whirling teacups carnival ride since the weekend before Thanksgiving – spinning at a fast pace in every direction. We had two different sets of friends on island for the week of Thanksgiving which meant two long nights out to catch up. We baked six pies and went [...]

Gratitude

Gratitude

This year has been about getting back on track after getting a bunch of lemons tossed at me for the last couple of years. I decided to start my own business, to take a chance, to make it happen for myself – to become an entrepreneur. So far, it seems as if I have made [...]

My Essential Self CAN Run

My Essential Self Can Run

One of the many wonderful books recommended at Sarah Robinson’s Creating Irresistible Presence event in Atlanta was Martha Beck’s “Finding Your Own North Star –claiming the life you were meant to live”. I’m only on chapter 5 right now, but I was thinking about the lessons I have learned so far. The key to finding [...]

My Personal Goal List

Project Management Tips

As I was surfing the internet this morning I found this blog post “Top 10 Characteristics of GREAT Project Managers” from the99percent.com. I relate to and aspire to emulate this list so much that I wanted to share it here. This list represents my very own personal goal list – I want to be known [...]

Learning to Prioritize – The Art of Triage

in the weeds

The most important thing I learned in my first job was “the art of triage”. I was fresh out of college and as green as they come, so needless to say, there were a few other gems of knowledge from that job too, but triage is how I learned to prioritize! At the time, recruitment [...]

Airplanes: The Science, The Journey, The World of Difference

airplane_taking_off

I love watching airplanes take off, especially from St. Thomas. The runway on St. Thomas is separated from the airport road by a tall chain link fence and about 350 feet of green space – that is all. You can park along the side of the road to spend some time on the gorgeous beaches [...]

It’s All About the Relationship

Banana Tree Grille logo

I went out to dinner last week with my SO (significant other) to the only restaurant we regularly and repeatedly visit on the island. Admittedly, we are a little snobby when it comes to eating out. We both enjoy cooking and do a pretty tasty job of it, so we eat at home most of [...]

This is a story of WHO I AM.

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A few weeks ago I realized that there are a few repetitive themes playing throughout my life. I know, I’m a little slow or better yet, I never really took the time to think about it before. I am finally making the connection between certain moments or things that I did in my past, and [...]