“7 Jeans” for Seven Sisters … and All Mankind!

I was born at 7 PM on 7/7. They say that’s a lucky number and highly auspicious. 7 has always been my lucky number. Little did I know just how lucky – until recently!  This past year has been a wondrous and magical year filled with blessings at every corner. Two months ago, my business … Continue Reading

What’s In Your Thought Piggy Bank? – Moxie On Monday

Many of us wake up at Midlife to realize our lives aren’t working. Our emotional savings feel depleted. Something’s not quite right. Do you remember having a piggy bank when you were growing up? I know I do. One of my favorite things was filling it with change. I would pick it up, jingle it … Continue Reading

I Was a Lone Nut. Until She She Showed Up! – Capturing Grace

Movements start out with a Lone Nut. They dance like nobody’s watching when everybody is. Unless someone with courage stands up and dances beside them, the lone nut slinks away sheepishly and is soon forgotten. The first follower is the difference between between a nut … and a movement.  I was a Lone Nut. I … Continue Reading

Step Out of Line Ladies – Moxie On Monday

What’s the wake up call that finally gets us to step out of line? It took me over a half century to begin to awaken and realize how much of my life I spent asleep. Asleep to the power that was within me all along, the power to live my own life, to lead my … Continue Reading

Modern Midlife Meets Trina Turk Style!

I was born naked. I’ll bet my first thought was what outfit to wear! To this day, I still love to play dress up! My love of fashion indeed started early on. What I remember most is how fashion made me feel. My teeny, tiny little bedroom was always strewn with clothes as I would … Continue Reading

A Thanksgiving Reflection On Gratitude – Moxie On Monday

Gratitude is a beautiful thing. Your gratitude. My gratitude. Our gratitude. This week brings with it one of my favorite holidays – Thanksgiving. There is so much to be thankful for … grateful for … an abundance of blessings in our world.  With Thanksgiving, oftentimes, comes reflection – what are we grateful for?  I’ve been … Continue Reading

The Fierce Angel Who Made a Difference

If given a chance to make a difference in someone’s life … a Fierce woman makes a difference. It was the end of a long day, a wonderful day filled with getting rewired and being inspired. The FierceCon Gala Celebration was winding down. I walked over to our fabulous DJ and he told me we … Continue Reading

Inner Evolution is Your Stairway to Heaven – Moxie On Monday

Evolution has been on my mind lately. Mine. Yours. Ours. I’m a geek. A nerd. A voracious book lover. As a young girl, I built my own library. An official library with its very own Dewey Decimal system. I had a little box with note cards and a date stamper. I would loan the books … Continue Reading

A Beautiful Bag for a Banda Sisters!

I love discovering new brands. Even more, I love learning about the founders and their reason for being. While busy doing some research on today’s blog post, I happened to read an interview about the founder of Banda Bags, Brianna Jane. The minute she quoted one of my favorite inspirational authors, Paulo Coehlo, I knew … Continue Reading

Let’s Bring Ageism Into the Light! – Moxie On Monday

We live in an Ageist culture.  But what is culture? It’s simply a set of societal beliefs that exist over a period of time that become firmly embedded in our psyches. Some of that is wonderful and represents years of tradition. Some of it’s a load of BS! It’s a mass hypnosis of our very … Continue Reading