Mentorship
Everyone needs a mentor. Whether it’s a highly paid coaching professional, a colleague, or friend in your innermost circle, there is power in having someone in your corner who will tell you the truth and has your back, even when you think they don’t. For nearly two decades, I have had the great honor of…Read More
In With the Old and the New
As I continue my adventures in painting the new home office en suite, I have completed the first phase of the color makeover. Eight walls and 3.5 gallons (including the paint in my hair, on my clothes, and of course, the layer that found its way to the bottom of my feet). Don’t ask —…Read More
Working Space
I’ve been avoiding the renovations of the second story of my home for nearly three years. Well, that’s not exactly true; my son, who moved in with me pre-COVID, occupied most of the top floor for the better part of four years. However, I passively resisted doing the work. While I’ve absolutely enjoyed having him…Read More
Working On Home
Happy New Year! I hope 2023 finds you well and ramping up your prosperity in this new year. For me, 2022 was a blur of activity and inner reflection of healing, self-discovery, and a quest to return to who I really am and who I am meant to be(come) — a slow, yet scenic ride….Read More
Seeing You the Way I Do
About a year ago, I was sifting through the drafts of my Home Office book (which were conveniently spread across the floor) when I got an out-of-the-blue phone call. “Hallo!” I said to the caller at the other end. My friend bypassed the niceties, saying, “Are you at your computer?” “It’s writing season so that’s…Read More
Shop Small at Plano Antique Mall
Located in an unassuming strip mall directly across the street from Prestonwood Baptist Church on Midway Road in Plano, Texas, a new competitor in the ever-blossoming small business marketplace is emerging. The Plano Antique Mall (PAM), which originally resided on Highway 75, is changing the way that home and haven purchases are made. As the…Read More
First Love
So sorry that I haven’t been keeping up with you lately. I’ve been a bit distracted. In truth, I was spending time with an old love. Some of you may know what it is like to reconnect with your first love. Initially awkward, you stumble to find the words that you want to use. Your…Read More
Home@Work
If we learned anything from the ongoing pandemic, it’s the embrace of the idea that we may have neglected home. I’m not only talking about the structure, the four walls of physical construct that contain all of our furnishings, our possessions, and our, ahem, junk, but also those who inhabit our homes, including those who…Read More
The Gift of Taking Space
Perspective can be a tough thing to gain. When we are too close to something, our vision can become distorted and we can fail to see what needs to be seen. Our perception of truth, clarity, and expectations can cause us to see what we want to see and not what needs to be seen….Read More
Moving Forward
The healing journey is almost complete. Over the past 18 months, I have purposely closed off to people, places, and things that are not aligned with my higher good or evolving self. I know what you may be thinking. How arrogant. Who are you to cut off people? I’m a better version of me; that…Read More