The Bad-Ass Naked Cake Series: The Journal
When I made the leap to start my own business after eleven years working in the corporate world, I drew this picture. This was the woman I wanted to be. This was me, the bad-ass woman, full of juice and ready to change the world. She’s my inspiration, my muse. …
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What Sticks To You
Sometimes it feels like messages from the universe attach themselves to us like those pesky dryer sheets cling to the backs of our shirts or nestle inside our pant legs. They adhere to us with static electricity and wait to be discovered. That happened to me last week. There I …
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Staring Life In The Eye
This past Mother’s Day, my beloved gave me a compliment. In my card, he wrote that he admired my way of staring life straight in the eye. I started to cry. Because I loved that he loved that about me. With that card, he gifted me with some language to …
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Get To The Good Stuff
I’m heading to a networking event later today and I’m a bit anxious. Not because I don’t know anyone or find big crowds overwhelming, but because I know I’m going to get that question I dread: “What do you do?” Now I get that it’s par for the course at …
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A Vomit Moment
In the spirit of complete vulnerability, I will tell you that this woman is singing an aria directly to my soul. But sometimes it sucks to hear. This particular message is making me throw up in my mouth a little. I call these “vomit moments” and I’ve learned they are …
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Busted
I hit the yoga mat for the first time this morning in nearly two years. I could make a bunch of excuses as to why that is – some of them actually hold water. But the truth is I was avoiding it. Because something happens when I do yoga. I …
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Wanting A Swarm
My nine-year old son said something to me the other day that rendered me speechless. He was distraught and sobbing because he felt like his best friend abandoned him whenever another friend comes along. He felt like he was being taken for granted. He felt like chopped liver. He was …
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Are You Sure You’re Not Making a Mistake?
This is the question you will hear when you are about to disrupt yourself, says Whitney Johnson, so be forewarned. It will most likely come from well-wishers who are disguised as naysayers. And it will likely rattle your cage. But that’s a good thing, apparently, according to Ms. Johnson’s theory …
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The Bittersweetness of Leaving
I’m going away tomorrow. By myself. It’s a thing I do two times a year. I go away so I can hear my voice more clearly, and ultimately remember who I am – me, stripped away of all my roles, relationships and circumstances. I know it’s time. I know it’s …
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An experiment in opening the door
This weekend, I let some bad-ass guests come into my home. In fact, I invited them in. It was an experiment. One that yielded surprisingly good results. It all began last week when my women’s circles explored the notion of “unconditional friendliness”, and played with inviting all of our thoughts …
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