You know the things you always say you’re going to do, finish or get — the things that you never do. What if this year you actually did — you know — do, finish and get? What would your world look like then? What if you finally took that trip to Greece, (for me it’s […]

It’s 5:35 am and I’m awake. I don’t feel like I slept at all last night. My mind is racing with thoughts, ideas, plans — the knowingness that the pieces are coming together to create my “good”. About a year and a half ago, I remember lying awake in the same position, terrified. I was […]

Back in November my friend, celebrity make-up artist Kenetia Lee, wrote a facebook post saying survival was boring and that she had made a decision:  2012 is her year to thrive.  She asked who else was in. It only took a nanosecond before I said, YES! and shared it. Revive. Grow. Luxuriate. Prosper. Flourish. That’s […]

I started reading Noelle Hancock’s memoir My Year with Eleanor a few weeks ago because like Hancock, I’m in transition in a lot of areas of my life, and I was feeling the fear — terror actually — bubble up in my body. Hancock, depressed and confused, serendipitously comes across a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt […]

The Weinstein Co. recently picked up U.S. Rights for Madonna’s Royal W.E., a feature length film written by Madonna and Alek Keshishian, about American divorcee Wallis Simpson and the king who would give up his throne to be with her, King Edward VIII. Although the film is being billed as her directorial debut, Madonna did […]

Yesterday, I popped into MORE’s Reinvention Convention to listen to the Women In Hollywood Panel.  The Convention is an extension of the magazine’s content for smart, professional women, offering them the chance to, “Imagine All Your Possibilities”, on the road to reinvention. The room was packed with at least 500 well-dressed, confident looking women, seemingly […]

Do you find at the end of the day you’re emotionally and physically exhausted because people come to you and share their problems?  Do friends always say, “I knew I could tell you…”, stick at your cubicle, or trap you on an un-ending phone call? This is a classic case of not having personal boundaries.  I’m […]

You ever have one of those Ah ha moments?  Either one you came to on your own volition, or after a conversation with someone else; that someone being a good friend, family member or a stranger.  I had one of those moments tonight. We all date for different reasons.  Looking to find the love of […]

“A single woman’s happiness depends partly on whether she can carry herself financially … so she can do the things she wants to do,” says Pepper Schwartz, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle.  Be ready to get financially independent by being in your own top form for 2011! Know what you own The cheapest way to […]

When one of your well meaning friends reminds you how many days ‘til your holiday, do not panic.  Grab a fluffy towel, a la Doug Adams if you have to, but remain calm.  Here are five quick ways you can stay financially (and otherwise) sane this holiday. Set expectations If you exchanged even small presents […]