35 Gifts- Gifts 1 & 2
You may recall that I am embarking on a 35 gift challenge to celebrate my 35th birthday (you can participate, too, if you want by checking out the 35 gift […]
Why do we stay?
So, be straight with me. Have you you stayed with someone you shouldn’t have just because ______? I have. A lot of us have. And I learned a helluva lot from […]
On being recognized
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DN4Dw3tyLY] I never heard the phrase “my people” until I was teaching in the late 1990s. It was a phrase one of my students– who I taught for two years– […]
Whatcha reading?
I am reading American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld right now. A friend had emailed me to tell me she thought it was delicious, and my book club is reading it […]
10 Ways to Reduce Stress
From Girlfriendology: Women are extremely stressed. In fact, women’s stress levels are exceeding men’s in the recent financial situation. 33% of women feel EXTREMELY stressed. And, since women ‘tend’ to […]
Inspiration and Celebration
Last Wednesday night, we recognized the eight Hijas selected for the Circle de Luz Class of 2014 at a ceremony held in the auditorium of the high school they will […]
When your friend has breast cancer
From Girlfriendology: There are over 2 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. Multiply that by all the friends and family, and this disease (and other forms of cancer) puts […]
What's Your Point, Honey
Screening of the documentary “What’s Your Point, Honey?” Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. Storrs Auditorium, University of North Carolina at Charlotte What’s Your Point, Honey? puts a new face […]
This year, I will…
My birthday is approaching and I am coming up with my newest list of things to do in my 35th year. And I’m stuck. So I am turning to you for […]
You: Being Beautiful
So Oprah’s favorite doctor, Mehmet Oz, has a new book out– You: Being Beautiful (written with co-author Michael Roizen, MD) and the November issue of O The Oprah Magazine features […]