The opposite of lovely isn’t ugly. It’s busy. Busy looks like bad attitudes and dirty laundry. It’s the dishes in the sink and piles of paperwork in the office. It’s the important conversation I’m dragging my feet to have. It’s the traffic on my drive to work. It’s 11 days until taxes are due and… Read More When Busy Hides the Lovely
Here we are again. My life is packed up in boxes, as we move to another rental in Tampa, FL. It was just a month from the time we began looking at rentals to the time we signed our new lease. That’s pretty fast! But as we lived through it, it seemed far longer than… Read More Finding God In the Wait
I was late for my first class at Mantra Fitness. This seems to tell of my everyday lately. Caring for two little humans takes a toll on my schedule. I fight to be on time. On top of that, I hadn’t been in a formal workout environment in years and I was intimidated. I walked… Read More Encouragement Over Judgement
It was raining outside as I cuddled with my toddler on the couch. She just finished eating half a dozen Trader Joe alphabet cookies and the smell of cinnamon radiated from her. We comfortably melted into the blankets and cushions, listening to the soft sound of the rain. Silvia Curbelo’s words have been echoing… Read More Holding This Moment Open
The co-founder of Q Ideas, Rebekah Lyons, had a vision years ago to change the climate of the yearly event. She found herself in a sea of button-ups, with few dresses to be seen. Her challenge was to make the room half full of women. I first attended a Q event a few years ago. The… Read More Where are the Women?
“Do you miss dancing?” As an amateurish hobby of mine, I love expressing myself in a complete departure from my first love – writing. From high school to early adulthood, dance was a large part of my life. I started the first high school dance team in my high school district. I taught dance for… Read More Different Kind of Dance Mom
My family moved to Florida when I was 8 years old from Long Island, New York. I remember sitting in the backseat of our Nissan hatchback as my parent’s drove around our new hometown. My face was practically pressed against the glass. I was mesmerized by the palm trees. As we drove, I couldn’t count them… Read More Tourist’s Eye View
Hyde Park history starts in the 1880s with railroad financier Henry B. Plant. He built the first bridge across the Hillsborough River, which is now Kennedy Blvd. Hyde Park’s first home is at 1307 Morrison Ave., built in 1882. And Swann and Rome Avenues are wider than other nearby streets because a street car line was built… Read More Tampa Proud
Did you know that female leaders are neither confident and educated, or caring and pretty? In a recent study, college students were asked to pick adjectives they associate with female politicians, male politicians, and women overall. (Research: Political Psychology – April 2014) “Confident,” “educated,” and “determined” were chosen 20% less often for female politicians than… Read More Lead Like a Lady
Last October I went to a comedy show with a group of friends. We went to see Anjelah Johnson at the Straz. (That’s her in the middle with the “laugh” shirt on. I think she blends in nicely with us!) The opening comedian started with a slew of jokes about the city of Tampa. From an outsiders… Read More City Self-Confidence
