Over the last few years I have "reinvented" many parts of my life and that includes how I celebrate the holidays. What used to bring me anxiety, stress, and a feel of constant rushing, now brings me a feeling of happy anticipation, appreciation, and joy. During holiday time most women put themselves last and feel it is up to them to provide an environment that makes everyone … [Read more...]
Handling A Detour On The Road To Reinvention
In the last few years I have become quite the planner. I learned from Tara Marino at Elegant Femme that when there are things you want for yourself, "if it doesn't get on the calendar, it doesn't happen." So I schedule in not only business and family events, but all the fun experiences I want to have in complete detail. I had vowed that this summer was going to be a "real" … [Read more...]
Seven Steps to Reinvention
I have been on the "Road To Reinvention" for a few years now and it all started with a decision. I knew I was unhappy, bored, working too much, and really had lost myself both physically and mentally. I would look in the mirror and wonder, "Is that really what I look like?" I was so used to saying "yes" to doing for others; my son, husband, mom, or a client, that I did not know … [Read more...]
On the Road to Reinvention with a Baby Alpaca
Recently my husband and I purchased a cria, which is a baby alpaca. We didn't actually buy it outright. We are taking part in a program that our friend, Cindy Harris, the owner of Alpacas at Windy Hill, put together. The program gives us the opportunity to pay for the board and care of a pregnant alpaca and when the baby is born, we will own it. Our "Baby Mama" is named Alope … [Read more...]