Step 2 Career Reinvention: Be Honest with Emotions

Step 2 Career Reinvention: Be Honest with Emotions

For the past three weeks, I have been riding one crazy emotional roller coaster.  A friend helped me to understand that I am actually experiencing grief.  It was sad to leave the department we built…my students…and my friends.  Some of the friends I work with were also families we raised our children together.  One day…

Beginning the Year with One Goal…And A Growing Blog Hop!

Beginning the Year with One Goal…And A Growing Blog Hop!

Here we are…2015…the years keep rolling along!  I hope all of you had a safe and joyful celebration last night.  We are beginning a new year of Thursday Blog Hops with a new co-hostess, and for any new readers, Thursday is when I encourage women to put yourselves on your own priority list.  We so…

I Matter: Humility, Teachablity, and Patience!

I Matter: Humility, Teachablity, and Patience!

Meet Karen…During the Spring of 2013, she was shocked to discover at age 55, she had lost significant bone density in three years and now had severe osteoporosis throughout her body. The risk of fracture was severe.  At that time, Karen decided to proclaim I MATTER…and began a healthy eating plan; regular weight training; daily…