As I have said before, “Prepare now so you can seem effortlessly organized later.” The secret to success seems to lie in being organized enough to take advantage of what the moment offers. At a conference, such as BlogHer, this means knowing where everything is. No, not knowing where all the junk you brought and […]
Synchronicity Behind Life by the Cup
Several weeks ago I read a book review by Helene Cohen Bludman on her Books is Wonderful blog. I responded to the post by saying that Life by the Cup would be such a perfect read for me and that I wanted to read it and that I was going to “win” the giveaway she […]
BlogHer and Me
Over the next two weeks, I mainly will be posting about All Things BLOGHER. I may post about a couple other events and or topics, but… throughout the rest of July, I will be posting about my experience at the BlogHer events and how interaction with this network and through this network have influenced me over […]
NOW Conference – #NOW14 – Day 2
After Day 2 of the Annual NOW Conference it became very clear to me that we need to: act now to stop the erosion of women’s rights, as well as of our allies, use terms such as Christian Taliban (this is a wholly personal decision – I heard no one at the conference but me […]
NOW Conference #NOW14 – Day 1
Friday, June 27th Albuquerque, NM The annual conference of the National Association for Women is taking place at the Hyatt in downtown Albuquerque. I’m writing this from a hotel lobby bar a block away. And that is okay. I needed to get away from everything NOW to reflect on what was most important for me […]
Endless War and Women
An overt political rant is simmering within me. As some of you know, I spent a good chunk of my life, resources, and precious time when my daughter was in her teen years doing peace work. I joined with CodePink Women for Peace in February of 2003 in the streets of DC and last worked with […]