What does your travel eye see when you are filled with wonder? As you travel about you and snap photos from every angle, what does your eye take in? What does your mind take in? So many things stay in our periphery but we should strive to bring […]
The pastel harvest of Autumn: Enjoy the softness, sedateness, and sanity We are surrounded and embedded within a color spectrum. Colors talk to us and we use colors to talk out loud and shout out (or perhaps whisper) our emotional states. Pastels in their softness and sense of […]
Traveling through Louisiana’s swamplands: The beauty of trees My business travels can be brutal waking up at 6am and changing hotels every night for a week; checking in at 9pm. Literally, my business trips are a prime example of going the extra mile. This past week, […]
The beauty of a fitness routine versus having a joint-eater to be thin Growing up I was often referred to as Flamingo Legs. In my Puerto Rican neighborhood, I was considered thin. I was often told I had to fatten up. I then went to a private boarding […]
Daily Prompt: Mirror Mirror: Let me start off with this nugget. Sadly many women avoid looking at themselves even in the beauty salon. Yet, the mirror can be an illuminating vehicle for understanding oneself and how one is viewed in the world. I am a New Yorker. […]
“I don’t know what everyone’s talking about, that outfit doesn’t make you look like a hooker.” – Xander (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) “Pretty girls” in the workplace has been a conversation headliner the last few months in different media sites and in office spaces. Just the other day […]
This morning, after a long travel day yesterday that was followed by pool time, I definitely had to “do” my hair: Wash, blow dry, flat iron. At the end of this modern-day self-inflicted torture ritual, I was quite happy. The weather in Curacao while hot, is a very […]
Who you calling a girl? Oh, never mind… I used to pride myself on not being a girly girl. I had never visited a hair salon. I feel day spas violate my personal space. A pedicure would be an exercise in mortification. It’s pointless (and possibly toxic) for […]
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