Choosing My Health – Joining Retrofit

I recently started a weight loss program with Retrofit (retrofitme.com), which was started by Jeff Hyman, who is someone I used to work with at Intuit. I kept getting news alerts about articles he was quoted in or featured in. In mid December, I finally sent him an email saying it was cool that is…

2013 Goals – Reaching Beyond My Resolutions

I had a little more time to reflect on my New Year’s Resolutions and I turned them into a theme for 2013 – The Color Purple (as in the book, which is about independence, knowing yourself and standing up for what you believe in) and because lately I had been drawn to the actual color…

New Year’s Resolutions and More

  Last year I picked a theme to concentrate on for the year based upon three words: love, boundaries, and peace. This year I thought I would do something similar but more in depth. For the last 6-8 weeks, I really took a look at what was going on in my life and what I…

Honoring Dorothy Soares Allen

I had the honor of speaking today at the memorial for Dot Allen, my mom’s best friend. My mom asked me to do it saying she couldn’t – she was in tears for most of today. I don’t blame her, I can’t imagine losing my best friend(s)! What follows below matches pretty closely with what…