Celebrating Women in Aviation

I want to highlight a group of women in aviation to celebrate International Women’s Day, which is today, March 8, 2014.  Last night I had the pleasure of seeing 6 women speak about their experiences in aviation, a traditionally male-dominated field (female pilots make up less than 6% of all pilots, and that has been…

Unplugging to Connect?

It’s simple. The purpose of National Day of Unplugging is to tune into the world around you for 24 hours. Sign the pledge here – Nationaldayofunplugging.com This coming Friday, March 7, 2014 is the National Day of Unplugging. It is a day to tune out of electronic connections and tune into the world around you…

Do you Prefer the Movie or the Book?

My kids and I had a very funny discussion about whether we preferred the book or a movie made of the book. We happened to be watching The Hunger Games. I had read all three of the Hunger Games books a few months ago but I hadn’t seen any of the movies yet. My middle…

Coming to Grips with Being a Zit Face

I started getting zits when puberty hit, around the time I was 11 or 12. By the time I entered 7th grade, I could certifiably be called a “Zit Face.” It wasn’t pretty. In fact, my 7th grade picture was horrifying. And 8th grade wasn’t much better. The scarring remained and the bad image of…