Confession: I buy crystals because they’re pretty. But as I am drawn to trees to connect with nature, I am compelled by crystals to ground me to the earth. I’d like to say that I know what each and every crystal and stone that I have does and what their healing powers are, but truthfully …
Books // Beginner’s Pluck by Liz Bohannon, Founder of Sseko Designs
Way back in 2012 I received an email asking if I’d like to partner with Sseko, a socially responsible brand that employs woman in Uganda and teaches them the skills to make beautiful leather sandals and handbags (and so much more now!) which, in turn, gives them opportunities to go to college and better their …
2 Business Books // #GIRLBOSS & Welcome To The Real World
#GIRLBOSS * Buy it: #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso Quickly… #GIRLBOSS is the how-to business book for rebels. For the girls {and guys} who aren’t interested in following the rules or listening to what society says we ‘should’ do to be successful, and rising above anyway, and coming out on top… the 1% if you’re Sophia …
Lean In | There’s Room in this World for ALL Women to be Successful | Let’s Discuss
“The promise of equality is not the same as true equality.” So I finished reading Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg a little over a month ago but it was a recent email from BlogHer announcing the author as a keynote speaker at the BlogHer’13 conference held in Chicago …
I Love Russia because Russia Gave Me You… To Sing Frogs
I don’t often accept books for review mostly because I don’t prioritize reading time, but I couldn’t say no to this one. At the beginning of the year I resolved to read one book a month and when I received the email offering a signed copy of To Sing Frogs, a Memoir about family and …