BLOG CONFIDENCE MOXIE

CHaRM

charm: (n) 1. the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration. 2. a small ornament worn on a necklace or bracelet lucky charm: (n) an item believed to bring good fortune to its owner I've never been one for superstition.  Evil eyes, rabbits' feet , shooting stars--none of them resonated
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Life-Changing Smoothie

A few weeks ago, I wrote about both my very worst bully as well as how I was going to SHUT HER DOWN.  Easier said than done sometimes. I know WHAT needs to change, even am quite good at coaching others to build their confidence against ALL critics, but putting it into
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BLOG CONFIDENCE MOXIE

Slaying that Dragon (the Worst Enemy, Part 2)

A few weeks ago, I shared my lifetime struggle with the WORST bully I ever faced, ME.  At age 51, after 18 months in a pandemic, some lightbulbs not only went on, but EXPLODED.  Time for a radical change. I have battled HER for years, and been pretty successful, to be honest. 
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The Worst Enemy, part one

We all have, at some point, experienced a bully.  Most times, we can hopefully shake off his or her words to outgrow the damage. Playground, middle school, high school—each phase of life brings change and perhaps relief. Unless… I have had a toxic bully in my life for as long as I
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BLOG FAMILY MOXIE

I am Not Ready–Thing 2 graduates

First day of Kindergarten, and always punking your brother. Last day of high school... I procrastinated this particular blog post for weeks.  I pretended this wasn't coming--I mean, we are still wrapping up a pandemic so you can't be graduating yet, can you? I won't apologize for the delay.  You are 11th
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Be Your Best Advocate

How I kept Myself out of the Hospital with Covid-19 I'm BACK! I started March all full of VERVE and ready to celebrate the wins we found, big and small, during a year of covid.  Covid had other ideas. In early march, Senior Son/Thing 2/The Dictation/Tbone got covid.  I began my routine
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BLOG MOXIE

Musings on a Dumpster Fire–2020

I predicted at the start of 2020, it would be a remarkable year. Focus and Vision—words that beg to be used in conjunction with that powerful number— were thrown around like confetti. Roaring 20’s. Bring it on. Jubilee! 50 trips around the sun as well. I chose to embrace all I’ve learned
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BLOG HOLIDAY

Making Spirits Bright

One of My Very Favorite Gift Items in 2020 Bells on Bobtail ring, making spirits bright, what fun it is to make some drinks to celebrate holiday nights... I love to enjoy a cocktail by the tree or cheery fire at the holidays, AND I love to support local businesses, more than
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Special Celebrations

Beautiful children's books make for a fun treat with littles. Gathering for the holidays in 2020 definitely feels really surreal.  More closings, less festivity, and our shorter days are tough. I love my partnership with Allison Glen and Vietri, because they really outdid themselves in finding JOY this holiday. Vietri has a
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BLOG PODCAST

A Chat about Murder and Medicine

Meant for Moxie Podcast with Dr. Cyril Wecht--feeding my obsession with true crime! Dr. Cyril Wecht, former medical examiner and forensic pathologist, has a fascinating career.  I had the fortune to meet Dr. Wecht at a crime symposium where I (YES, truth) attended as "a fan." Dr. Wecht has been involved many
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BLOG HOLIDAY

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Shop Small at Allison Glen this holiday! I don't know about you, but I feel like Christmas 2020 is going to be ALL OUT!  I am so ready for my tree and lights and shopping. And while we cannot have the huge gatherings we have in the past, we should really all
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The Dilemma

Have you watched "Social Dilemma" on Netflix yet?  I, honestly, was avoiding it.  My entire business model is based in social media and engagement, so watching a documentary intended to scare the shit out of every social media user held NO interest for me. Even with everyone starting to talk about it,
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BEAUTY BLOG MOXIE

It’s all about the brows

I had great eyebrows in the 1980's.  Actually, we all did.  Gen X had the gift of Brooke Shields to lead us away from the tweezers.  The generation ahead of us, the boomers, had to undo the Twiggy trend as adults. And then, the late 90's happened.  It seems like every 20
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BLOG MOXIE

More Love. More Life. More Joy.

So we are in month 7 of COVID now, right?  Losing your mind yet? Y'all haven't heard much from me lately and there's a reason for that...I'm just unfocused.  The irony of the 2020 vision stuff is real.  We are in total upheaval and feeling struggle in our own ways. I am
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BLOG FASHION MOXIE

Who Do You Think You Are?

"Who does she think she is?" I used to have a friend who would say those words almost every time we were out together.  I would turn to look at the offender and it was typically a woman who was walking confidently to another table, likely well-dressed and offering a huge smile
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Fashion at a “Certain Age”

Get ready for some language and truth serving. When I turned 50 in February (and let's be honest, also at age 40 ten years ago, and maybe even like age 15, 35 years ago), there were all these RULES about how we should dress as "well-seasoned" women.  Many of these rules were,
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Leveling up in Liminal Space

About a year ago, I wrote a post about grief called "The Space in Between." Six months into the journey, I recognized that I was preparing our family for the major milestones with such fervor that they became less difficult for me--I had a job, and event, something OTHER upon which to
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BLOG MOXIE

What’s this ENNEAGRAM Everyone is Talking About?

Almost two years ago, a friend introduced me to the enneagram. The enneagram is a personality typography.  The enneagram is based off an ancient philosophy that there are nine distinct personality types, and is a very in-depth study of each of them. I became OBSESSED!  I found out from taking the RHETI
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Podcasts with some Peace

I have the pleasure of working in a group with some truly dynamic women.  Each entrepreneurs, we hold each other accountable to our goals. One of the women in my group is Donna Pinter.  She is a supremely talented artist, yet she also is a Reiki master, empath, and energy healer. During
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I Got Dressed Today! #goals from pandemic

finally busted out the cutest top from The Loveliest This post has a slightly different format--FAUX journal.  I'm paraphrasing my mood, week to week.  I don't think I'm much different than anyone else, and hope it will resonate. March was hard.  Like really, really hard.  A total rollercoaster, I think we have
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