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Why a Starbuck’s “Tall” is Really Small
Me: A small Hazelnut Latte. Starbucks: So, one tall Hazelnut Latte? Me: No, one small Hazelnut latte. Starbucks: Please pull around for your order. Me: Ok, so, small right? Starbucks: ……… Listen up Starbucks, I’...
Which One Is Your Partner: A “Tightwad” or “Spendthrift”?
Are you and your significant other financial opposites? If so, you’re not alone. As a financial advisor, I’ve seen time and again how the results can be quite painful. When the American Institute of Certified Public A...
Honoring Charlie, Serendipity and All
I learned a very valuable lesson last night from an unlikely source. My husband and I were confronted with our least favorite part of life in the military– saying goodbye to some really good people. Constantly starting ov...
Rules for Football Season
Finally, football season is upon us. It has been six long months and I could not be more excited. I am from Texas where football is a religion. My high school football stadium holds 17,000 people. When I was born, my brother cr...
Sexual Harassment-Discuss Amongst Yourselves
There’s a harsh reality about working in a man’s world…you may, somewhere along the way, encounter a man or two who makes you think you’re still lobbying for women’s suffrage. And here’s an even harsher reality that...
Where are the Strong Mamas?
I have a very strong and healthy relationship with my mother. We live 3,000 miles and three time zones apart, but we still find time almost every day to speak to each other, laugh, catch up, cry, vent, and tell about our daily ...
Nocturnally Starved
Girl, you think you got problems? Last night, I ate an entire jar of crunchy peanut butter in my sleep. It’s true, no seriously, I eat in my sleep. It’s a rare disorder, but oh-so-real. At least three nights a week,...
Enjoy the Ride to Wrinkles
As females, we are bombarded by advice from self-proclaimed “gurus” who expect us to do outlandish things to stay attractive. I mean, I can’t even log onto Facebook anymore without being land-blasted by some “Muffin-...
Photo of the Day
Alright ladies, today I swallowed my pride and made the treck to work in my tennies. While my friends (the suburbanites and even those who understand the perils of navigating public transportation) are all ridiculing my fashion...
Big Business Requires Big Girl Panties
This week was my first full “working from home” week complete with meetings and pow-wows and brainstorming sessions about how this new business could become something that might actually garner a paycheck in the near future...
