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• 11.30.08
  She was a spitfire, a firebrand, a woman with seafoam green-blue eyes that could melt you with a single glance. Appreciations, Remarkable, Truth, Wellness |

  We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. -Charles R. Swindoll She was my mom. And she died sixteen years ago today. So I'm thinking about her today. Let me tell you about her, what I remember of her. Her name was Celeste. I've always thought her name was so beautiful. Celeste Bell has a certain elegance to it that still ricochets around my head when I speak her name. When I think it. She was about five foot six as an adult and petite, which earned her the childhood nickname ...
• 10.25.08
  How to Live Your Life Online as a Spiritual Practice (+ Why to Practice Like Your Hair is on Fire) Creative, Tech, Truth, Wellness, entrepreneurship |

  I've been thinking about my mom a lot recently. More than usual. More than I'd like. Most of this is connected to the fact that I'm getting married in March and she won't be there for that. Of all the "life events" she's missed - falling in love for the first time, high school graduation, moving abroad after college graduation...they all pale in comparison to her absence right now. Talking with Laurie over the weekend at the Kirtsy retreat I told her I can deal with my mom not being around for daily life. But knowing ...
• 10.03.08
  Candied Apples are the New Cupcakes. And…It’s Official - I’m the Newest Kirtsy Girl! Blog, BlogHer07, Blogher08, Conferences, Daily, Geek, Tech, Truth, Women |

  I wish you and I could sit down for a coffee and candied apples for this one. (Hunch: candied apples are the new cupcakes.) It's a story that I want to share with you. About Kirtsy. The good people of Kirtsy and how, as of this week, I came to be a part of the team. It was a hot, humid summer evening in Chicago. I was hanging out at the rooftop cocktail party at Blogher. It was July 2007 and I had just returned a bag of books to Caroline Donahue that she'd forgotten the ...
• 05.21.08
  Let’s Get Personal: A Letter to My Younger Self Truth |

  It has been all about moms lately, which frankly freaks me. I love moms, I read mommy blogs, I think moms rock. And yet, way down there, deep inside, I feel like a fraud. Some days I am positively convinced I'm faking it. Yesterday was one of those days. I got a scathing response to my personal branding post about looking hot. It came as a surprise because it was in email form and seemed sadly misguided. Worse was the implicit message that I am a cruel, unfeeling bitch. The line that hurt ...

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