I am still coming off a high from an incredible evening that took place this past Tuesday night in Toronto. A few months ago, I was given a lovely honor and recognition- I was named a finalist for Digital Personality of the Year, recognizing the best in Canadian digital media. Well, my husband and I left Tuesday morning for Toronto, and he stood by my side at the annual Digi Awards in Toronto.
I can’t believe it’s almost that time again… winter. Beside beautiful falling snow, winter often brings something entirely different — flu season! In fact, my family’s skin has already faded from golden brown (summer lovin’) to pale white to green-like. My boys have started their first runny noses, and are actually both home from school today (ugh). We slacked off with our health regime all summer long, because we had the benefits of natural sunlight, the great outdoors, and we ate a ton of fruit. However, with back-to-school, a bunch of kids packed into close quarters, for hours on end, it’s only a matter of time before everyone is sick again.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are here! Yahoooo! And if you are looking for deals and steals, let me point you in the right direction….
You’re going to do it. You know you’re going to do it. Hell, I’m going to do it! Yeah, I’m going ALL IN on Thanksgiving. Most of America will. However, you don’t have to deep fry your turkey or use four packs of butter in your “mashed taters” to have a great, tasty Thanksgiving.
Here are some healthy alternatives to help make your Thanksgiving a Healthsgiving:
It all started one year ago as I was watched Ed Bradley interview this guy I had never heard of, Craig Kielburger, on 60 Minutes. What I saw, blew me away. It all started with a dream… a 12 year old boy on a mission to end child slavery and encourage young people to achieve their fullest potential as agents of change. What lives today?
THIS. Watch it.
If Orange Is The New Black, then 40 Is The New 30.
Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then, the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David’s victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn’t have won.
Or should he have?
In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks.
So, did you see it? Write what you see below…
The lesson from today’s WordlessY Wednesday: Not everything in life is as we see it, and the way in which you see something changes, if you change your angle.
And if you truly get this exercise in perception, you will understand how it relates to your happiness. We often see our glass as half empty, when in reality, that is only a matter of perception. We aren’t grateful for what we DO have, and we lose sight of the fact that the grass is always greener where we water it.
Meatless Monday is a social media ritual we have never partaken in. Why? WomenOnTheFence® is not a cooking blog, and if you follow me in social media, you probably know about my two left feet in the kitchen. Buttttttt, when I tweeted out a picture of dinner last week, you went all, “SHARE THE RECIPE” on me. Let me start by saying: It just never happens. No one EVER asks me for my recipe. Business advice? Yah. Lifestyle and coaching advice? Yah. Social Media advice? Yah. Cooking advice? NEVER.
So, today I will honor that special occasion of someone asking ME for a recipe. Here you are. I will hashtag it #iMadeThis. Here was the finished product that got you all excited.
For those of you who might remember, I became a Microsoft Office Brand Ambassador last year. It was thrilling, because I haven’t lived A DAY without Microsoft Office for the past 15 years. So, I’m super excited to announce that I am continuing my partnership again this year as an Office Champion for Microsoft Office 365, an amazing offering for women on the go like you and me.
Perhaps you have been using Microsoft Office like me for many years, or perhaps you’re just getting started. Yup, as a businesswoman and mom, these are some powerful and useful programs I simply cannot live without. Yes, I run Office on my Mac now, so Mac or PC, you’re covered!
I help busy women (like you!) prioritize self-care so you can experience less stress, more calm and greater joy every day!
