Category: My People

Be you, always!

What A Feeling: Reflecting, looking ahead, and living your gratitude.

  We spent the first week of December in Mexico on a much-needed vacation – the pics I posted on my socials say it all.  It was amazing.  Sunset Marina Resort & Yacht Club did not disappoint.  The pool, the beach, suites, service and my gosh the food!  The family members who came along made…
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December 27, 2022 0

My Wellness Story: 2021 vs 2022 | As Our Bodies Change So Do Our Needs

Last year I shared a post on hormones – menopause to be specific and upfront.  Take a read here.  If you were/are like me back then, keep reading and by “like me” I mean: Don’t recognize your body? Don’t understand your sudden emotional outbursts? Your patience low or non-existent? Hair thinning? Weight gain in the…
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October 24, 2022 0

2022 | FINISH STRONG AND DO IT BEAUTIFULLY!

  Hello to all my Strong Is My Beautiful subscribers and readers and to all the newbies over the last few months, welcome! Thank you for the ongoing support. I can’t believe I’m looking ahead at the last lap of the year and on the same note I’m looking back at the achievements and lessons…
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October 10, 2022 0

What’s Your Excuse? There will always be obstacles – it’s how we respond that matters!

  A few days ago in a message exchange a friend said to me: “You really went for it!  I’m so proud of you!” Thank you and I love you too Annie! This statement was in response to a recent purchase I made for my business – which she told me about mind you.  I…
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September 28, 2022 0

Success starts with you! Showing gratitude for the ongoing support, some tips and a few shout-outs!

  How many of your friends and family started new businesses during and post pandemic OR are still trying to maintain theirs? Side hustles have become and are still becoming people’s full-time gigs.  The pandemic either created new opportunities for some or forced the decision for others.  Either way, I’m sure we all know a…
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September 6, 2022 0

Strong Is My Beautiful:  Past.  Present.  Future.

Strong Is My Beautiful™ was born out of what could have been a negative experience for me.  If you have time, I’ll take you back to my first post in 2017 where I talk about it.  Click here to read. To catch you up on the past, it was in that moment that I decided…
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September 1, 2022 0

Mom vs coach: Thoughts on my 10-year old’s first sanctioned boxing match.

Watching your child compete in a boxing match for the first time is an experience from the inside out.  The good kind.  All the feels from start to finish.  Nerves, excitement, pride, and inspiration all wrapped up into what feels like the tightest fist.  At the end, those proud parental tear ducts start to fill…
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August 23, 2022 0

International Women’s Day 2022: Be the change to see a change. Today, tomorrow and everyday!

  I love this day and what it represents. To me it’s about supporting women and girls across the world today and every day.  It’s about women uplifting women and about girls supporting girls.  Knowing and believing that we CAN, and we WILL – and consistently spreading that.  Being mirrors for the young girls growing…
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March 8, 2022 0

CHEERS TO ANOTHER YEAR! FIERCE & FABULOUS SINCE 1971!

  Fierce since 1971!  Embracing half a century for 365 days to come.  Strap in my people! I turn 50 today and feeling gorgeous.  Mostly fierce but gorgeous too.  Truth be told, I’ve always been that way, the fierce part.  The gorgeous part came later in life.  You know, I had to start feeling it…
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December 29, 2021 0

Adoption Day a.k.a. Gotchaday – Thoughts & feelings on family & parenting 8 years later.

  November 7th, 2013 is the day we became a forever family and here’s a piece I posted as a first blog entry a few years ago.  Take a read if you like and please enjoy. A big day for us in so many ways.  Our family grew as we brought home an 18-month-old baby…
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November 7, 2021 0