“Your shit is a mess”. What a line. How would you feel if someone said that to you? Especially if it was someone you cared deeply about. It would hurt. You might get offended. You might snap back at them in defense of yourself. You might stare silently at them in shocking disbelief. (I […]

Did you make it past Red Tuesday or were you Valentighted? Huh?! If you’ve been Valentighted, thank your broken heart. Really. Valentighting : (verb) the upfront and brutal definition is, that you have been abruptly dumped shortly before Valentine’s Day so that your significant other does not have to spend money on a Valentine’s Day […]

Tickety tock, the ball dropped, and with the ringing in of both a new year and a new decade, the pressure doubled to make a promise to do something that will make your life and yourself better. So, what did you do? What did you promise? And let’s be honest, have you already abandoned your […]

We all have them . . . somewhere. And for the most part, the giver may never know we didn’t use their gift. But what about the gifts you were given at birth – the ones gifted to you to fulfill your purpose here on earth, earn a living, share with others and experience life […]

It’s said you never forget your first. Do you? Remember your first . . . kiss, boyfriend, girlfriend, interview, day at new job, boss, night in your dorm room, sleepover, driving the car alone, waking up in a new city? Oh, the list is endless. When it’s your first time doing – whatever – somehow […]

Heads up – this is NOT a column about coffee. It’s about wealth. And perhaps where yours might be getting sucked up. And it’s about choices. And perhaps where a trashy one leads to. Recently, I’ve been in the company of someone who starts each day with a cuppa morning brew. In the hotter months […]

Could Sadie Robertson be the Judy Blume of this millennium? Book Title: Live Original Author: Sadie Robertson with Beth Clark Publisher: Howard Books ( Imprint of Simon & Schuster) Genre: Biography Pages: 203 ISBN: 978-1-4767-7780-1 Published: 2014 (Review originally published September 11, 2015 at My Little ShangriLa) It’s a tough world out there for both […]

Recently, I was hanging with family members watching their 8-year old’s Saturday morning soccer game. From my non-athletic abilities I thought he was doing very well. And he was. When he was put in a position he knew how to play and was strong at. He moved. He made contact. He passed. He had breakaways. […]

Confidence, you put it on when you left the house today, right, so where did it go? You Got This! No worries, right? You’re rockin’ the confidence. You’ve been at this feel-good-about-myself thing for a while now. You put your life-is-awesome attitude on this morning and you’re out the door. You got this! until . […]

You are UNIQUE, AWESOME and created to SUCCEED. You were born that way. With all the confusion, chaos and comparison in the world you may have forgotten that, though. Would you like to “re”-discover yourself and up your confidence level to success? It may just be the most fun you’ve had in a while. (Yes, […]