Great Business: Above and Beyond

October 11, 2019 Leave a Comment

All right gang! Just me here with another PSA about a great business started by friends. If you have been hanging around these parts since I started writing six years ago, you know I really dig on women and their second acts. I new career path, a smart much-needed small business, a new artistic venture… read more

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Great Non-Profit: Carver Center

October 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

The absolute best part of my job (Pless Productions) is getting to know amazing non-profits when I work with them on telling their story through video. When a friend introduced my business to the Carver Center in Port Chester I was thrilled to learn that just across the street from the Capitol Theater, there is… read more

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Already Dreaming of Vacation?

September 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

How can it be that we are three weeks into fall and I am already dreaming of spring break?!? I was recently walking with a friend and we were comparing notes on our plans for the upcoming year. She was gushing about how she didn’t know where she was going yet, but she did know… read more

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Are you living in abundance?

September 21, 2019 6 Comments

Over the last few weeks as I prepared for a new year to begin (for parents September is often our “New Year” as we hustle and prep for a new academic year) I have thought often about abundance and scarcity. Think of those two words. One rich in good feelings, and a sense that there… read more

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Best Buys – Summer 2019

September 18, 2019 Leave a Comment

It’s been mighty silent over here on the blog, because back-to-school has been bananas. I thought I would come back at ya after a little hiatus with some of my favorite finds from this summer. Each and every thing on this list gave me all the feels this summer. Hope they give them to you… read more

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Living Amazed

August 14, 2019 5 Comments

If there has been one thing that keeps coming back to me this summer, it’s a small internal voice saying, “Are you seeing it? This amazing moment?” I am consciously, each year more and more, trying to slow down enough to create space to just watch the wonder around me. I complain often that my… read more

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Beyond Beautiful – Brooklyn Brownstone

July 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since I have posted a truly ooooooh-worthy interior design project on the blog. This Brooklyn brownstone had me swooning over every image. That library ceiling… And the kitchen colors with that exceptionally cool marble hood. It strikes just the right balance with cozy comfort and utter chicness. Sylvana Durrett, co-founder of… read more

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Little Wings Gives Summer Event

June 25, 2019 Leave a Comment

Like in years past, we are a doing a “Start of Summer” collection event. This year we hope to deliver a truck full of camp supplies for the wonderful children served by the Carver Center, the community center just across the border in Port Chester. I did many site visits this spring while I worked… read more

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Summer Perspective: Parenting with Cristina Young

June 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

One thing about summer is that if done right, it gives us more time and space to reflect on the year that’s just gone by. I always try and find at least a few quiet moments to think about how I spent time during the year. Who was I with? What did I make a… read more

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Great Summer Reads

June 17, 2019 1 Comment

Hey y’all, it’s summer. After the whirlwind that is commonly referred to as May-hem, I am in need of some serious R&R. You too? It’s been a while since I have written a book review so this is the mother-of-all reviews with 8 great books I have read in recent months. And I also included… read more

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