hello, new orleans.

I’m in NOLA for a few days to speak at a conference (will I see you here?)* and am still nursing my flu. BUT, I couldn’t help but check in and thank you for your sweet wishes, cards and emails. You all are so nice, you know? To be honest, as sick as I feel,

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let’s go to portland!

I’ve never been to Portland, OR (I know!), so I’m way more excited about this fun opportunity than I already was: That’s right, friends — I’m teaching a course with ACE Camps entitled “Living a Fulfilled Life of Creativity.” You can find all the details here, but know that you can expect a lot of

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how to throw a kickin’ resource party.

What, you ask, is a resource party? We’ll get there, friends. We’ll get there. (If you’re impatient, Amy has a great post on my resource party at Alt Summit).   A few caveats: 1. I did not invent The Resource Party. I simply adapted it from this awesome book I’ve told you about before. The

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mighty summit recap.

I wrote about my Mighty Summit experience in my life section, so if you’ll have me, I’d love to share the story. Living in an isolated section of the Midwest, it was such a treasure to ignite some inspirational flames with fellow women in the media and foster lifelong relationships with some new faves. Indeed,

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my mighty summit.

I’ve drafted this post (and deleted and drafted again) more times than I care to admit, because nothing sounds remotely adequate to describe such an empowering weekend. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Mighty Summit, it’s a retreat weekend for women in media, founded by three brainy (and FUN) girls. I highly encourage

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off to san fran!

Image Credit: Nicki Varkevisser I’m traveling again this week, so there will be no weekend mash-up. I know; I’m tearing you up. But what would you say if I promised to return with loads of inspiration? Because I’m going to. Because where I’m going in San Francisco is going to blow my polka dotted socks

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so long, friends!

Our wee little renovation will be delayed for a week while we head out to Los Angeles to visit some old friends and unplug for a week. After all, even burly men need a break every now and then, yes? In case you miss us too much, we’ll be checking in over at HGTV.com each

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