“Of all the liars in the world,sometimes the worst are our own fears.”-Rudyard Kipling Happy June and Happy Pride! I recently marched in the WeHo Pride Parade with an organization I love being connected to, Free Mom Hugs. You can read about them and find your local chapter here: …
Mandy Myth’s. A series.
Have you read my latest blog, We’re both misfits, you and me? It has opened some great conversations with women like us and sparked an idea that I would love to share with you if you’re game… I’m committed to being authentic and vulnerable in what I say and how I share my life NOW because …
We’re both misfits, you and me.
We’re both misfits. I was listening to my best (virtual) friend, Brene Brown last week on a walk, the walk I spent a week working myself up to even taking because my body needs some exercise but my brain and motivation are in an internal tug-o-war about needs and wants, when Brene said this “We …
bouncing back.
It's funny...The things you learn while trying to impart wisdom on a child. Sometimes, if you're paying attention,it's you that needed to hear what you said. It's softball season and this year* that means I have THREE girls getting dirty on the field every week. It means farmer tans, …
why do I march?
I mean, really.Am I impacting anything?Is this affecting change?Why spend the time and energy marching?Is there any real hope for the future? Last Friday night I was wiped out. After a long week I was ready to phone it in for the weekend and just chill when our eight year old, Chloe, came running …
my kids are not colorblind.
I thought I had it right.I raised them the way I had been taught.We don't see color, we see character.But I think I did it wrong. After all, when I was growing up my mother started her own company in the late 80's and hired a black woman to be one of her Vice Presidents. We loved Rita. She was …