By Terri Takata-Smith Eight Seconds…Who’s listening? Hello? Anyone there? Apparently, I only have eight seconds to get your attention and hold it. If this were 20 years ago, I would have an additional four seconds! Yep, we as humans have…
Teenage #Girlboss
In 2015, I wrote an article for Business.com called 10 Successful Businesses You Didn’t Know Were Run by Women. In the article, I highlighted large corporations who at the time had female CEO’s, a food blog started by a fourth…
AUDREY – A feature documentary on Audrey Hepburn: Hollywood star, fashion icon and humanitarian
Audrey Hepburn may be thought of as one of Hollywood’s greatest stars, but her childhood was rife with trauma. Looking at the glamorous actress who brought Holly Golightly to life in the iconic film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, one would never…
10 Christmas Movies for Moms to Enjoy This Holiday Season
Watching Christmas movies is one of my favorite traditions of the holidays! My personal favorite is The Family Stone. It wasn’t one I could watch with my family, so every year, I would put on the fire, grab a beer, wrapping…
I’m Your Venus or Written in the Stars Part Two
Over the summer, my friend Autumn celebrated her birthday with an astrological reading. You may remember she is the one who took me for my first reading about a year and a half ago. She told me it’s better to…
Travel: Vail, Colorado
If you like to travel then quarantine has definitely thrown a wrench in your wanderlust. I haven’t been outside of the Denver bubble since January. My sister, daughter and I decided to head up to the mountains for a weekend…
Female Leadership: 3 Qualities That Will Help in Any Crisis
As a mother who is currently searching for her next career move, I have been taking the Social Media Marketing Specialization at Coursera and Northwestern University – because a pandemic is the perfect time to learn a new skill. While…
13 Going on… {Quaranteen}
My daughter turned 13 at the end of the summer. As you know, this is a milestone birthday, and one she has been looking forward to for years. Her goal of becoming an actual teenager and not just a tween was…
I Have a Very Particular Set of {Mom} Skills
You know in the movie Taken when Liam Neeson says he has a particular set of skills? Well, moms have them, too. Mom skills, if you will, and they aren’t to be messed with. Before the country went into lockdown, my…
I’m Batman or Random Celebrity Encounters
Recently, someone on Twitter said it was a good time, now more than ever, to Tweet about our random celebrity encounters. I love a good random celebrity encounter, so I couldn’t agree more! After choosing which one to tweet about,…
One is the Loneliest Number or Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19
On Brené Brown’s podcast, Unlocking Us, she did an episode on loneliness and connection with former Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy. They described loneliness as “the discrepancy between the social connections you have, and the social connections you need.” I…
Bacon Potato Chip Brownies
Guys, the world is a scary place right now. There is so much happening, it’s hard to know where to look and what to do. From our dear friend Corona, to our suffering mental health, to racial protests; we are all…