I am SMH (shaking my head) watching my teenage daughter constantly watch YouTube, snap millions of pics on SnapChat, and perform on TikTok. She's asked to purchase items at Trader Joe’s because they are amazing only to be disgusting once she has actually tasted it. She was influenced by an influencer. We are beginning the process of the …
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MY International Women’s Day 2019
Kiana & I in Berkeley, CA during the Illinois College of Optometry Board of Trustee's meeting. March 2019 I received this text this morning from my 15 year old daughter: "Happy International women’s day mom! Thanks for inspiring me and (em)powering me to be my best self everyday! I love and appreciate you 💓” If you could see the …
A Few Things I Learned From My Dad
As we just finished celebrating Father’s Day, I was thinking of some of the life lessons that my father has given to me. I do feel that I am a product of my upbringing, my friendships, and my experiences, and my dad did a lot to mold my life. Here are a few things that I know I learned from him. Buy for quality. We didn’t have a lot of extra …
A Life By Design
At an event held in Chicago attended by 300 people, the panel was asked to introduce their fellow panelists. It was such a fun experience & different from the typical reading of someone’s bio. Tommy, a very dynamic entrepreneur that I had only met a week prior, was asked to introduce me. My favorite statement was when he declared that I live my …