Once upon a time, when you were a little girl, you likely loved to be read stories and look at all the pretty pictures. Perhaps as a grown girl you still do, even though you read your own books, see stories unfold before your eyes in movies and TV, mobile and more. Stories have been around since the dawn of time and the beginning of business which coincide roughly around the same time. It’s just that in the past few years telling “story” has become the marketing buzz as emotional connection becomes the sales imperative. Continue reading “HER BUSINESS: Does My Business Need a Story?” »
HER BUSINESS: Does My Business Need a Story?
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May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LIVING UNSCRIPTED: The Choices We Make
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May 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
How about, Shaz, next time you go to work, the mall, or a labyrinth, you glide, slide, and twirl a bit? Wink, smile, and wave? Dip, bend, and high-five? Strut, saunter, and beam?
Just a bit?
Teeny, tiny? Or, you could just walk, Shaz. – The Universe
“Choices, choices, we all make choices” was my ex’s ex’s battle cry whenever he headed off in a different direction, leaving her behind, behind. He wasn’t chasing skirts; he was fishing for striped bass or joining a couple of buddies on the tennis court but he was flying without his co-pilot and she wanted more time in the cockpit (no pun intended). They were likely unconscious decisions on his part; the man was simply doing what the man wanted to do. But that included having fun without her and she didn’t like it. Who would? Continue reading “LIVING UNSCRIPTED: The Choices We Make” »
Perils of Arsenic in Baby Food, Raw Dough, and Licorice Tea
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May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This week’s off-site posts addressed a range of Continue reading “Perils of Arsenic in Baby Food, Raw Dough, and Licorice Tea” »
Perfect Mascara, Minus the Plastic
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May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
You may not get lashes quite like Penelope Cruz, but you also won’t get chemicals in your eyes.
We’re obsessed with anything retro, especially when it allows us to go plastic-free. That’s why we’re loving the new mascara cakes fromTwink Beauty. Just add a drop of water, rub the applicator in the mixture and voila—perfect lashes for day or night!
A magical mixture of nothing but minerals, botanicals and natural oils to condition and color your lashes and make them stand out, this mascara is water-resistant and tear-proof, yet comes off with soap. And it’s vegan, to boot!
What’s in it? Purified water, aloe vera, candelilla wax, acacia gum, iron oxides, vitamin e, vitamin c, grapefruit seed extract, and potassium sorbet. What’s not? Well, mercury, for one thing. Parabens. And all that other crap we’re conditioned to think we need to be beautiful.
Try the classic black or brown, or go wild with aubergine, emerald, sapphire or teal. To make the color really pop, start with an undercoat of white. At just $8 per tin—including an applicator brush, but you can also wash and recycle your favorite from an old tube—you can afford to experiment.
LaughLines: Friendly Skies?
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April 30, 2012 By 1 Comment
I’ve got a few business trips coming up, and I’m thinking back to the days when the friendly skies really were. I’m a pilot’s daughter, so we used to fly a lot, back when flying was glamorous. People dressed up, in skirts, dresses, suits and ties. Back then flight attendants were called “stewardesses” and they were pretty glamorous, too. Continue reading “LaughLines: Friendly Skies?” »
MOM CORPS: Women Get the Job Done
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April 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
(This is the first in a series of articles about the job market for moms. Mom Corps is dedicated to helping companies find highly-qualified talent for flexible, part-time, or temporary jobs and helping moms find the job for their busy lives.)
When I was asked to write this blog, they asked if I had a photo of me at work. As in a picture of me doing my job. I don’t, but I thought about what that picture might look like. Continue reading “MOM CORPS: Women Get the Job Done” »
LIVING UNSCRIPTED: 30 Is Half of 60
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March 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
I was invited to Susy’s 30th birthday party last week. She’s a total knockout beauty who’s parleyed her friendships with single super-yuppies into a high-end event-based dating service …and parleyed that into a possible reality TV series. Naturally, I was flattered to be included on her list of fab friends, but seriously?? Manhattan’s Meatpacking district on a Thursday night looks like a Saturday night (don’t these people have to get up for work in the morning??) when not one little girl (and I mean tiny) has got less than 10 inches of thigh showing, Continue reading “LIVING UNSCRIPTED: 30 Is Half of 60” »
Eco Stiletto: Tay Clean & Pure
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March 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
Lord knows we love our products, but there’s something to be said for a little jar of something that does everything. That’s what we found in Tay Clean & Pure’s All Purpose Shea Butter for Skin & Hair.
The pure shea butter, organically harvested at a Women’s Co-op in West Africa, is blended with organic rosemary essential oil, creating a rich aromatherapeutic concoction that hydrates the skin and scalp and can even be used as a hair styling aid to combat dry, flyaway ends.
We’re obsessed with the eco-conscious bamboo packaging of this unisex line of eight essential skincare items, formulated by sustainable beauty convert and former L’Oreal executive Sarah Tay. Genius!
If you were stranded on a desert island, what products would you want in your carry-on? It’s a silly question—given a “Lost” scenario, you’d obviously be focused more on finding shelter than your favorite lip gloss. But for most of us, there are a few essential items we just can’t do without. And if your staples are still full of chemicals, we found toothpaste, tampons, moisturizer, and a genius cleanser-meets-toner that might convince you to switch.
Is Farm-Raised Fish Safe?
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March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Q. I have seen a lot of conflicting information about the safety of farmed-raised fish. I stopped buying farm-raised salmon years ago because of the concern. How does farm-raised trout stack up to other fish in terms of nutrition and safety? Where does most of the supply come from in USA?
A. Unfortunately, this issue is a moving target. Exponential growth in aquaculture and the pressure to control costs means that procedures are constantly evolving. If watchdog groups make enough noise about a safety or nutrition concern, the industry often changes practices in response. So, something that was a concern a few years ago may no longer be a problem. (See, for example: Farmed salmon gets an anti-inflammatory makeover.) However, newer concerns may have cropped up in the meantime.
The best resource I’ve found to keep up with these issues is Seafood Watch. These guys are working hard to stay on top of all of these issues and to provide up-to-date resources for consumers trying to make safe and responsible choices. They have a number of tools for consumers, including a mobile app for your smart phone or a low-tech wallet card, as well as in-depth reports on individual fish. According to the fact-sheet on farmed trout, most of the farm-raised trout in the U.S. is produced in Idaho, with a minimum of negative environmental impacts. They consider it an excellent choice.
LaughLines: Freckles and Frown Lines: Having Nun of It!
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March 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Nuns used to run in my family, back in the days when career paths for women were limited to teachers, nuns, and nurses. Most women picked marriage, of course, to avoid working (ha!), but we were hip-deep in nuns. Did I say nuns or Nuns? For you non-Catholics, there are small n and capital N nuns. In our grammar school, we had both. Nuns, with a small n, wore “modern” habits – which meant alternating basic black with navy blue or the very risqué dark brown. Continue reading “LaughLines: Freckles and Frown Lines: Having Nun of It!” »
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