Dear Divas, Princesses or Queens of the World, Stop calling yourself or your company any term that is associated with “diva,” or “princess,” or even, “queen.” This is especially important when you proudly proclaim you are a diva who started a diva business and you’ve overcome adversity. This is also true if you feature a …

  When we lose someone we love, pain and sadness seem to collide in the days that come after. Inside jokes that were once ours fade into a memory as we are now the champions to hold them tightly and not let go. We are at a war of preservation- to keep the sacred with …

“It was instantaneous. One moment, I was bemused by the fact that Webkinz lined the front dash of a gigantic, black truck that had merged behind me and the other I was white-knuckled and terrified.” Tonight, the road south from the office greeted me in a strange mood. I had received an email from a …

It’s 2012 and we live in a society where an organization that receives tax-exempt status is allowed to spread blatant hatred and intolerance and indoctrinate our youth without worry. I generally try to stay away from anything related to the Catholic Church. My sordid history of questioning my own upbringing, education and eventual dismissal led …

My eyes had no less than stopped reading the final word in Joe Soucheray’s newest column before my fingers violently reacted. Soucheray’s columns, are often meandering thoughts that always amount to the same bottom line of, “Get off my lawn.” I couldn’t even cite his writing as a voice of the past because he blatantly …

We went on many vacations when I was younger, but the ones I remember most are the weekend-before Christmases at my grandparents. Their house, (with its gigantic 6-foot tall crucifix and white countertops) always provided a feast of food and a basement where all 10+ grandkids would play, “pretend.” As the Holidays passed, the pretend …

Why are we so willing to trade our integrity and originality for an easy copy of someone else? Just recently, the internet was a flutter with tales of bloggers calling out other bloggers and their publishers over plagiarism. In a recent ShePosts article, the plagiarist was named front and center. Two women’s lives will never be the …

Over the past month, I took a non-planned sabbatical to focus on everything else, except the blog. It wasn’t that I was burned out or that I needed time to find purpose writing again, it was the opposite. I finished a book, took on a full-time client and started several projects in the interim. I …

The Grammys are on television as I speak. Artists known and unknown are given credibility and awards for their hard work. Often, my favorite artists are not publicized much on the radio or television. My house is silent tonight, except for the sound of my fingers on the keyboard and a few favorite songs playing …

The Grammys are on television as I speak. Artists known and unknown are given credibility and awards for their hard work. Often, my favorite artists are not publicized much on the radio or television. My house is silent tonight, except for the sound of my fingers on the keyboard and a few favorite songs playing …

I played a lot of sports as a kid- just about everything- but my favorite sport is (and always will be) ice hockey. I learned to skate on frozen lakes in the Poconos when I was 4. It’s a beautiful thing, a treat to all hockey players who have ever had the chance to experience …

You might have heard about it online or over the airwaves in the last few days. Komen has pulled support from Planned Parenthood. In Planned Parenthood’s emailed press release, they stated, “Planned Parenthood today expressed deep disappointment in response to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation’s decision to stop funding breast cancer prevention, screenings, and …

  {A Very Expensive Lesson} This morning we rushed off to have breakfast before coming home to primp for our first family photo with John. For anyone who knows our family, it’s difficult to get time together with John working weekends and myself writing on deadline. We scheduled this afternoon a month out and walked …

    Sometimes, just listening is the best way to ease the mind…    

A few days ago, I posted a question on my Facebook wall asking my friends about the one thing that has changed them the most. Among almost 30 replies, Alexandria’s stood out. After losing her mother to cancer, Alexandria decided to change the landscape for others by helping raise $100,000 for the American Cancer Society. …

Social Media has become the window of opportunity that every dreamer can leverage into possibly the chance of a lifetime. It’s my opinion that those with the proper motivation and, importantly, skill, have the tools of opportunity to make their dreams into reality. I believe that there is ripe opportunity for you to go and …

I’m proud to announce the addition of Jonathon W. Steiert to the GirlmeetsGeek blog. His passion for Social Media and unique perspective is one I enjoy reading about on Twitter and on the web.  I’m proud to feature his insight and outlook on GirlmeetsGeek.   Every Christmas Eve my family travels the 4 miles to …

I sat on my couch after finishing up a day of work and staring at the sink of dishes I promised J. I’d tackle before he came home.  I don’t listen to KS95 in the Twin Cities, but I used to follow their twitter feed. A mix of self-deprecation and ill-attempts at humor, I usually …

In 2012, I’m you’ll see a bit of change on the website and within Social Media. We’ve gotten to the point online, that everyone has become a speaker, writer. The labels have truly lost their value. In truth, Social Media has become so common, it’s almost silly to call it out specially or claim it …

This past year has been a blur with incredible blessings decorating some very difficult months.  Most of all, a year of finding myself, over and over again. This Christmas and Holiday Season I don’t wish for you a tree with gifts underneath, but a spirit that recognizes the gifts, inside. I wish for you  a …