Self care

This week I attended the BlogHerDC conference. It was awesome and some of the takeaways can be found in our Read More »

Nurturing is notably a feminine trait.  Historically women have been leading examples of the attributes that we associate with this virtue.  While many men also possess these virtues, the audience at Shine is primarily women; therefore most of the entries in this series will be focused on... Read More »

The repair job I did worked on my flute-much to my delight~and I'm reading a little music along with it. *Big cheer of victory* I've also been hob nobbing reading different blogs here and the cool article called "talk to strangers" in which the author points out everything my mom... Read More »

If it's one trick I play on myself,it's going to my local B&N with the thought in my head that I might pick up just a magazine. Yeah, right~not with the monstrous sales tables ever on display! I wound up in the music section and picked up a small book on flute playing~not because I... Read More »

It takes a village to make my hair not look frizzy or witchy or just plain dull. I get it blown out in the early morning on Monday and then again later in the week as needed (workouts and triathlon training are not so good for a hairdo). I also have blonde streaks put in every six to eight... Read More »

Nurturing is notably a feminine trait.  Historically women have been leading examples of the attributes that we associate with this virtue.  While many men also possess these virtues, the audience at Shine is primarily women; therefore most of the entries in this series will be focused on... Read More »