Being a GenXer, I’m a part of the first generation who had mothers working outside the home. As a young girl, it was drilled into me from teachers and the every cheesy sitcom I watched that I could be whatever I wanted to be.
Being a GenXer, I’m a part of the first generation who had mothers working outside the home. As a young girl, it was drilled into me from teachers and the every cheesy sitcom I watched that I could be whatever I wanted to be.
This week was very tough. I managed to get to the gym consistently, but we’re in the last push of the boys’ baseball season, so our entire week revolved around the ball park.
For better or worse, my brain is wired like my father’s. Jerry Braun’s brain is a deficit when I’m expected to keep inappropriate thoughts to myself, refrain from laughing at funerals, politely listen to someone drone on about something I’m not interested in or suppress my urge to eat junk food.
Petunia has been with me nearly half my life and for the last ten years she’s been the only other female in our house.
I missed the boat in the early part of my career by not being strong and confident enough to behave as an aspiring leader. I will not make that mistake again.
I’d be lying if I said this was getting even a little bit easier. Every day is a struggle to get out of bed to drag myself to the gym. The difference this time— I’m doing it.
This week’s interview is with my bestest bestie, Molly Woods. Our paths first crossed in 1995 during our short-lived careers in the McAlpin’s shoe department. Within the first three minutes of meeting, the great “Y” verses “IE” debate began.
I’ve always considered myself to be a genuine person. I respect people from all walks of life and treat everyone I meet with respect. Growing up in a rural area taught me that I can learn something from an illiterate farmhand as readily as an ivy-league educated CEO.
This is something I frequently hear parents say—'“my only hope is that my children are happy.” I never know how to respond to this statement because I wouldn’t dare wish this on my boys. I don’t know much, but I do know that spending your life looking for happiness is the surest way to be unhappy.
Covington based Aviatra Accelerators asked me to moderate a panel of authors for their June GROW Workshop, “I Could Be a Writer!”
The scheduling gods hate me and my plans to keep making progress. Jason is going into work earlier and earlier all the time and working the weekends too. I’ve managed to still get 4 workouts in this week, but it’s not been without challenges.
I didn’t play team sports as a kid. I didn’t really play any sports, except in PE class, which caused me so much anxiety I frequently vomited on my way to the gymnasium. Don’t get me wrong, I was a physically active kid, spending most of my days outside.
