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The Final Weeks of Pregnancy

September 14, 2012 / My Pregnant Pilgrimage #1 It’s funny, in these last several weeks of pregnancy I haven’t had the impulse to write. Well maybe that’s actually not funny funny. But it is something that I’ve noticed.    Picture this: You are sitting in your house or your favorite cafe or your office. You are sitting in …

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My Pregnant Pilgrimage

Today marks the start of a break I’m choosing to create for myself. 40 days of letting go and letting rest. I am choosing a quiet and unplugged space in which I can welcome the newest member of our family tribe. Our whole crew is so looking forward to this special time and as hard …

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Let Rest

Ahh, let rest. I write today from the midst of a glorious retreat weekend. I’m away with two dear friends and fellow entrepreneurs for our third annual Entrepreneur’s Getaway. The three of us have holed up in an old train station turned art studio/Airbnb in the horse country of Virginia. Our theme for the weekend …

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Release the Books

I want to share a funny story with you all this week. It’s a story about my books. They’ve been locked up for about a year in pretty dismal quarters. A closet. Yes, a closet. One that was teeming, filled top to bottom, many rows deep, with books. But just this week I gave them …

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Failure and the Importance of Taking Breaks

It’s been almost a year since I spent a long-weekend at the start of 2016 at Montfair Resort Farm with dear friends and fellow entrepreneurs. Our focus was simple. We were there to be in service to one another and our businesses. It was the second time we convened for our Entrepreneur’s Getaway and 3.0 is …

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A Perfect Fall Escape

For the second year in a row, Colin and I decided to pack up the kids and head north for an autumnal getaway in the Hudson Valley. This year’s trip was just what we needed. We stayed in a beautiful 2-bedroom house on a large 27 acre property. Or as the kids came to refer …

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