Move a Million Miles
If you live in Southwest Florida year-round, you know the absolute best time to get outside and be active is the beginning of the year. The skies are blue. The...
27
Feb
2019
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04
Apr
2018
Out of Time
When I was a kid, I fell in love with the band REM. It was the album Out of Time that changed the way I thought about music and made...
07
Feb
2018
Underneath the Same Big Sky
Recently, my six year old son received three sheets of glow-in-the-dark star stickers. We spent an afternoon applying them to the ceiling in his bedroom while he shared everything he...
06
Dec
2017
Some Things Just Can’t be Automated
It’s tough to have a conversation without checking the Internet. We try to remember movies, facts, dates, and determine the best brand of this or that on a daily basis. ...
25
Oct
2017
Costume Shop of Causes
At 9 and 6 years old, my kids are fully engaged in Halloween. They imagine their costumes well in advance, constructing a long list of all the things they could...
13
Sep
2017
Two Sides of Surprise
Some people like surprises, others do not. While I like the idea of surprises, not all surprises are welcome. Not too long ago, I discovered the tile floors in my 1950s...
05
Apr
2017
You Make Your Community
April is upon us and that means a couple of things are top of mind in my household. First, it’s that time of year when the weather starts to shift...
20
Sep
2016
FutureMakers hosts annual Champions Breakfast
Goal to transform Southwest Florida’s workforce FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2016) – More than 100 attendees recently gathered at Six Bends Harley-Davidson in Fort Myers for the FutuerMakers Coalition’s annual...
20
Apr
2016
Small but Powerful People
I am the mother of two amazing little ones, a 7 year-old, compassionate, old-soul and a meticulous, thoughtful 5 year-old. They have an incredible power to rapidly change me. They...
17
Feb
2016
Why did you choose Southwest Florida?
When people I meet out and about in Southwest Florida learn I grew up here, they always express surprise because the region is made up of so many people that...