Apologies to my spiritually sexy sisters who have been checking back in regularly looking for more titillating and inspiring blogs over the last couple of weeks.  Like most working mothers there are times we get overwhelmed and pushed almost beyond our capabilities and this has been the case for me lately, except for one thing.  I have never been more joyful about this state of near exhaustion!  What has been keeping me so busy that I haven’t had time to keep up with my weekly blogs?  Something REALLY spiritually sexy . . . 

Parents and teachers beware; Google is planning to make your jobs a little bit harder.  Influencing a kid’s decisions is already tricky, and with Google’s new Project Glass, it may become almost impossible unless your methods get an update.  Google has combined the functionality of your iPhone and iPod with its popular features and put them into glasses.

I recently had the honor and pleasure of attending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s meeting entitled “The Empowerment of Girls and Women: Addressing poverty, hunger, health disparities, education, and other current changes.” 

This past Sunday my son and I stumbled upon Lady Gaga's new Born This Way initiative, launched recently at Harvard, which focuses on heightening understanding around bullying and promoting a more compassionate society. It spurred a great conversation with my ten-year old around why people bully and what you can do when you see bullying. 



A lot of moms would like to start a business from home to have flexibility and leisure time to get multiple chores done and eran a living.

Maintaining household and paying bills on time is essential and important.

Starting a consultant business in any industry is rewarding and challenging.

Here are the first steps to get the ball rolling in a timely fashion.

First, creating a business name is the most important ordeal of the day.

Receiving support from family and friends to help you come up with a spectacular and memorable business name.

A friend of mine raved about her fitbit.  And she is someone who rarely gushes so I was intrigued.  I thought $100 for what essentially seemed like a pedometer was a little steep.  But I went ahead and bought it and then started using it.  Immediately, I began to learn surprising things about myself:

What it is:  A dare gone viral.  Kids challenge each other to eat a tablespoon of ground cinnamon which will surely result in coughing, gagging, choking, and sometimes vomiting.  Oh, and it burns like heck, too.

What are manners?  Socially acceptable ways of acting based on the social norms and customs of the group

Why manners are important:  Manners demonstrate to others the level of respect you have for them . . . and yourself.  Your manners influence the respect you receive from others in return.

Article first published as The Fall of the Call on Technorati.