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What Are the Greatest Lessons I Learned in 2021? I’ve been thinking about this for a couple weeks now. December is for self-reflection, and I have put in my time with this annual task. Admittedly, it was a little harder this year. I think that is because the lessons aren’t new, and I had […]
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December is always a month of reflection for me. I’ve been super busy and driving a lot which leaves me a good bit of time to think. I had a 26-minute ‘my heart to my heart’ conversation with myself this week about my past, present, and future. How do I know that it was […]
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December 15th is National Cupcake Day! I love cupcakes! The pandemic has made it harder for me to visit a new bakery each month, but it did not stop my cupcake of the month journey. I managed to try 11 new bakeries – not bad at all. Nicki’s 2021 Bakery of the Month […]
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While other coaches keep pushing us all to press forward through the end of the year, my mind, body, and spirit are like, “girl go sit down somewhere”. Not only have I given so much of myself all year and I’m physically tired, but I also just want to end the year with quiet, […]
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Exploitation + Exhaustion = Exit Strategy Exploitation is a strong word, but some of you know that it applies to you. Your time, talent, and temperament are being taken advantage of. Your confidence is shaky, your salary is insufficient, and you are discouraged or not allowed to take much-needed time off because you are […]
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In my ideal world, Pack A Purse Drive begins the first of November, I host our Annual Purse Packing Party the first Saturday in December, I complete Uplevel Your Position Program cohort 4 in the first two weeks in December, I close out my academic semester with my students in the second week of […]
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It’s Monday again! How was your weekend? How did you feel on Friday at 5pm? Did you feel the same on Sunday at 5pm? Of course, you didn’t because they are not the same. The freedom, fun, and flexibility you anticipated on Friday and experienced during the weekend end on Sunday. Often time that […]
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My daughter, JaMai, had the idea to host her first Pack A Purse™ Drive during Christmas 2007. Why purses? JaMai loves fashion and she wanted to give back in a way that she knew other teen girls would appreciate. We set out to collect purses and personal care items for teenage girls in group […]
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It’s hard to believe that we have been participating in the love and joy of this Christmas tradition for 15 years! Because of YOU, Pack A Purse™ Drive has collected and distributed 8,128 purses (plus many hundreds of wallets and cosmetic bags) to 71 youth-serving organizations over 14 holiday seasons (2007-2020). Although I hoped […]
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