Summer is just around the corner, ladies! Lipstick & Luster and the Better Business Babe have teamed up to share this summer’s hottest makeup trends guaranteed to make your summer sizzle! Bronzers Show that summer glow without spending a second at the beach! Beat the heat and protect your skin by rocking a fun faux sun-kissed tan! Matte is out for summer! Get that glamorous glow by applying bronzer below your hairline, bridge of nose, tops of ears and of course, to the apples of …
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Dinner in a Flash!
We all lead these incredibly busy lives. Seriously, for me anyhow, I have a front row seat up on Ozzy's train when it comes to life. I won't bore you with the details but I will say, dinner can get a little dicey at times. I've made it a mission to have some tasty, healthy, & fast recipes for the nights it takes all my willpower not to pull into the Rubio's parking lot. So here is 1 of my all time fav go-to recipes. Enjoy y'all! Bang Bang Shrimp Wraps Ingredients: 1 lb. shrimp, …
I Lift and I Like It (part 2)
After doing two more marathons throughout graduate school, I began to question how I was measuring my fitness. I would run for hours on end thinking I was the fittest person ever and liking the fact that it kept me slim. I started reading about the benefits of cross training and decided it would be a challenge to do a triathlon and it would mean incorporating two other disciplines as cross training. So I bought a bike and started swimming in a pool to train for my first spring triathlon in Lake …
Happy Mother’s Day!
"Mother is the name of God in the lips and hearts of children." William Makepeace Thackeray On this Mother's Day we celebrate the Art of Motherhood. It is a joyful experience, filled with immeasurable love, sometimes immeasurable grief, and always a lot of giving. It is undoubtedly an art form, a craft, a creative, undefined, makeup-as-you-go noble profession that takes what seems like a lifetime to master. More importantly, it is a privilege. What is the Art of Mothering? I think Reena …
I Lift and I Like It (part 1)
“Lifting weights makes you bulky.” “I don’t want to look too muscular.” “That’s great that you can lift that much and you don’t look too manly.” “Wow. I could never do that. I’m not very strong.” “You do what? You’re too little to do that.” “I’d have to get in shape first before trying that.” These are just a handful of excuses that I hear from women about being reluctant to lift weights. Instead, I see them literally running in circles to burn fat and be slim. I was like you, I tell …
What My Disabled Daughter Has Taught Me About Courage
"Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared." -Eddie Rickenbacker WW2 Hero My 4 year old daughter has Cerebral Palsy. She had a minor procedure recently. Not our first rodeo, but I was anxious nonetheless because it required general anesthesia. My husband usually stays home to get our 2 older boys off to school so I am used to going it alone. We were in the waiting room, watching that little bald headed Caillou on the flat screen. She wasn't …
Why Every Business Women Needs an Elevator Speech
Nice to meet you… what do you do? To say that our lives as women are busy is just… an understatement. My best friend and I tell each other that we’re going to look back one day and wonder how in world we accomplished what we did. Every contact we make during our packed-out days of running from the gym, to meetings at the Chamber of Commerce, to the bank, to the kids’ school, and back to the ‘office’ (however we define it) is an opportunity to be evangelists for our business and our mission. …
The Minimalist Guide to Social Media For Business Part I: Pick Your Battles
Having a business nowadays means that you need to be online and be present. This can become a daunting task for those new to the world of social media and the world wide web. From deciding which social media sites to be on, as well as how to keep it all up to date, you could easily become overwhelmed and frustrated. The Minimalist Guide to Social Media for Business series is here to help you understand it all and feel comfortable using it. Pick Your Battles Twitter, Facebook, …
How to Start a Non-Profit- PART 1
The hardest part of starting a non-profit is getting the courage to start! There is a delicate balance between planning and analysis paralysis. It’s important to do your research and think through your business, but be careful not to get stuck in an endless cycle of over-thinking and deliberation. My best advice is to pick just one task and follow through with it, the rest will follow. It’s a snowball effect: once you start moving, it’s easier to keep going. It can be very nerve racking to …