Every single day I realize more and more how fortunate I am because my parents did everything they could to ensure I had a great education. Too many girls aren’t as lucky as I was. Approximately 31 million girls don’t go to school nor receive any kind of education. That number is … [Read more...]

When I was a girl, I felt that being too sensitive and feeling too much was a weakness. All my teenage years I battled these feelings because I wanted to be strong and not hurt so much. After life taught me a few tough lessons, I decided it was time to stop feeling. It was … [Read more...]

Dustin Hoffman’s video testimonial in which he breaks down when remembering what he realized when he prepared for his role in “Tootsie” quickly went viral after it was posted by Upworthy. It painfully reminds us about certain realities that we might not like to admit, such as how … [Read more...]

When Marc Mero walked on stage, I honestly had no idea I would end tweeting up a storm during his keynote presentation at Disney Social Media Moms. I am not a wrestling fan and I felt his grand entrance was a bit too much. However, I always try to keep an open mind, because you … [Read more...]

There are so many debates about whether we should call our little girls “princesses”, whether it will hinder their independence later on, whether we are taking a step back instead of a step forward in what it really means to be a girl or young woman these days. I still call my … [Read more...]

Some days are painful to get through.  You just wish you had stayed under the covers and could have slept the entire day to skip whatever did not work out as expected. You know things will get better, that a crappy day does not a crappy life make, and that you will work … [Read more...]