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Who is Your Favorite Female Boss?

October 21, 2019 No Comments

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Last week was Boss’s Day and it got me to thinking about some badass female bosses, both on-screen and off. Today’s post is my way of honoring and cheering on those truly inspiring and phenomenal real-life boss ladies! Some of these women have made us laugh and some of them have made us cry. And there may even be a couple that would make you up and quit like Andy Sachs did in The Devil Wears Prada. And speaking of The Devil Wears Prada… The first female boss that came to mind was Miranda Priestly. You know her, right? She […]

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Meryl Streep… Simply the Best!

October 22, 2016 No Comments

“Let’s face it, we were all once 3-year-olds who stood in the middle of the living room and everybody thought we were so adorable. Only some of us grow up and get paid for it.” – Meryl Streep Ms. Streep is by far one of the most talented and versatile actresses of our time, having appeared in such great dramas as Out of Africa (1985), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Doubt (2009), and The Iron Lady (2012). Her comedic talents shown through in such movies as Death Becomes Her (1992) and It’s Complicated (2009), and she has lent her voice to several movies, including Fantastic Mr. […]

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When I Grow Up…

October 2, 2015 1 Comment

You can ask my mother about this, but when I was younger, I would always say that I wanted to be the next Barbara Walters. I would pretend I was a television newswoman, staring at my reflection in the microwave oven door, reading the news stories I had written. Then when I was about 16 years old, I began writing. I may have strayed from my original path as a writer from time to time, mainly because school and life got in the way. A couple of years ago, my passion for writing was reignited and I began a blog… […]

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Fashion Icon: Gisele Bundchen

February 12, 2015 No Comments

Supermodel. Super Mom. Footballer’s Wife. Victoria’s Secret Model. Actress. Goodwill Ambassador. And she retired at the top of her game. In one word… Gisele. This Brazilian model pioneered the “horse walk”, and has been labeled by other “supermodels” to be the “only remaining true supermodel.” She has acted in only two films that I know of – Taxi, starring Queen Latifa and Jimmy Fallon, and The Devil Wears Prada, starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep. She has been listed as the highest paid model since 2004. In 1998, Gisele was called “the Body” by the great late fashion designer Alexander […]

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Meryl Streep… Simply the Best!

August 3, 2012 No Comments

“Let’s face it, we were all once 3-year-olds who stood in the middle of the living room and everybody thought we were so adorable. Only some of us grow up and get paid for it.” – Meryl Streep Ms. Streep is by far one of the most talented and versatile actresses of our time, having appeared in such great dramas as Out of Africa (1985), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Doubt (2009), and The Iron Lady (2012). Her comedic talents shown through in such movies as Death Becomes Her (1992) and It’s Complicated (2009), and she has lent her voice to several movies, including Fantastic Mr. […]