http://www.thebarefootceo.com We Are All the CEO's of Our Own Lives, If We Don't Like Something We Can Make an Executive Decision to Change It, If We Can't Change It, We Can Laugh About It! Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:16:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am hearing from more and more of you, and after a chat with my friend Ranae, it is becoming quite clear that this is the summer adult children are descending upon us like locus.  Maybe they arrived back home because they could no longer afford rent, maybe they lost ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=78 Several years ago I was talking with a woman I considered invincible. She was an athlete, a woman who ran marathons, went backpacking alone, and climbed mountains most only view from the ground. I was telling her how much I envied her courage and lack of fear. She looked at ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=447 The other day I was searching for a photo for a new picture frame I'd just bought. I sorted through dozens of vacation snapshots—the ones I keep telling myself I will some day put in adorable scrapbooks—but for now they sit in shoe boxes. As I poured over the pictures I ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=442 I just went to lunch with a friend, and as gals do we got talking about, well everything...  and it seems a lot of women are in the midst of big, bold, brave life changes right now.  I think it is really exciting to see women decide they aren't waiting ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=6 Sometimes on the way to your dream you get lost and find a better one. Now more than ever I am finding people are truly reevaluating life.  Perhaps with our ever-changing landscape now is the perfect time to step back and ponder what other paths we might have taken, what ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=120 I believe there are two groups of people; those who like to live with a fire extinguisher on each hip and those who don’t.  I fall into the don’t category.  I like to avoid those last minute fires whenever possible. I figure life hands us enough twists and turns that can’t ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=431 The heat is on so I braved my first trip to the local pool.  Ladies what is the deal?  More and more of us gals are starting to wonder out loud why it is okay for men to walk around like Sasquatch while women get dirty looks if we show ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=420 If you read my last posting you know I have been in need of more than a chiropractic adjustment, I needed an attitude adjustment! I have often said when kids are crabby put them in water. I think this applies to big kids too. When my kids were little I would ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=416 For several weeks I have been referring to a situation as a pain in the ass.  It has been frustrating and draining.  I like a drama free zone, and it has been anything but around here lately.  One of those times, whether on the home front or at work we ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=406 The other day I was trying to untangle a bunch of necklaces that had become twisted up together in one big ball of knots.    After about twenty extremely frustrating minutes on this mess it became quite clear to me that the harder I pulled on each chain, the more ensnarled ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=401 I was chatting with a friend yesterday who was at the end of her rope.   She said she felt like she was clinging to her last shred of sanity.  We have all been there at one point or another.    As she was sharing her feelings of exasperation it dawned on ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=396 I was in a store a few days ago watching a young Mom juggle three small children.  At the check out counter the woman ringing her up smiled and said “Don’t worry, it will get easier.”  I wanted to tell her the truth. I have come to realize the unspoken truth ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=387 Not only is Mother’s Day around the corner,  May 2nd was Jordan’s birthday.  I feel compelled to remind everyone how precious life is and how important it is live it with passion. Jordan Chiovarelli was one of those charismatic characters you couldn’t help but love. He was my daughter Harlie’s best ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=382 This is the year I am going to stop fighting nature... I am apparently born to be a bad packer. I have spent a lifetime trying to master the art of packing. I really want to be one of those people who can show up with a small carry-on bag ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=377 Am I the only one with a growing stack of receipts, credit card bills and IRS forms about to smother me? I think April 15th should be a national holiday—so we at least get a day off. Or maybe it should be April 16th so we can recover and lick our ... http://www.thebarefootceo.com/?p=372