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The models are coming!

Y’all, I’m dying that I’m posting this picture of myself here, but I needed to catch your attention with the excitement of the surprise of the full model lineup reveal for our upcoming “Confident Spring Style GNO”.  So I looked back at all the videos I made the day we revealed the new venue for this event at 5 Stonebriar Way because that day was so full of fun, and mystery and surprise.  I knew I’d be able to find myself making some ridiculous face that would express the excitement I’m feeling today about beginning to announce our model lineup.  I started to play part 3 of the venue reveal Voila’! 

That was easy.

Apparently I make A LOT of ridiculous faces when I’m sharing something I’m excited about, and you know what?  There’s no shame in that.  I have a lot to be excited about right now and you do too!  …

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The gift of authentic connection

Leading a Girls Night Out once a month requires more behind the scenes effort than most people realize.  Especially our brand of GNO, because it’s really more like a mini-retreat, entertaining workshop, TV talk show style interview, and a done-for-you dinner with girlfriends, all rolled into one.  There are what seems a million details and logistics to coordinate, on top of the heart of it all to reconnect busy women to inspire joy and courage.  Even so, you would think that since we’ve done it every single month for three years, we would have it down and it would run like a well-oiled machine.

To a certain extent we do, and it does. 

But somehow, the cascade of surprises on event day never cease to amaze.  Most often my best laid plans for a relaxing day of finessing the content for the evening, and taking time to actually make myself at …

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Bring light

Kerry’s smile lights up the whole room.  But it’s not an innocent, Texas, sweet, sappy, or fake smile.  It’s pure brilliance, that’s what it is.  It’s the sassy smile of a strong, beautiful, and courageous woman who came to the USA from England when she was only 21, in pursuit of a career as a stylist.  It’s a knowing smile that she’s chosen, over and over, through all the hard work, effort and struggle.  It’s the smile that says without a word, “I got you girl.  We’ve got this.” and you instantly believe her.

Her smile is representative of the beautiful light inside her soul.

Kerry was one of the first participants of our Girls Night Out.  It didn’t take her long to enthusiastically raise her hand for Swish Salon in Frisco (that she built from the ground up) to partner with us a sponsor of our monthly pampering hour. (She’s smart like that!) Kerry, and …

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I see courage

I wanted to write a story about each of our Featured Guests for this Thursday’s GNO and realized that I don’t have a picture with Theresa.  She had to scoot out of our little brunch get-together before I was able to grab a pic with her.   I was so bummed and  searched her Facebook for a fun picture to tell her story.  I was instantly drawn to this beautiful image.

Then I read the story . . . and the tears fell.

Now I know why we didn’t get a picture together.  You needed to hear this story in her words, not mine.  I want you to meet Theresa, to get to know her story and her heart.  I can tell you all the things I know and love about her, like her obvious wisdom, kindness, courage, resiliency, generosity, and her fierce belief in supporting other women.  But I can’t even get …

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Up close & personal

It always feels pretty random, the way I decide what to write in the mornings.  Today, I knew I wanted to write about Vanessa and couldn’t believe how difficult it was to find a good picture of the two of us together.  This was the only picture I could find (and I know I have so many more).  But I kept looking because this one is just so close!  Then it occurred to me that this one is perfect.  It represents one of the things I love most about Vanessa.

She is all about being up close and personal.

Vanessa is an incredible portrait photographer with a passion for capturing the heart of a woman through her lens.  She loves photographing mothers & daughters, sisters, close friends, and even multiple generations of women.  She has a very unique way of capturing the essence of love and connection between women in her photography.  …

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Leah is leading the way

This is such a treasured image for me because it represents so much of what I believe is true about women.  This is my friend Leah Frazier.  She’s a stunning fashion entrepreneur, who also happens to be a double-licensed attorney and own a media company.  But you wouldn’t know any of that when you meet her.  Oh you’ll know she’s smart, strong and wise, no doubt.  But she has such a bright, kind, and generous spirit, it’s more likely you’ll think she’s you long-lost sister soul mate.

And that’s what makes this story so special.

One night in February, she showed up in my Facebook feed.  Even through the screen of Facebook, she exuded such a bright, beautiful light. I stalked her for a minute, and quickly realized she was someone I would love to know.  She is doing countless amazing things with her life, but her feed somehow seems like it’s …

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