Today I feel compelled to tell a little story about peace.   My brother and I were two of the most fortunate people in the world. We were raised by two parents who balanced each other in a way that

  I conscientiously made a decision many years ago to be a quiet woman. Let my actions speak louder than my words. Mother Theresa is whom I admired and wanted to emulate. I hardly ever heard her

After getting my FlipCam, I have been having some fun making videos of both clients and personal moments. The client Vlogs I have been sharing every month, howver, unless you follow me on Facebook, y

Ballroom Dancers.com My husband and I have a secret - we take ballroom dance lessons. We pour ourselves a glass of wine and free of charge, go onto this website, play the videos and learn the steps

  Desert Living and Water - What is Your Water Footprint?   Living in the Sonoran Desert, I am reminded every single day, how precious water is. It is dry here. So dry, that sometimes t

Looking in my closet as a long-time vegetarian, I had a sad realization. I am a cave-woman. I have leather boots and shoes, a down comforter, wool coat, angora sweater, leather purses, even some lea

Recently my husband and I have been having an ongoing conversation. He thinks that vegans (people who aim to consume no animal-based products whatsoever, also called a pure or ethical vegetarians) ar

paper.li   "Read Twitter as a Daily Newspaper" is the tagline for this powerful little program, paper.li. which organizes links shared on Twitter into an easy to read newspaper-style format. Ne

Women on the Verge (WOTV) is one year old. I say that one line and I am somewhat blown away. Not by how fast time flies, or that it seems like it was only yesterday. But, how, like when you have a

Women on the Verge VLog Member - Marcia Reynolds  Her mission, her focus and her belief in community Check it out on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/womenontheverge  

Last month, I received an email from PETA asking if I would be willing to participate in their 30 Day Vegan challenge. Since I have been a vegetarian for 5 years, and have been thinking about going "

Welcome to our first Vlog! I thought I would take you on a little mini-tour of the office and my commute. No visit to the Co-Op Web office would be complete without an introduction to Cousteau, t

The most beautiful girl in the world is not happy with the way she looks. She picks herself apart in the mirror every day. She's disgusted with what she sees as her flabby thighs, her too small br

    During the June Mothers on the Verge show, I asked WOTV member, Kadi Prescott about a vision board that she showcased during one of her tweets. She talked about how she got the idea

The Best Things on the Internet are Free - July Edition: Since 1994, we always believed the best part of the Internet is FREE.   TripIt - organizes your plans in a master travel itinerary th

One of the problems I have had through the years in achieving goals, is brain clutter. I think that I am not alone. How do we get rid of the brain clutter and focus in order to reach the goals that

Many of my female friends have been with me for decades. They have lasted longer than any boyfriend, hairdresser or home I have lived in. We have endured births, marriages, divorces, graduations and

I recently read a story that described the work schedule of a small village in India. In this very old, thriving farm village they practice a very unique work schedule. Work for 3 hours, take a br

Thank you to our members: Kadi Prescott, Jessica Pieklo and Elle Sharpe for being a wonderful panel on MOTHERS ON THE VERGE, today on the Women on the Verge Radio Show.We laughed a lot, which shows me

Family - Heritage - Resolve These are the words used by Pamela Ferris-Olson in our panel discussion on the Minority Women in Leadership radio show. She used the words, family, heritage and resolve

We had so much fun on the WOTV Radio Show.  Thank you to our member guests:  Dawn RiversBaker, Elianne Ramos and Pamela Ferris-Olson  for the wonderful discussion and vibrant time. 

When I first started in the Internet industry, in 1994, with the exception of the office receptionist, there were no other females in the office. I came in as the only person with design experience

My wardrobe was in need of a spring/summer refresher and there, on my online shopping screen was the most divine night gown I have ever seen. Spaghetti straps, body draping, soft, natural fibers and

Recently I watched a video of Oprah Winfrey talking to Geneen Roth, author of Women Food and God, regarding a time that Oprah forgot her loveliness. Oprah points to this gi-normous photo of the cov

Every morning we have a quote on the Twitter @womenontheverge and this morning'a quote was, "If you can't laugh about sex, you shouldn't be doing it." -- Sue Johanson Question of the Day:Do you know

Every morning we have a quote on the Twitter @womenontheverge and this morning'a quote, "Though I have no productive worth, I have a certain value as an indestructible quantity." -- Alice James Alice

Recently on Facebook, I posted that I resisted getting a Kindle until recently because I thought I would be annoyed by reading a book on a screen, while, in fact, it is not bothering me one tiny bit.

My husband and I have a great relationship. We understand each other very well on almost every subject. We are politically alike, our core values are the same in regard to family, honesty and trus

There's a contest for Bad Poetry going on at Chip MacGregor and here are my two entries.  I ahve tons o fbad poetry to choose from, so I chose two of my favorite baddies.  See what you think

The Best Things on the Internet are Free - May Edition:   - Popurls - (it rhymes with popular) brings us tons of information in one setting in up-to-the-moment headlines from the biggest and mo

Be still my heart! I just received notification that my pre-ordered copy of the latest Sookie Stackhouse novel is on its way! Yes, I am addicted to serial novels. Particularly those on the funny/sl

Dr. Aumatma (Binal) Shah went to Naturopathic school to be of service to mankind, and help us dhe does - for free.  She founded a medical facility named the Karma Clininc, where she provides all

Sisters and Brothers of the Internet, aka Netizens, it may seem strange to compare the World Wide Web to the spiritual concept of Oneness, meaning we are all connected as one, that we recognize the

Part 1 - the birth It was 1982 in a Seattle suburb, when I realized I needed to work. Our little family of three - dad, mom and baby boy led a simple, frugal, active life. Container gardening on ou

Morning greeted me with a little bit of overcast during my yoga practice. The sun worked hard to burn off the clouds and was rewarded with a grand entrance, giving me the inspiration to go out in t

In an attempt to make clearing the clutter from your website sound like more fun than pulling weeds, I have created this handy-dandy checklist with some free software to help you make your website the

hummingbird's joy shines,in your golden locktiny, graceful feet,longing to dance hands that cooked gourmet meals,strong and supportive the scent of soap and incense, cling to your clothes a home fi

This is the second in a series of four articles celebrating Earth Day - April 22, 2010. It's a little bit challenging to show Mother Earth you love her while you work on your computer everyday, howev

he stereotypes are very telling - we're hippies, wimps, can't hold a job, wear funny looking clothes, ugly shoes, have pasty skin, are scary PETA activists, angry, wirey grey-haired, cultish and tryin

Today I went to the health food store and bought like a single person. All of the snack foods I crave, all of the body soaps I like, and even a vegan lunch that was new and adventurous for me. While

On April 22nd, our planet celebrates its 40th Earth Day. I am a strong proponent that it's the little changes that can help make big change in our businesses and ultimately our lives. Listed below

Okay, I was all ready, on this Meatless Monday, to blog in defense of Dr. Sue Johanson, who in her show,Talk Sex with Sue Johanson, in a segment called Hard to Swallow , tells a caller to tell her hus

The Best Things on the Internet are Free -- April 2010 Edition: Academic Earth - Free online video courses from leading universities. - http://www.academicearth.org/ Internet Archive - This

Mr. Rogers swam daily and kept his weight at 143 pounds, because those are the numbers that align with the words "I love you". Gertrude Stein would sit in her parked car everyday and write poetry. Pre

I found this post from a year and a half ago on my blog and thought I would share it here, since it still feels relevant and close to my heart. _____ So many times recently I have sat down to write,

You have spent years growing and nurturing an opt-in email list and everyone you know is on Twitter and Facebook - does this make your email list obsolete? In a word, No. But it does mean that the r

I practice Kundalini Yoga everyday at about 5ish - 7ish in the morning. Two of my favorite teachers are Ana Brett and Ravi Singh who are kind enough to supply us with some super valuable information

Yesterday I had a discussion with my husband about an article I read regarding eating right for hypothyroidism, which is something I have dealt with for about ten years. The article titled, "Is Your

What has become a win-win situation between web design firms and businesses is being exercised in the latest redesign of the Acacia / Marketplace/ Tohono Chul Tea Room website(s). A situation of mutu