When the numbers don't matter.

My facebook group has been a major source of aggravation for me. So I decided to stop complaining and have done something about it. I had to decide that the numbers do not matter when I want and active and engaged community. 

I combed through my group and found that there are a lot of fake accounts and/or people l that are not active on facebook. I removed all of these people - Well over 150.

I know there was a reason why these folks wanted to be apart of group initially. I am sure they saw an ad, or experienced one of my post and decided they needed to be apart of the action.

When the member is no longer emotional, they will go away. And this is okay. This puts the responsibility on me to better manage my groups. 

I have been thinking a lot about creating an engaged community and I realize it first starts with me.

It’s no longer acceptable for me to spend my precious time curating resources for Lookie Lou’s, Freeple’s, and...

Instagram is Changing The Game

Have you heard the news that Instagram is going to remove likes? Yep. In fact, as we speak it is currently being tested in Canada.  

“To like or not to like,” as Shakespeare once said.

Actually, Shakespeare never said that.

But I certainly have a thought. So here goes:

I support this change one-hundred percent given the countless studies showing Instagram users having major struggles with anxiety, depression, loneliness, sleep quality and negative impact on body image.

Instagram’s biggest reason for wanting to remove likes from public posts is tied to all of the recent media attention around people using them as an evaluation of themselves in terms of self-esteem and acceptance.

To put it bluntly, these behaviors are making people depressed because of the tendency of people to compare themselves to an idealized or aspiration lifestyle that may or may not be real.

This, in my opinion, is a big deal

It’s a decision,...

Self Love Means Celebrating YOU!

“It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit.”

Eartha Kitt

Low self-esteem is common among women. It’s where we lack the will and desire to celebrate ourselves.

I have a few questions for you. Ready?

Do you compare yourself to others, leading to feelings of inadequacy?

Ever had the experience of accomplishing something amazing only to focus on all the things you did wrong?

Or spend months on a project, pouring your heart and soul into it only to be too embarrassed to let anyone see it?

All of these can be huge hurdles to overcome, even if you are a person who’s inherently motivated, talented and ambitious.

Soooo, are you ready to shift out of these patterns? Then let’s start with something basic. It embodies two simple words:

Celebrate Yourself!

The next time you...