Glow Girl! Brianna Carson

What is YOUR story? Who are YOU? What is YOUR life journey all about? My story is one of transformation.  Like most people, I entered adulthood with a lot of expectations of myself and of the world.  I got married young, and soon had all the “things” I could want …

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Glow Girl! Carolyn Usick

What is YOUR story? Who are YOU? What is YOUR life journey all about? My story is all about change.  I was a chameleon for most of my life, until at the age of 31  I found myself single again, after a ten year relationship ended.  I have spent a …

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Spread the Love!

I want to thank the beautiful and talented Isabella Grondin for nominating me for the #alsicebucketchallenge. This challenge has been absolutely incredible. It has raised awareness for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” which is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the …

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Glow Girl! Anna Hewstan

What is YOUR story? Who are YOU? What is YOUR life journey all about? Well, this is tough for me to answer because I don’t like putting labels on myself such as mom, wife, friend, daughter, sister, marketer, rainmaker at Small Gigs.  I feel like those words restrict me even …

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Reunions, Reflections and Reality

This past weekend I had the extreme pleasure of attending a 20 year reunion in Scottsdale with the women of my AOII Chapter Consultant team. In 1993-1994 we represented our International Headquarters and travelled to chapters on university campuses all across North America. Our visits included meeting with chapter officers, …

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Mirror, Mirror

See this sign? It must be above my head…. right?! Well if it isn’t why am I so drawn to men that are afraid of commitment? When people say, “What’s your type?” I can now confidently say, highly intelligent, great sense of humour, charismatic, chivalrous, has a strong command, globally …

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The Passage of Time

This weekend I was fortunate enough to have my brother, his girlfriend and my nephew in town for a visit. As we have now lived in different cities for more than 15 years, we only get to see each other about once a year. This visit was really meaningful for …

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