It's Garden Time

Let me introduce you to my new friend, Willow. It was one of those icy January days when the world seems to hold its breath. On January 29, with the temperature hovering at a staggering 8 degrees, I stepped outside and spotted her—a tiny stray cat huddled near my trash cans, foraging for scraps. Against the harsh, white backdrop of the snow, she looked impossibly delicate. But as I approached, I realized this little grey "fuzzball" was different. She wasn’t afraid. Instead, s

This American Girl's Dream hasn't been for the Faint of Heart: The Unfiltered Reality of Small Business. The flower girl. The reality of the "American Dream" is something I think about often, especially lately while helping a friend launch her own business. Seeing her at the starting line takes me back to where my own journey began. My "American Girl Dream" began not in a boardroom but on a corner at the top of the street where my childhood home was located when I was five ye