Tattoos, piercings, and other body art used to be taboo. They were associated with “freak shows” at local fairs and circuses, with outlaw biker gangs, or with dangerous, rebellious types of people. Fortunately today, much of American society has done a 180-degree...
If you yourself have ever sat down to write a blog or article, you might agree with me that the first sentence is the hardest. I mean, how do you get going on some subjects without some lame idiom or tired phrase? As I sit here and think of lines like, “this has been...
It’s been a little while since our most recent Forward Emotion blog. The last time we checked in with you, I was working on training Peanut, our new puppy (who isn’t such a puppy anymore). We had also recently moved into our new location at 1440 Maple Avenue in Lisle....
In my most recent blog post, I introduced you to my “troublemaker” mother and reflected upon the influence that she has had on me and so many other women. Today I want to introduce you to the newest member of my family, our rescued puppy Peanut. In fact, at four...
As Erica, Sabrina, and I continue to settle into our new office at 1440 Maple Avenue, I realized that it was the perfect time to talk about a woman who not only helped us ready the space for opening, but who was an extremely influential person in who I am today: my...
