I’m killing it at work & home. Breaking boundaries in my field, raising the best 3 kids, taking them around the world, and staying balanced.
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I love feeling free of the social constraints I felt when I was younger. I feel free to be my authentic self, especially at work, and confident in the knowledge and skillset I have built up over the course of my career. I love feeling at home in my body, feeling beautiful, healthy, and graceful for me and not for society. I love how my relationships have matured as I've aged. And, I love looking out over the horizon of the second half of my life and knowing I can make whatever I want out of it.
How do you stay fabulous?I stay fabulous by staying curious and taking risks! I love exploring, trying new things, and maintaining old hobbies. In the past year I took pottery classes, brought my family to Europe twice, knit my sister a wedding shawl, was given a Women to Watch award, and spoke on panels about women in industry. This year I'm developing a program to encourage young women to join the trades, writing my first article for publication, strengthening my yoga practice, and taking my family skiing in Quebec.
What would you do with the $40,000?I am fabulously lucky to have 3 fabulous younger sisters and 1 phenomenally fabulous mom. My mom turns 70 in a little over a year, and I would use half the funds to take all of us and our spouses and kids on a fabulous adventure. We would charter a sailboat in the Mediterranean and sail from country to country. I would use 25% to make my family's new house feel more like a home, and I would donate the last 25% to local charities supporting women, such as Rosie's Place and Women's Lunch Place.
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