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Wiping The Year Clean
Photo by DanBrady For 2010 I’m starting a new tradition. As of January 1st – I’m wiping out all past transgressions. I’m letting go of all of my anger. I’m practicing RADICAL FORGIVENESS towards others and towards...
Best of 2009: Best Laugh
Photo by .imelda Why – Jenny Of Course! Actually I think this was a setup since the day for posting The Best Laugh of 2009 – also happens to be Jenny’s Birthday. Total Conspiracy. P.S. That’s a Photo from the time Jenny &am...
Have You Picked Your #ThemeWord for 2010?
Photo by linoleum jet ThemeWords started as a yearly tradition at LifeCamp2007, where the idea was first proposed by Erica Douglass. Participants picked one word to serve as an over-arching theme for the upcoming year. I adopted this tradition i...
Best of 2009: Best Stationary
There is a store in San Marcos, TX called Paper Bear which sells the most fantastic things. It’s the kind of store where I buy stuff that I definitely don’t need. Especially Paper Goods. I’ve bought thousands of dollars worth...
Why I Hired A Personal Assistant
Photo by hyperscholar I’ve been struggling with this for a long time. The truth is – I’m terrible at delegation. Like many of you – I’m a perfectionist. I have trouble letting go of control over my work. I wan...
Best of 2009: Best Social Web Moment
Photo by Torley Meeting You. Yes, YOU. If we met this year – that was the best moment of my life. If we didn’t meet this year – I hope we’ll meet next year. I adore you. I think you’re the greatest. Consid...
Best of 2009: Best “Aha” Moment
I really like myself. Just the way I am. I know that sounds like a cheesy line from a Bridget Jones movie – but it’s true. I’m not perfect. And I probably never will be. But I love who I am. I love waking up in my own ...
Best of 2009: Best Gift
Photo by Martin Burns Freedom. The best gift I gave myself this year was Freedom. The Freedom to say NO. The Freedom to choose. The Freedom to Be Myself. The Freedom to give up everything in the pursuit of my dreams. The Freedom to be Ha...
Best of 2009: Best Learning Experience
Standing in line for my flight to Buffalo on Christmas Eve, I discovered that recent events have transformed me into a very different person. The kind of person who doesn’t sweat the small stuff. And who has finally learned that We SEE Wh...
Best of 2009: Best Web App
I might be biased – but I love the new NutshellMail. If you haven’t checked it out yet – I encourage you to do so. NOTE: This post is part of the #best09 series – to learn more or participate in the challenge visit http://www...
Best of 2009: Best Startup
Spotify. Music. Awesome. Incredible. No Words. SPOTIFY. NOTE: This post is part of the #best09 series – to learn more or participate in the challenge visit http://www.gwenbell.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-best-of-2009-blog-challenge.html? I...
Best of 2009: Best Project
Photo by pareeerica Twilight & Tea was an idea born out of Inspiration & Desperation. I won’t tell the history of that project here (I’m saving that for the book)…but I will say this is the greatest ADVENTURE of my life...
Best of 2009: Best New Person
Do you believe in Magic? I do. I believe that if we want something badly enough. If we hope for something long enough – we can have it. We can literally will it into our lives. Three years ago I bought a book that changed my life. ...
Best of 2009: Best Car Ride
Photo by kevindooley I love to ride in cars with people who I love and haven’t seen in a long time. I love it when they pick me up or I pick them up from the airport or Cal-Train station and we have half an hour together where it’s j...
Best of 2009: Best Shop
Photo by miss_rogue I’ve never really thought of myself as a “Girlie-Girl”. I don’t like to shop. My friend Tara once had to rescue me from a dressing room at Bloomingdale’s where I was crouched in a corner crying...
Best of 2009: Best Word or Phrase
Photo by bredgur My friend Erica Douglass started a tradition at LifeCamp2007 of choosing a Theme Word to reflect on the year ahead. I think this is a fantastic tradition – and so I’ve adopted it. For 2010 – I’ve chose...
Best of 2009: Best Tea
Photo by anaulin “Earl Grey. Hot.” If it’s good enough for Captain Picard, it’s good enough for me. I drink my tea English style with honey and cream. Although recently I cut out the cream to save calories and found th...
Are You An Extra Ornament Woman?
Photo by blue_j It is my belief that there are 2 types of women in the world. Extra Ornament Women, and Women Who Need An Extra Ornament. And I will always be the latter. Let me explain. Recently, I attended the Women’s Chamber of Com...
Best of 2009: Best Packaging
Photo by nukeit1 I’ve been sitting here wishing I paid more attention to packaging. I have NO IDEA how to answer this question. I’ve been racking my brain trying to think of something that I bought because of the packaging, or th...
Best of 2009: Best Rush
“I Feel The Earth Move – Under My Feet. I Feel The Sky Come Tumbling Down. Tumbling Down.” ~Carole King When I first conceived of Twilight & Tea it was just an idea – and a far-fetched one at that. But still as cr...
Best of 2009: Best Change to The Place Where I Live
Photo by Јerry I’m about to be homeless. A roaming nomad moving from city to city in search of adventure, intrigue – and most of all stories. I love people. I love learning about them. I love the way people will open up to you...
Best of 2009: Best New Food
Food. Glorious Food. I’m spending this weekend in New Orleans with a group of Food Bloggers and Foodies from Houston Texas – so Food is definitely on my mind. And it just so happens that my favorite new food find of 2009 is the Oy...
Win A 2-NIGHT Stay at Harrah’s New Orleans
It’s time to Enter the ReinventingErica.com Harrah’s New Orleans GIVEAWAY! Here’s how you can enter to win. Follow @harrahsnola on Twitter Post a comment to Twitter telling me (@ericaogrady) which Restaurant you’d most...
Harrah’s Greatest Weekend EVER – NOLA or BUST!
So this weekend I’m in The BIG EASY – New Orleans. This is my first time in NOLA – and so far it does not disappoint. I arrived at 8:00 AM this morning to a White Limo waiting to wisk me away to Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel...
Best of 2009: Best Album
Photo by [nati] I wish I could say there was a standout Album of 2009 that really blew me away. But the truth is that while I liked a lot of individual songs – I don’t think I could pick out a full album for this year. So – ...
Best of 2009: Best Challenge
Photo by Cláudia*~Assad My friend Laura always ends almost every conversation we have by saying – “Be Good to My Friend Erica.” And with good reason. I am notoriously bad at Self Love. Self Deprecation I’m great at ...
Best of 2009: Moment of Peace
Mindfulness. When I was in the 9th grade my High School Counselor gave me a copy of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Peace Is Every Step. To this day, whenever I hear phrases like “Moment of Peace” I think of his words: “Every morning...
On Keeping Up
Photo by missjdub This is one of those SERIOUS posts where I open up and bare it all. I am TROUBLED. I’m troubled that no matter what I do – it never seems like ENOUGH. No matter how many Social Media Awards or Honors I receive, ...
Best of 2009: Best Blog Find
Photo by aussiegall I love to read. I read everywhere. I read at stop lights while driving. I read while eating my breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Sometimes I even read while watching TV! And of course – I read online. I read so ma...
Best of 2009: Best Conference
Let’s see – this is a tricky one. But I guess I’d have to say my favorite conference of 2009 was MAPCon (The 19th Annual Money & Power Conference). I was actually a speaker at this conference – and I’m hoping th...
