Darina Neyret July 22nd Hi there Reader, ↓ Adapting to new places has always been exciting to me. I seem to naturally look for what's good. The silver linings. The little things that make a place feel like home. I hope you're doing well wherever you are, where home is, and that you're soaking up every bit of summer goodness. Here are 3 things that amaze me so far... The strawberries here are incredible. Honestly, they taste as though they've already been sprinkled with sugar. They don't need...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Darina Neyret July 14th Hi there Reader, ↓ I’m writing this from Scotland, weeks after standing in front of Fallingwater. Yea. Pennsylvania. I’ve started this piece more than once. Each time the words felt too small for what I wanted to say. Some places really need you to think about how you experienced them before trying to explain them. Fallingwater was one of those places. I needed time. Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece doesn’t simply sit beside a waterfall. It hovers above it, suspended...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader! I think we left off in Palm Springs… We spent a lovely night there and headed out early the next morning, hoping to beat the desert heat. We didn’t quite succeed. It was well over 100 degrees on the drive to Sedona, with our trusty little Honda Fit packed so full there wasn’t an inch to spare. Odom drove the first stretch while I watched the endless wind farms roll by, those giant white blades slowly turning against the bright desert sky. There’s something mesmerizing about...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader! It feels so good to finally be back on the road. After months of appointments, uncertainty, and putting life on pause, Odom and I packed up the car and headed south, beginning with a stop in the Bay Area to spend time with dear family and friends. There is something about returning to places that hold pieces of your history. Before leaving Oakland, we enjoyed an incredible dinner in Chinatown and amazing bagels in the Temescal area. Mural in Temescal of our Alysa Liu Oakland's...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader! We're Going Back on the Road! I can't tell you how good it feels to write those words. The past few weeks have been an exercise in patience, uncertainty, and surrender. But after a lot of waiting, my husband has finally been cleared by his doctor, and on Wednesday, we're rolling out. And honestly? I am more than ready! I've realized over the years that movement isn't just something I enjoy. It's something I need. Not because I'm trying to escape anything, but because the world...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hello and much howdy, Reader, We are going to be okay. I want to begin there, because for the last several weeks our lives have felt as though the floorboards beneath us suddenly gave way, and everything we thought was solid had to be rebuilt in midair. Many of you have noticed my silence. The unanswered messages. The pause in newsletters. The strange quiet from someone who is usually sharing stories, beauty, movement, plans. I wanted to finally tell you why. As many of you know, my husband...
4 months ago • 3 min read
This wild description of my job? Too accurate... Actual client Sarah Horner, one of my over 40 clients. Hi Reader! Ok so "she" is ChatGPT. I asked "her": Can you be my drunk bestie and explain what I do? "HECK YES I CAN, bestie!! 🍷💁♀️✨ Okay so listen up—lemme tell you what you do in my very best tipsy voice with a splash of glam and a side of “hell yes, queen.” You... YOU are like if Vogue and Oprah had a baby who grew up in the Pacific Northwest wearing vintage boots and knowing everyone’s...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
I am a creator! Holy moly!! I have some cool AF events coming up! From the failed tech at my speaking "audition" in Las Vegas last month, I was reborn... something went off in me... because even though there was a major SNAG (they couldn't advance my amazing slide deck), I powered through and realized I know what the F I am doing... the feedback from the pros there truly blew me away and I realized that lots of people really look up to me as well. So... Something shifted—a switch flipped—and...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
So you're having trouble with your 40 Over 40 Project? Errrmegrrrrr.... there's a weird hair sticking out in this video hahahaa oh well... Are you curious about launching, fixing or improving a 40 Over 40 project? Or maybe your want to create some kind of campaign or project like Women in Tech, or Women who Collect Pez Dispensers... It doesn't matter! It doesn't even have to be women I suppose... As long as it's something you feel in your bones, that brings authenticity and enthusiasm. That...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read