The Inspiring Bee

Finding purpose in climate action.

  • Craftie Quickie: Party ‘Stache for a 1-Year-Old

    I’m working on a covert project. {Well sort of.} SShhhh…The secret celebration’s for my 1-year-old’s first birthday. It’s secret cause I don’t want any of our guests to see what’s to come before the big day. But I thought I’d give you a sneak peek at some of the decorative crafts I’ve been working on…

  • Writing Lessons: What Writing Can Teach You About Letting Go

    Every day I strip my writing. Sometimes I work on small business features. Sometimes it’s advertorials. When I get a chance, it’s a picture book, or a self-help piece. But no matter what it is, I always go through the same debilitating process of cleaning up prose. The hard thing is sometimes they’re good parts…

  • Designing Your Life With Expert Kelli Ellis

      A few weeks ago, I received 2 emails that made me literally jump for joy. This was one of them. HGTV, TLC, and Bravo featured designer Kelli Ellis contacted me about her recently penned book on design inspiration. Do I Look Skinny in this House? How to feel great in your home using Design Psychology is…

  • The Myth of Aging and Success

    If somebody has ever told you, “You’re too old to do that,” you understand the discouragement that comes with aging. Are they right? Maybe there are some positions where youth is mandatory. However, I think we need to lift the veil of aging-I think like fame, and luck, age can be a distraction to our…

  • A Craftie Quickie: Marvelously Magnetic

    Every week my husband and I “forget” to tackle a shopping list of weekly goals. Initially I tried writing them down on scratch paper and tacking them up with a magnet. It worked okay until they got lost in a sea of notes, photos and other refrigerator worthy posts. I had long forgotten about the…

  • Feeling Unworthy

    It happened again. I was feeling at peace with my life. The speeding ticket far behind me. The illness starting to heal itself. Acceptance was beginning to melt like chocolate, thick, rich and beautiful and seeping into anything hard and open. And then it happened. Life. It’s the person who’s doing better than you. The…

  • Soul Lessons: How Memories Can Heal You

    Actress Shirley Maclaine sat with Oprah a few Sundays ago on Super Soul Sunday to talk about aging, wisdom and life. I’m a big fan of Maclaine. I agree with Winfrey’s characterization of her as a “spiritual trailblazer.” Every statement she makes drips with profundity. I had to keep pressing pause on my DVR so I…