My Favorite Quote At The Moment
"I have high standards because country music taught me how a man should treat a woman."via Erika Beede Palmer
Who Is My LA Sister? She’s The One Who Wrote This.
My name is Hasalyn and I am a very happily married 32 year old woman. I have a wonderful husband, two lovely cats, and a pretty fantastic life. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that five short years ago, I was 27 and entrenched in one of many in a steady string of [...]
#NoMoreFacebook
Quick Note … I’m going through a Facebook cleanse and will be limiting access to family and close friends … you know, people who would remember my birthday even if Facebook didn’t remind them. If you still want to stay in touch, pick up the phone and call me or follow me on Twitter @brianneburrowes. [...]
Oh, 2011, How You Made Me Grow
When the clock strikes midnight this year on New Year’s Eve I’m going to feel two things — relief and unparalleled enthusiasm. Wait, what? Ya, I’m not sure those two often go together either, but for me, they do. When looking back on 2011, I can pretty much split the year into two. There was [...]
Couldn’t Agree More …
“If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.”Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
5 Life Lessons I Learned from the 2011 NASCAR Season
Admittedly, I often speak in NASCAR analogies. And unlike football analogies, which often go over my head, NASCAR analogies completely make sense to me, but then again they don’t have much of a chance of making it far in my social circle. When I recently sprained my ankle and told a co-worker I was going [...]
What’s In a Name?
There once was a girl who loved Starbucks so much that she went … Every. Single. Day. She used to go to the same Starbucks in her hometown in Montana daily — rain, snow or sunshine. She couldn’t start a morning without it, and not only did the baristas know what coffee she liked to [...]
Who I Strive To Be
"Look for intelligence and judgment, and most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done."Colin Powell
Why Meeting Chad Knaus Was Such a Big Deal (And Why I Wish I Could Do It Again)
I’m a NASCAR fan. Anyone who spends more than an hour around me will hear a reference to a race, a driver or a track. Most of the time my comment is met with a blank stare from a well-intentioned friend or colleague who’s kind enough to pretend to care. And I really value these [...]
