Women of Inspiration

I have had the privilege of meeting and getting to know many phenomenal men and women on my journey. It blows my mind how lucky I've been to learn from & get to know these people This week I got to meet & hand out with 2 fabulous women. One I just met and the second I've knows for a while.

I met Lori Crooks, owner of Clearwater Center for Electrolysis and Body Waxing in River Falls, for the first time at my radio show a few weeks ago. She is amazing and I'm lucky that our paths have crossed. And the funny thing about it is she knows my mom. Lori & I met for coffee on Monday and had a great chat about many subjects. (Of course in between chasing Cash around) Lori has an inspirational and heart-wrenching story to tell and it is filled with love and faith and that is relate-able. I look forward to getting to know her more.

And did I mention that she does electrolysis and body waxing? When Lori was on the radio with us - she talked about the different services she provides. So now I'm going to get a bikini wax next week. Never thought I'd do something like that. I'll let you know how it goes!

The other fabulous gal that I has the privilege of hanging out with this week is Deb Flettre. I'm not even sure what exactly her title is at Citizens State Bank, but she is up there with the "suits". She is a force amongst all men - at least that is how I see & respect her. We've known each other for a while from our involvement in the Central St. Croix Area Chamber. In fact Deb is one of the founding "mothers" of my chamber where we both currently sit on the board of directors. She was the first president and will be the next president in 2012.

Deb & I are working on a project that we plan to launch in the near future.

Speaking of launching - Shalena Janis and I are launching a new online magazine the first of May called "TheLetterWOnline.com". It's more Shalena's project than mine but I have the privilege of being involved. Shalena has helped me with the Local BIZ for a year now and she is amazing. She writes, sells and designs and she has great ideas and energy. Shalena has been involved win two different women's magazines & it is a passion of hers. I'm honored to be involved in this.

The website will launch the beginning of May & will tell the influential stories of women in the St. Croix County areal. We plan to dig in for those stories & tell them. Please become a fan of our facebook page, search The Letter W Online & watch for all the announcements - its going to be great!

Now for a weight update - after a week of feeling fat and crappy because of my period, I'm feeling good and strong. I've got a week and a half before the big race and I'm so ready. I'm eating well and building muscle and that is enough for me. I just needed to refocus (again) and concentrate on that. It truly is something that I need to work at every day and will for the rest of my life!

Til next time......................