The Day I Was Asked to Move
If one day you are asked to move (either literally or figuratively), do so quietly and gracefully, holding onto the knowledge that you are valuable beyond measure.
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My Advice To New Moms
We’ve all heard “it takes a village” to raise a child. Truer words were never spoken.
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Southern In Seattle – New Blog
I am excited to announce I have a new blog! I will continue to write on this blog, of course! However, I felt I needed to make a special connection to the Pacific Northwest. After all, few people in Seattle know Bethany Siggins. Why should they read what I write? I explain why I am...
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What I Learned at the YWCA Luncheon
I must admit I knew very little about the YWCA before attending; however, their goal of eliminating disparities for women and girls in marginalized communities stirred me.
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Two Ways of Considering Fall
In the midst of the fall season, do you see things that are dead and dying, or do you see the cycle of life whereby things can grow bigger and stronger in the spring?
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Siggins in Seattle
My husband John took a job in executive recruiting for Amazon Web Services, which necessitated a move to Seattle. It was a very difficult decision for us.
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Aligning Body Language With Your Message
Aligning your body language to your message enhances your influence.
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Temper Your Advice
I subscribe to the Word of the Day from dictionary.com, and recently one of the words was kibitzer (noun), and its definition is a giver of uninvited or unwanted advice. I am sure you have experienced a kibitzer (or several) in your lifetime. Goodness knows I have! And, shamefully, goodness knows I have been a...
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Build Up or Tear Down?
Dallas, Texas has a bad reputation for tearing down its older buildings and building new ones rather than saving the historic structures and thus maintaining a semblance of the city's history. I am no architect or structural engineer, but I imagine it is sometimes much easier to level something and start again. How about gossip? ...
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I’ll Have What She’s Having
Alas, we are rarely happy with our lot in life. Never has this been more evident to me as when I observed my now two-year old twins as babies looking to see what the other one had, wishing to trade for the other's toy. It is true a certain amount of discontent keeps us moving...
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A Style Constant: Civility
Friends and blog followers, please welcome Deborah King, President and Founder of Final Touch to the blog. Deborah has made it a personal mission to increase awareness of the importance of civility in our communities and in our every day lives. Read in Deborah's own words about the importance of civility, something I hope is one...
