This is me. It's me a couple of years ago when I had first started Island Contessa. This is what I refer to as a 'first generation' design. I still have a version of this tunic but its gone through a few design changes and some different fabric, etc. I...
See this young woman? 20 years old. First trip overseas and I go to Russia. This is Russia when it was still part of the Soviet Union. Cold war stuff. The week before we got there was the first time Pepsi had been introduced. Fast forward and I'm a banking...
See this picture? You're going to see a better version of it soon but I wanted to show you this one to show you what perfect women look like. Well maybe not perfect women but true friends. Not one of these women are professional models (although they are all pretty...
Valentine's Day is three weeks away. There is so much pressure for everything to be perfect. So let me be the first to confess, my Valentine's Days haven't always been perfect. My worst? He was my one true love and he forgot everything. No card. No candy. No flowers. He didn't...
There are a great many shopping sites now that ask you a series of questions to help determine what your 'style' is in clothing. Boho? Classic? Preppy? They usually show you a series of pictures of clothing and ask you if you like them. I've always been bad at these...
Yes, that little muppet to the left is me with my big brother when we were wee ones growing up in Independence, Missouri. It is hard for me to fathom when I look at that serious face that I could have begun to comprehend where the world would take me. ...
I know, I know. Island Contessa is a lifestyle brand so why am I talking about puppy love? Well you see, I've loved animals since I was a little girl in Independence, Missouri and my neighborhood playmate and I saved birds and squirrels and cats and dogs. Both of my...
New Year's Resolutions. Made any in your lifetime? I'm betting you have and if you're like most people, this is the list: 1. Exercise more (lose weight, be healthy, other choices) 2. Find a job (a new one, quit the old one, start a business) 3. Save money (more money, some money) 4. Resolve...
There's a very popular country song called Girl Crush that talks about a woman who has been wronged and how she wishes she could understand what her man sees in her nemesis by kissing her lips, etc. You get the picture. In the country music world, it has been somewhat...
"I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody's passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn't mind leading." Amy Poehler, actor The number of women owned businesses in the US is estimated at 9.4 million...
