I'm not going to lie. This isn't a great picture. It's fuzzy. I'm too far away and its hard to really see too many details but the large electrical outlet in the floor. That said, this is an important picture. Why, you ask? Well this is me coming back to...
I read recently where asking for help was more difficult for people than delivering bad news. Given a choice between telling someone something that would negatively impact them or asking for help; most people would choose the former over the latter. Put me in that category. It has always been...
This is my friend, Danielle. Danielle is not a professional model (although she's cute enough to be one) but I happen to be the lucky recipient of her friendship. When I wanted to shoot my new designs and I needed models, she was one of the first to say, 'yes'. ...
This is a big week for me. A lot of what I have been working on behind the scenes will start coming to fruition this week but only if I can continue to get support from family (and their friends) and friends (and their friends). I have been so LUCKY...
It's almost St. Patrick's Day and like all things in the Caribbean we celebrate our heritage. What? You didn't know there were Irish in the Caribbean? O.k. o.k., maybe not but we do love a good party and if we have a chance to celebrate and laugh and dress up...
Are these women beautiful or what? You wouldn't know it by looking at them but not one is a professional model. Hard to believe, right? I'm blessed that these women are all friends of mine. They range in age, dress size, ethnicity and laughter (laughter is DEFINITELY a category for...
This is a pretty constant view of where I live. Life on an island revolves around the weather. It's why people come here when the weather is snowy and cold (like it is right now in much of the Continental US). People often ask me if living here is like...
There was a well known business book written several years ago, called Good to Great. It was about companies that were not only successful but had raised the bar on what it took to meet customer's expectations and still be very successful. It was a remarkable roadmap for how a...
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...
