I thought I might run an occasional series on Girlfriends in the Time of Corona – I’ve been missing mine! I’m delighted that Jessi Baker and Dallas Wilt will lead us off! They’ve got some seriously good energy on a Monday morning…
May 11, 2020
by jenniferpuryear
I thought I might run an occasional series on Girlfriends in the Time of Corona – I’ve been missing mine! I’m delighted that Jessi Baker and Dallas Wilt will lead us off! They’ve got some seriously good energy on a Monday morning…
November 10, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Book Title: I Miss You When I Blink
Today’s guest post is about an identity crisis. And butterflies. It’s about women – figuring things out.
January 13, 2019
by jenniferpuryear
Book Titles: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Clean, Stumbling into Grace
How to describe my friend Dallas… Imagine Nancy Drew, she of the yellow 1970s hardbacks – earnest, wholesome, smart, with that twinkle in her eye. Add some Bewitched charm and sparkle. Reese Witherspoon class and style. Do you have a picture? Dallas is of course her own protagonist, her own heroine – living an energetic life, raising her daughters, taking care of Fleming, and making …
December 30, 2016
by jenniferpuryear
Book Title: Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
No one would ever accuse me of succeeding at New Year’s Resolutions. I finally came up with a better strategy: New Year’s Course Corrections. I tend to do better with that gentler, more navigational approach. Today, Dallas Wilt reflects on a book that surprised her and steered her in the right direction… From Dallas: I generally avoid the self-help section at the bookstore, but when I was …
April 16, 2015
by jenniferpuryear
Desire takes many forms. Dallas Wilt has a desire to be free. “At the beginning of this academic year,” she says, “I established 2014-15 as the ‘put a bow on it’ year. My goals were to finish what I had already started and not to take on any new non-profit initiatives. Basically, I wanted to ‘put a bow’ on my existing projects and clear my …
June 5, 2014
by jenniferpuryear
Book Title: The Color Wheel
Dallas and her husband Fleming joke that they were the last single people left standing in Nashville and found each other by default. This was a few years ago, of course, before the current youth invasion. First date to wedding day: 9 months! I’d say they were meant to be. Dallas enjoyed a demanding career before motherhood and still challenges herself all the time; the …