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From a Small Town to Making it Big Featuring: Marlene Eick

All great relationships begin in a lunch line. That’s the reflection I had after Marlene…

NatalieApril 13, 2019

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Parenting: Small Town Style

I spent the last two weeks with Julie Lythcott-Haims. What I mean by this is…

NatalieFebruary 19, 2018

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Dear Small Town Girl…

Dear small town girl, https://youtu.be/eGrHEA89ajE You might be reading this sitting in your carefully decorated…

NatalieDecember 1, 2017

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From a Small Town to Making it Big Featuring: Mindi Wells

In this post, I introduce you to Mindi Wells, an attorney, business advisor, educator, lifelong…

NatalieNovember 14, 2017

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Little town, big pride: Signs from a small town

My mom posted the photo above to my Facebook wall last week on occasion of…

NatalieAugust 3, 2017

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Reflection on the word “girl”: Summer moments from my girlhood

In a recent meeting with a trusted mentor, he pointed out that I referred to…

NatalieJune 27, 2017

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What I’ve learned from (nearly) a year of blogging

It's been nearly a year since I called Go Daddy and purchased the domain for…

NatalieDecember 28, 2016

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Me Not Little: From a punch in the nose to true sisterhood

The way the story goes, when I was 3 or 4, I was sitting on…

NatalieNovember 22, 2016

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First flight to frequent flyer

I just came back from a business trip to Orlando, Florida. Getting on the airplane…

NatalieOctober 5, 2016

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Why I resented the football team

With football in full swing, I’m brought back to the feelings I had about my…

NatalieSeptember 6, 2016