Entries by Tracee

Kat Von D Rocks

by Tracee Sioux One wouldn’t immediately think of a tatoo artist as the ideal role model for girl empowerment. But, then there is Kat Von D (Katherine Von Drachenberg), who makes viewers question the definition of beauty and is an empowering illustration (literally) of what it’s like for women breaking into male-dominated industries. Perhaps you’ve […]

My Protege (and how to get one)

I’m a mentor for a 15-year old girl named Ambrea. I was trying to think of a great way to persuade others to become mentors, when it occurred to me that I should let Ambrea, my own protege, tell you why becoming a mentor is important. Ambrea: Becoming a mentor is important cause you can […]

National Night Out

by Tracee Sioux One way to empower yourself and your family is to meet the neighbors. The theory behind National Night Out is that if your neighbors know you, they pay attention to who is coming and going from your house. You’re less likely to be a victim of a crime if your neighbors are […]

Priorities

by Tracee Sioux The good is the enemy of the best.So says John C. Maxwell in Developing the Leader Within You. I’m reading the chapter on priorities as I try to balance my work, with my family, with my relatives, with my church, with my exercise, with my budget, with my friends, with my community […]

Arguing = Better Pay

By Tracee Sioux Obey. Don’t argue. This is not negotiable. Just do what you’re supposed to to. Quit complaining about it. I catch myself telling my daughter this kind of stuff all day long. While we’re teaching daughters to be good girls are we costing them future professional success? According to an article By Shankar […]

Long Distance Mothering

I recently met a woman who faced a fascinating dilemma. Would you consider mothering long-distance for a year? by Tracee Sioux Debbie Mahoney was a registered nurse who had gone as high as she could, having achieved a doctorate degree and completing post-doctoral work in nursing. She knew she was capable of more and wanted […]

Money & Happiness

by Tracee Sioux One of the points Suze Orman brings up in her book Women & Money is that money matters. Money, she says, makes a fundamental difference in our happiness and our lives and to pretend that it doesn’t is a great big lie. In fact, she says it might might be the source […]

Empower Your Daughter With Health Insurance

by Tracee Sioux I received an email is from MoveOn.org, a political action group monitoring health care. Right now Congress is deciding whether to a) take away health care from millions of children or b)allow millions more children access to health care. No girl can be empowered if she can’t even go to the doctor […]

Teaching Frustration

by Tracee Sioux In my quest to lower my 5-year-old daughter Ainsley’s BMI and add more exercise I said yes to her request to attend yoga class with me this morning. I am also teaching her to swim myself. When I teach my daughter things I usually feel impatient and frustrated if it doesn’t go […]

Day of Rest

By Tracee Sioux Produce, produce, produce. My husband and I tend to be workaholics sometimes. I constantly feel like I’m under pressure to get everything done. Especially since having another baby and working from home. I just feel like there is not enough time to do everything I need to be doing. I’m loving the […]

Cleanliness – Women & Money

By Tracee Sioux One of the things I wish I had inherited from my own mother was cleanliness and organization. My mother is very clean, neat, tidy, and organized. At a recent visit to my mother’s house I saw that she had kept the original little people that went with the Little People Bus. All […]

Give Me An "A"

by Tracee Sioux I’ve been super-conflicted about letting my 5-year-old daughter participate in cheerleading. Isn’t it better to be the one cheered on, the one actually playing the sport, than to be cheering from the side-lines? I think so. I want to see my daughter actively participating in athletics, not standing on the side of […]