My almost 3 year old daughter found this sweet treasure on the beach while hunting for seashells.
It’s the skinny on beautiful…
On what we think was somebody’s bookmark, is a quote:
“The most beautiful world is always entered through imagination.” – Helen Keller -
I thought how perfect this beach find was right before I left for the BlogHer conference in New York City. It was like finding a message in a bottle. Martha Stewart was the keynote speaker and I met so many creative women with Blogs and businesses that started with just a little bit of imagination. The imaginations that make their worlds and the worlds of others a little bit more beautiful!
I’ve been blogging since 2008 when I authored my children’s book: Mommy’s High Heel Shoes. What started as a way to network and promote a book about all the different shoes mommies wear has evolved into this blog Diva Dietitian- The Skinny on Nutrition. I’m also preparing to launch a kids food website: KidsLoveFood.com in the fall.
It’s ironic how I wrote a book to help moms and kids feel good about being or having a working Mom when I really wasn’t feeling passionate about a career I was quickly outgrowing. Looking back, I was just going through the motions of working a job (Pharmaceutical/Biotech sales) that really wasn’t my true passion in life. I had to travel a lot, missed my kids and felt at times like the over paid unappreciated pest calling on physicians who got/get way too many visits from sales reps on any given day. When I traveled, I went to great places and stayed in fancy hotels (although rarely saw life outside the conference room.) I had money to buy stylish clothes and was a regular at Starbucks- Grande Mocha Frap No Whip Please. My cell phone was my best friend and tweeting became a social outlet. The reality-I was alone most of the day in my car missing my kids, missing something else in my life…
Although the job looked glamorous to some, it did not make me really feel happy or at all beautiful. Beautiful is more than just looking good on the outside. It’s feeling good and doing what makes you happy and healthy on the inside as well. It’s doing things that make you smile and laugh. It’s doing things that allow you to use your imagination. It’s about nourishing your soul.
I think sometimes it takes a while to figure out what you are really passionate about in life & what will make your life more beautiful. For me, it’s my kids, family, being creative AND food- in particular helping others learn how food can not only help them look better, but feel better and lead healthier lives. Managing my own nutrition consulting business & running my websites allows me to do just that. I let’s me be creative, make my own schedule, use my imagination and spend more time with my family. It makes my world more beautiful!
Happy Summer Day,
