My mother Lillian McCloy passed away on January 26, 2023. The San Francisco Chronicle ran an in-depth feature about her on Sunday, February 12. To pick up the print edition that day and see her life story in full-featured glory above the fold . . . was something to behold.… read more... 
Lillian Thorbjorg McCloy (nee Sveinson) was 100% Icelandic and a true Viking in spirit. Her husband Frank called her Thor, because she got things done; she was feisty and strong and talented and sharp-witted. You didn’t mess with Thor. And that came in very handy as the wife of an… read more... 
Happy Holidays!
I hope you are all enjoying a peace-filled and beautiful holiday season.
If you’re an ebook reader, or know someone who is, you can get and gift the Dare to be Fabulous Kindle ebook during this week’s holiday Kindle Countdown sale!
My understanding is that you cannot send… read more... 
let the
adventure
begin
So goes the saying on my coffee mug.
7:15 a.m. I look out my kitchen window to the slowly lightening sky, with scattered cirrus clouds drifting ever so slowly to the south. Like a meditation, I watch them. Beautiful. Some drifting apart into whisps that keep… read more... 
For this post, I’d like to share one (of many) inspiring Dare to be Fabulous contributor updates. This update comes from GRAMMY® award-winning jazz musician Terri Lyne Carrington.
Terri Lyne Carrington’s personal story in Dare to be Fabulous is titled “Full Circle and Living an Authentic Life.” She writes about… read more...