Where Yvette Goes

I have gone back and forth for weeks, agonizing over starting a new blog.  What would I call it?  What should I write about?  Who is going to read my work?  Is anyone interested in my perspective?  In the end, I know my words will resonate with the right people, helping others find THE ESCAPE HATCH to rescue themselves and polish their own lights.  My first idea that resonated with creating a new title versus picking up where I left off with "Where Yvette Goes" was ... "Wear White & Don't Get Dirty" but then with all of the recent political drama, I didn't want any stranger thinking that my blog was a possible subliminal message about those horrible men in white hooded sheets who strive to discriminate against any one or anything that is different from them!   That title was quickly put back on the shelf!  In reality, my thought with "Wear White ..." was about AWARENESS and becoming more aware with ev...

It's been over a year since I last posted here ... unbelievable how time flies and so much of my life has changed.  I'm hoping that the shifts that have happened for me can be proof that shift can happen for anyone, anywhere, anytime ... as long as we are open to it, curious about it, fearless about it, and everything in between. Years ago, I was in the car with my Mom and she asked a question along the lines that if I was to write a book about my life, what would the title be. Without missing a beat I said " From Womb to Tomb ".  That has never left me and as a matter of fact, we discovered someone painted a wall library of books and there was my Opus.  :)   However if she asked me the same question today, what bubbles up for me is " From As the Prop Turns to As the Karma Burns " and it would be my shift from adventure on the high seas to an inner exploration of my Self that would leave many an astronomer and astronaut wondering why they need a telescop...

This afternoon was I was going through my recipe box and came across a list of questions that the passengers used to ask me.  David Letterman has his top 10 list that he gives every night, and I had my top 9 list that I used to give every week with my disembarkation talk.  For those of you who have never been on a cruise ship before, a disembarkation talk is a presentation given by the Cruise Director to help the passengers, now called guests, to transition from ship to shore on the last day of the cruise.  It was also presented in order to drive our ratings ... reminding guests that while we couldn't control the motion of the ocean or the weather in port, what we did have control over was the quality of their cruise vacation. I used 9 questions because our ratings went as high as a 9 - we figured there was no such thing as a 10 in the world.  Apparently the person who decided that hadn't spent any time staring at George Clooney on the big screen or saw Daniel Crai...

"The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer." I can confirm that I am a BELIEVER in this. So what should businesses do to keep a customer?  First and foremost, this is a no-brainer, THEY SHOULD HIRE WELL.  This allows a business to deliver a great customer service experience and keep their customers returning because if they hire badly, they need to discount in order to make up for bad customer service.  If I can get a good experience and save money at the same time, that's terrific.  However if I am saving money but have a bad experience, you can bet I'm NOT coming back again. For example, I was out shopping with a friend who wanted to buy a camera.  We went into a store that had the model that he wanted, and it was a good price BUT the sales associate who waited on us, was TERRIBLE.  It was almost as if he knew he had the sale in the bag and could barely give us the time of day.  Instead of saying yes, my friend and I left to conti...

Recently I imported over 2000 photos from my phone to my laptop.  As I sat and watch my flash across the screen, I sat back and realized how many wonderful memories were captured.  Ladies, men always seem to wonder what we do to fill our days and nights and this is what inspired todays blog.  Enjoy.  May you find some inspiration, as I know some of you will find your faces here too, and I would love to hear what YOU do to make your days count. We find simplicity. We keep our heads above the clouds. We love our furry friends. We camp at 10,000'. We get and give hugs. We get silly. We install ceiling tiles. We express ourselves. We get pedicures. We tantalize our tastebuds. We admire the view. We drink Champagne simply because we want to. We find the magic. We wait for the sunset. We laugh with our family. We look for love. We eat dessert first, because life is too short. We celebrate with good frien...

I recently spent two weeks in Georgetown, Grand Cayman  and ended up being amazed by the depth and breath not only by the beauty of the beach and the ocean but by the wide variety of food. And not just food , but fine dining .  As most of my friends know, I LOVE good food! Wherever I go, I make it my mission to find the best restaurants. One lazy afternoon, I ventured out with the car. This was my first time driving on the opposite side of the road, just like they do in England. I felt like a 16 year old, just learning to drive!  It was a bit intimidating, but no guts, no glory. My new friend Kirsten, also an American, gave me a valuable piece of advice. Since the drivers seat was on the left side of the car (normal for us here in the good old USA), as long as the curb was on my side, I was on the right side of the road. It worked. (Kirsten, you are brilliant!) As I love to do, I simply drove until I got lost, but honestly, how lost can you get on an island. Just lo...