Not sure why I never posted this in March 2020, (perhaps because it’s a little whiney, but you know what?! – that’s how I felt) – but here goes. I thought I’d send this as the holidays approach because sometimes the holidays can feel like this, too. Lonely, grinch-y, missing those not with us. And…
Karma Chameleon: COVID Quarantine
I’m a child of the ’80s. Prince. Michael Jackson. Boy George. Last weekend, the First Weekend of the Covid-19 Quarantine, I announced to my husband that we were having a decades dance party. We’ve been together five years, married two. He knew what he was in for. We’d bought a stereo from my son’s former…
Your Second Wind for Personal Brand Power
It’s 7 p.m. on a Saturday evening in Norman, OK and our crew, four friends in our forties, are on our way to meet our other sorority sisters for dinner on Campus Corner. I yawn. Several times. “Are you gonna make it through the night?” Melissa asks. I nod, stifling another yawn. “Yeah. I just…
Have Yourself a Merry SLOW Christmas…Now
When my kids were littles, Christmas was my least favorite holiday – or at least the leading-up-to part. Looking back on it, I realize it wasn’t Christmas’ fault. As most mamas can relate, it was the stress of ALL THE THINGS – buying “just the right gift” and trying to hit the sales so you…
How RELATIONSHIPS are the next big marketing tactic.
Once upon a time, Facebook was a small business’ dream. Remember when the small biz owner who had previously shelled out thousands of dollars for a website suddenly thought screw that…I’ll get a FREE online presence on Facebook and cancel everything else. It worked for a bit. In the good ol’ days everyone who “liked”…
3 Reasons New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Stick (and How to Fix It)
With the scent of a new year on the winds, we resolve to change a few things so that life will be so.much.better. New Year’s Resolutions sound really good while the champagne is going down, but then we wake up with a reality hangover and say, “I promised WHAT?!” Because research shows that only 8…
Finish strong? How ’bout in One PEACE?
Today my friend Jeanna shared how she’s not a huge fan of the word, “hustle.” Because let’s face it, hustle can not only be exhausting, but can suck the life out of other aspects of our lives. And often work that feels all-hustle can feel like no-joy. Who can live like that for long? Not…
Life, Liberty and Mermaids
Our first featured mermaid rocks a baby belly like no one’s business – but not for long. She’s due in just a couple of weeks with baby #3. Amber Klunzinger, the brainchild behind the co-working space for women, The Collective, in Edmond, OK, and the owner of Liberty Wellness, found her answer to work/life balance…
Unpack Before You Pack
The last three years I’ve been a nomad Mermaid. I’ve moved three times in addition to going back and forth between my current home and that of my husband’s while we wait for his house to sell and we can buy a house and live together full-time – with room for my kids. So you…
True Fit and Mermaid Schools
If your jeans are too tight, chances are you are going to feel miserable. If your shoes don’t fit, every step can be painful. Since I’m getting married in May, I’ve been to a lot of fittings for loved ones in my life. The suits and the dress needed some alterations to get to a…
Malena Putnam | Brand Strategist/Storyteller 