Life without music (and flying) would be terrible!  Music can change your mood and lift your spirits in mere seconds.  Just for fun, I’ve compiled my current favorite ten songs to share.  It was challenging just choosing ten.  Some of these are new songs, some are...

If you follow me at all or know anything about me (which I’m assuming you do otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this), you probably know that I’m on a winding path of discovery.  I’ve been acquiring new knowledge in all things aviation and running two businesses, one...

Oh man, the number of hours spent on writing over the past several days has been revealing and therapeutic.  The power of creativity and putting your emotions into words has to be the rawest and most rewarding process.   Motivating people is enjoyable for me.  I like...

This weekend had been planned for weeks.  The organization, Wings of Hope, had asked me to come help at one of their STEM programs.  I would have the opportunity to speak to a group of middle-schoolers about my aviation history and what flyGIRL does.   St. Louis is a...

This Easter weekend has been spent in St. Louis.  During this little getaway, I enjoyed helping teenaged boys and girls (the majority were females, actually) learn more about aviation.  This event was organized by Wings of Hope.  Wings of Hope uses aviation to help...

This past couple of weeks have been filled with all kinds of aviation excitement!  A couple of weeks ago, the International Women in Aviation conference was held in Long Beach, California.  This is always a great event.  If you haven’t been, try to go next year!  It...

FUNDAFLYGIRL ended on March 13, my departure date for the Women in Aviation International annual convention in sunny California.  Very fitting.  This scholarship fundraiser lasted twelve days.  My hope was to raise $2,500 for future aviation scholarships.  We exceeded...

Yesterday I put out an unedited/unfiltered video on social media showing how emotional these last two days of the campaign have been for me.  My nose was red, my mascara was non-existent and my lipstick was all over my tissue instead of my mouth.  The outpouring of...