PERSONAL MUSINGS

Welcome to my Personal Musings, an informal place to share my personal experiences! When not writing professionally, this is a place for me to write in first person.

Lo Tech laptop

Lo Tech Reflections

It’s a year to date since I created my TrendIncite Xchange blog with my Personal Musings and I thought I should reflect. In my very 1st post Moving into the

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Close up Maryland Crab on wooden cutting board

My Sensory Journey To Baltimore, MD

When I was planning my family weekend trip to Baltimore from New York City to attend the Digital Family Summit (an interactive conference for young digital media creators and their

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Brooklyn Bridge with American Flag

Sensory Gems in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

As a board member of Women in Flavor & Fragrance Commerce (WFFC), I recently organized our sixth annual sensory trend excursion with my colleague Jeanine Pedersen of Takasago and WFFC’s

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A scattered pile of colorful magazines

Creative Me Time – Vision Board

When’s the last time you did something creative for yourself? It’s been so long, I can’t remember. During a random conversation with an industry friend and colleague, we discussed a

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Four colorful soft striped pillows

Playtime or Naptime @ Yogibo

I needed to pick up a kid’s birthday gift this weekend, so we took a quick family visit to the Westchester Mall in White Plains. As you may know, I

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Caucasian woman lying on bed getting a massage

Kneading A Massage

I recently had my year-end, long overdue massage at East Side Massage. I know some individuals who don’t like massages because they feel uncomfortable and don’t like to be touched.

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A quiet street in the French Quarter, New Orleans

Who Dat? New Orleans Style

I was invited to a high school friend’s wedding in the French Quarter, New Orleans last weekend.  When my husband agreed to watch the kids for the weekend I booked my ticket

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Red and white sticker with a nose illustration and a red line through it on a pole

The Scent of a Memory

I’ve been in the fragrance and flavor industry for twenty years, the last seven years as the founder of Trendincite LLC, and I’ve yet to write about my own personal

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Close up black cloth material

The Color Black Is Still Black

When you ask my kids, “What’s mommy’s favorite color?” without hesitation they will answer “black.” Perhaps growing up in NYC is where I learned to love the color black.  My

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