MEREDITH STONE
Meredith is a former journalist turned corporate media strategist. When she isn’t working or contributing to Conversational, she enjoys exploring new restaurants and breweries around Atlanta with her husband, son and prissy yorkiepoo. She is a storm and preparedness nerd and believes life is too short to not have good food, friends and wine.
I guess you could say I’m a “prepper,” or maybe I’ve just watched too many seasons of The Walking Dead, but life throws a lot of craziness at you that you can’t plan your way out of. Knowing that I’m taking steps to protect myself and my family when it hits the fan gives me some peace of mind that we will be ok…
On any given day, we should wear whatever the hell makes us feel the most like ourselves. But, there are just a handful of occasions where some extra thought should go into what we put on and those are weddings, job interviews, and funerals.
Hmm, how did I miss the 100% chance of drama and tears this weekend!? Time to cut that stuff loose. Here are 6 signs that you have a friendship that has outlasted its best by date
An ultimate fashionista, girl boss, and all-around badass Sophia Amoruso once said, “Clothing is ultimately the suit of armor in which we battle the world.” She should know. Amoruso founded the clothing company Nasty Gal.
Never in my professional career did I have to think about things like benefits or maternity leave, because they simply didn’t exist. But now that I’ve had a taste of what it's like to actually be taken care of by an employer, I now know what those golden handcuffs are all about…
It was September of 2012, and she lectured on leadership, global markets, and women in the workplace at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. Luckily, I got the assignment to cover the event. While I knew who she was, I did some extra research so I wouldn’t look like a total idiot when I got there…
I’m in my third trimester with my second child, and my pregnancy style has changed a lot this time around. For my first pregnancy, I bought a ton of maternity clothes. Dresses, tops, sweaters, shorts, jeans. All. The. Things.