I love this time of year — Christmas, New Years … and business planning! Do you have your 2025 business plan ready? By creating it now, you can put the finishing touches on your budget, start mentally preparing for 2025 and be ready to hit the ground-running on Jan. 1. IF YOU’RE NEW TO BUSINESS […]
Bridal fads come and go, but some 2024 wedding dress trends have staying power. Janie D Roberson of Bella Grace Bridals and Formals walks us through the styles that have brides swooning this year: Sweetheart neckline satin ballgown 2024 bridal trends kicked off with a timeless silhouette, a sweetheart neckline satin ballgown. A bow in the […]
Entrepreneur, wife and mother of two Rachel Kelley made the Coast her home 10 years ago. She now owns the Cornerstone Boutique, which specializes in helping women discover their style and choose clothes based on their body shape and size. Rachel also manages a downtown commercial building, The Shops on Ohr, and is a founding […]
You probably headed into this holiday season with the best of intentions. Perhaps you even made a list of Christmas-related tasks months ago, determined not to procrastinate. From shopping to decorating to keeping the kids entertained, you pledged that this year would be different. Fast-forward to December, and you’re panicking. Time got away from you, […]
I see Gulf Coast Woman magazine as a wunderkind who has blossomed into an amazingly accomplished woman. I’m sure Dr. Angela Bruni, when she launched the first edition of the magazine 25 years ago this month, could not have imagined how her project, which she started as “something to do” to use her mind during […]
By Dr. Dawn M. Hansen A year after a woman’s period ends, menopause begins. This natural process brings on a hormonal shift, as well as changes in the skin that require specific care. We all know our skin changes as we age, but during menopause, these alterations accelerate and differ from those experienced before. The […]
Celebrating 38 years of marriage takes a lotta love, work, endurance, faith and humility. My husband, James, and I have had our share of hard days and good seasons while raising two children, moving nine times, experiencing two layoffs and forgiving seven-times-70 straws that broke the camel’s back, so to speak. Advice? Secrets? Yep, but […]
Mississippi may not be the first state that comes to mind when pursuing business as a female entrepreneur. After all, the city still suffers from one of the biggest pay gaps between men and women as a whole. It’s also lagging behind in terms of tax laws that benefit minorities and diversified workplaces. That said, […]
Krystal Ben is a woman of many titles: wife to husband Maurice Ben; mother to two daughters, Taylor, 8, and Joy, 3; and owner of Hair Fetish Beauty bar in Biloxi and Wiggins. Wearing many hats means Ben doesn’t have much time to get ready, so she relies on these go-to items to look and […]
Dr. Lelia Scott Kelly// We will never know exactly when or where people started cooking with herbs, but researchers agree that the custom is widespread and ancient – probably as ancient as cooking itself. There have been various theories put forth as to why man started using aromatic plants to season his food: to […]
