It’s no secret that I DIE FOR OPRAH. Yup, always have.
And below is just a little proof. But there’s more. Oh, there’s so much more.
http://womenonthefence.com/2010/02/19/the-bucket-list/
http://womenonthefence.com/2012/04/18/23-secrets-to-improve-your-life/
http://womenonthefence.com/2011/05/25/25-years-the-oprah-Winfrey-show/
Welcome to the home stretch of 2012. Another year down- CAN YOU BELIEVE? This year was, without a doubt, an interesting year. As has become somewhat of a yearly tradition on WomenOnTheFence.com, for the new and old readers, I recap our year.
It was a year filled with many highs, many frustrations, many triumphs, and many tears.
Let me explain – from January right through to December…
Happy Monday! I figured many of you would be sluggish returning to the grind today after a long Thanksgiving weekend, so I wanted to keep things light. Today, we’re off the fence.
For some odd reason, I have been asked this question a lot lately. WHO IS ON MY FANTASY DINNER LIST?
It’s actually a very fun exercise. Ya know, kind of like the fantatsy exercise: IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Oh, that one is a reeeaaaalllly fun one.
But for the sake of easing into Monday, here are the rules for your enjoyment. Let’s imagine these people on your fanatsy dinner list are all dining with YOU, and TOGETHER. It’s a dinner party, and you’re making the menu.
By Guest Blogger Jamie Dougherty
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I’ll love myself when…
I have Jennifer Aniston’s legs, J. Lo’s booty and Gisele’s abs
My mother approves of me
I finish my TO-DO list
I am still on a high from meeting a true pioneer and leader in her field, Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post. This woman is the real deal. When you talk to her, you can FEEL her energy. She gives you direct eye contact (which I love), a firm handshake, and lets you know she HEARS you. Arianna is open, and oozes creativity… it is palpable.
If you are not familiar with Arianna Huffington, she is the creator and founder of the popular blog The Huffington Post, which she sold to AOL in 2011 for $315 million. She was then named president and Editor-In-Chief of The Huffington Post Media Group, which included The Huffington Post and then-existing AOL properties such as Engadget, AOL Music, Patch Media, and StyleList. Arianna Huffington was named #12 on the Forbes list of the ‘Most Influential Women In Media.’ (Wikipedia)
Arianna Huffington
Yes, today I got to meet and interview someone on my short list of “People I’d Like To Have Dinner With” Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post (others on my list include… Oprah Winfrey, Martha Stewart, Maya Angelou, Phil Knight, Richard Branson, Anthony Robbins, BIll Gates, Steven Spielberg, Madonna). As a Huffington Post contributor and an entrepreneur myself since the age of 24, it never grows tired when I have the opportunity to meet incredible visionaries and pioneers who have mastered their craft. It’s what turns me on. I’m still juiced.
I give you, the brains behind The Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington, et moi a Montreal. 
Me and Arianna
I don’t even know where to begin. I am still on a high after a magnificent weekend with my mom in Toronto attending Oprah’s Lifeclass Tour. So many of you have tweeted me and Facebooked me asking for all the juicy details. So today will be a mixed bowl of those details, life lessons, and what I learned. Hold on tight, and come along with me on a ride of fun and education…
It all started Sunday. My husband was leaving on a business trip, and I was leaving for Toronto. We kissed our two boys goodbye, and headed to the airport for our respective flights. Walking in, I had to laugh. My mom and I showed up at the airport in the exact same outfit, completely unplanned. Quite typical of us. We were excited, and off on our first mother-daughter trip in almost a decade!
Mom and I at the airport en route to our mother-daughter getaway
