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A Year of Good Reads or Living By The Book?
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Books have always been a constant in my life and they’ve taught me that failing to reach a goal doesn’t always…
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More Daring Inspiration
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After last October’s blog post, Daring Inspiration from Past and Present, the ILLUME team was inspired to share our own stories…
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Community
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Although I come from a close-knit family, I don’t think I truly understood the importance of community until about 10 years…
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Finding A Home
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There are few things more stressful than a move. In my family, we like to combine the moves with other high-stress…
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A Disruptive Question
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New Year’s is behind us, and many of us have probably already made and broken our annual resolutions. In fact, 30%…
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Life Is An Adventure
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They say life is an adventure, right? With three boys and a busy husband, some days my life epitomizes that saying…
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Our Table
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Every Thanksgiving is a new adventure for the Dougherty-Plemons family. Having moved as a family four times in the eight years…
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Daring Inspiration from Past and Present
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This weekend, I attended the Wisconsin Book Festival and the Wisconsin Science Festival. The concurrence of these two events turned Madison…
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Reflections on Berlin
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Anne and I were fortunate to attend IEPPEC in Berlin this past week. It was an amazing experience. The city of…
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A Birthday and a Better World for Us All
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Today is the one-year anniversary of Illume’s formal launch in the industry. We are now in two locations (well, three if…
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This Land
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Recently, I planned a last-minute trip to the Leelanau Peninsula to celebrate my 8th wedding anniversary with my husband, Eric. As…
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Okay Might Just Be Okay: Breaking The Green Ceiling Part III
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Week five*: I tend to be driven and want to be the best I can be at everything I do, but…
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Making Room For Fatherhood
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This past week, the White House hosted the first ever event that focused on the role of men in parenting. This…
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Why I Don’t Hate Work
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Like many of us, I’ve struggled with finding balance between work and life. If you follow this blog, you know that…
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True Grit ~ Breaking the Green Ceiling Part II
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I am not sure how many of you have seen this TED talk on grit. I came across this quite a…
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Phenomenal Woman
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The most impactful literary work I received as a child was “And Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou. The book was…
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Breaking the Green Ceiling
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The golf course is the last frontier for women in business. Yes, I am being a bit tongue in cheek –…
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On Earth Day, Let’s Focus On Energy
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On Earth Day, it seemed appropriate to share the most recent Letter from the Chair I provided to AESP, which focused…
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New Beginnings
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It has been a long winter. We have all been impatiently awaiting its end. We know in our mind what winter’s…
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“Let It Go” Gives Us Something To Hold On To
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Let It Go What was your most exciting Oscar win? Aside from the sheer joy of watching Lupita accept her first…
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Women Crafting A Life: Lisa
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When Sara and I were kicking around the idea of a blog that featured women doing amazing work in and outside…
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Women Crafting A Life: Sara
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ILLUME is excited to feature the accomplishments of women entrepreneurs this year. These remarkable women have been an inspiration for us,…
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A Mantra for 2014
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As the world looks forward and reflects on the past year, I have been doing my own soul-searching on what 2013…
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A Hand to Hold: Addressing Barriers in the Home Retrofit Market
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In this white paper, Sara Conzemius and Laura Schauer describe a pilot that overcame barriers to comprehensive residential retrofits using incentives,…