I know lots of people (maybe many of you!) live for awards season. The fashion, the awards, the gossip…

But I don’t see many movies or watch many TV shows, so I usually just keep a casual eye on the the big events and parties — enough for some good watercooler talk, you know!

It strikes me, though, that Growing Bolder could produce a pretty amazing awards show of our own. We have a great cast of characters (only their stories are real) and plenty of drama and comedy to fill a few spots!

So, here are my nominees.

Most Inspirational Character

• Recapturing a Shattered Spirit

Admit it. Whether you believe in them or not, you’re making a few resolutions for 2012, right? It’s hard not to, when you have that blank calendar with so much room and time for improving your life.

And if you’re looking for inspiration, we have it! Coming up in Season 3 of Growing Bolder TV, we’re featuring some amazing men and women who resolve to be better and bolder every day.

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The Growing Bolder team is as much my family as my husband, my parents and my in-laws. Truth be told, I see my GB colleagues more than any of my “real” relatives!

But like most families, as the years have gone by, we’ve gotten lazy about having our pictures taken. We are always snapping shots in the office or on shoots, but never seem to take the time and pose as a group. And I really wanted to create our first staff holiday card.

So this year, I was determined to change it. I sent an email around, asking everyone to mark the date and bring their best Team GB spirit.

And bring it they did!

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Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone (anyone else still stuffed?) and now comes the seems-like-it-will-be-here-in-just-moments Hanukkah and Christmas celebrations.

I’ve been dragging my feet on putting up decorations. We live in Florida, so the weather seems too warm, the palm trees too tropical, for these December traditions to feel real. But unless I have a tree, some tinsel, stockings hung by the fireplace pool deck with care, I will never get in the spirit, so this week, I’m digging out all of my goodies and putting them on display.

And when I do, I’ll look back at celebrations of yore. The year my parents wrapped a $100 bill (big money for a 13-year-old!) in box after box, like one of those Russian nesting doll sets. Or the year that my brother and I got to hang out with Santa together.

I think of the rules my mom always enforced — stockings for ravaging immediately after waking up, but no presents until after breakfast. [Read more...]

We posted a really interesting link on the GBTV Facebook page this week, featuring an actress who says she is successful not in spite of, but because of her white hair and wrinkles.

“A producer told me that they can’t find real actresses in their 60s – I am one of very few in the business.”

“It’s ironic that all these actresses who think having surgery and looking younger will help their career are actually losing out on parts that are coming to me because I have white hair and laughter lines.”

Julie Walters says she’s getting more offers than ever, and still enjoys life: eating, drinking and having fun without surgery. [Read more...]

I have not seen enough of the world to tell you what the most gorgeous place on earth is.

The beaches of the Bahamas? Maybe.

The hustling, bustling Times Square in New York? I could make a good argument.

Could it be the peace and serenity that awaits you in Maine, or perhaps the deep history you’ll find in London?

I can tell you that one of the most beautiful places I’ve been is Belgium — which is shocking to me, since it was scheduled as a brief sidebar in a trip that largely focused on France and Italy. [Read more...]

On October 10, 2010 (10/10/10), thousands of filmmakers, students, and citizens documented life in every country on the planet in a single day.  The result: the currently unreleased film, One Day On Earth.

image source: One Day On Earth

For one day in 2010, people all over the world documented life in their respective countries for 24 hours. They then uploaded their footage to onedayonearth.org, a website that allows other filmmakers and, frankly, everyone, to watch the footage, including the film’s producers.   [Read more...]