Daily life and travel with food and cupcakes as a common theme.
Posted in Arizona, Junior League, Life on Oct 22nd, 2008
Keesha’s Fall Uniform by PrissyCook
A funny thing happens in Arizona each autumn. The store displays change, the pumpkins come out and people start wearing sweaters and sweatshirts. But there’s a huge problem with that. It’s late October and we’re still at 95 degress in Phoenix.
But that doesn’t stop me from from forging ahead and going [...]
Posted in Junior League, Volunteer on Sep 28th, 2008
Care Card is a wonderful fundraising program presented by The Board of Visitors and The Junior League of Phoenix, Inc. (“JLP”) as an affiliate.
As a member of The Junior League of Phoenix, I am selling Care Cards for $50 each, you will enjoy shopping for a ten-day period, October 17th through October 26th and you [...]
Posted in Junior League, Knitting on Aug 23rd, 2008
Part 2 of my sock knitting class was a doozie. The class was 3.5 hours of grueling knitting. We finished knitting the ankle and it was time to turn the heel. What I know now is there there are several different approaches to making a heel on a sock and our instructor chose a German [...]
Posted in Arizona, Junior League, Life, Volunteer on Jun 28th, 2008
I literally smiled so much at the grand opening of the Children’s Museum of Phoenix that my cheeks hurt. My assigned station was the Noodle Forest upstairs. Most of the exhibits at the museum are set up to be multi-sensory, so that the kiddos can really connect with the art and most importantly have fun.
My [...]
Posted in Arizona, Junior League, Mexican on May 15th, 2008
The deeper I dive into the Junior League the more I appreciate the dueling facets of the membership. There are the traditional elite. The few who were raised in privilege and live lives that are tied into expectations. They have pedigrees that are stocked with trust funds and endowments.
Then theres the group within the League [...]
Posted in Arizona, Junior League, Life on Nov 19th, 2007
One volunteer project a month. I’ve come to realize that I need some big heaping doses of goodness. This year is one that has been full of changes and realizations and I’m taking what has at times been overwhelming emotional struggles and trying to learn.
I have a necklace that carries on it a small quote, [...]
Posted in Junior League on Oct 30th, 2006
Have you picked up your Care Card yet? It’s a discount card that saves you 20% at select retailers like Anthropologie, Artifacts, Lucy, Pottery Barn, restaurants and more. The cards are part of a fundraising effort for Junior League of Phoenix and The Phoenix Board of Visitors. The card will [...]
Keesha oversees recruiting and training programs for GoDaddy.com. She is responsible for building programs that attract and retain amazing employees.
Keesha loves food and photography and is passionate about community volunteering. She sat on the board of directors for the Junior League of Phoenix and is on the Children's Museum of Phoenix committee. She attended Blinn College and Texas A&M University. Her most private cupcake confession? She doesn't like frosting!