About Mary Fran Bontempo

MARY FRAN BONTEMPO is a speaker, author and humorist who teaches audiences to control their most powerful influence: Self-Talk. Author of The Woman’s Book of Dirty Words, and Not Ready for Granny Panties, Mary Fran proves small changes in self-talk yield big life changes, allowing individuals to redefine their lives both professionally and personally in a rapidly changing world. A Huffington Post and Thrive Global contributor, and regular columnist for Women’s Voices Magazine and Best Kept Self, Mary Fran inspires and motivates readers and listeners to tame the self-talk beast, leading them to personal and professional renewal and success. After thirty years’ experience as owner of a full-service recruiting firm, and finding herself in the middle of a perfect life storm—turning 50, a crashing economy, and most devastating, a son with serious addiction issues—Mary Fran created the blog, Not Ready for Granny Panties, authoring two books in the series and developing a life-affirming brand full of practical wisdom and wit. A frequent media guest and speaker, audiences delight in her empowering and entertaining message.

Restaurant Week in Philadelphia!

By: Mary Fran Bontempo Okay, I agree. It's freaking freezing outside. And the fact that we haven't experienced this kind of cold in Philly for around two years only makes it worse. But after a few days inside, cabin fever makes even the coldest temperatures look preferable than spending yet another day prowling around the house, staring morosely out the window and worse, foraging for anything that's left in the fridge to eat.Which [...]

2018-10-30T09:48:33-04:00January 25th, 2013|0 Comments

Just Girls?

by Chrysa SmithI was watching the inauguration---lots of interesting pomp and circumstance. And in one image of the 'First Family', it struck me: what's the deal with the girls?Sasha and Malia have now been White House residents for four years. And they've lived the life that goes along with it: Secret service. Closely guarded activities. Uncommon behavior for average girls their age. It all made me wonder.Did the girls like their inauguration outfits? [...]

2018-10-30T09:48:33-04:00January 24th, 2013|0 Comments

When is a Color Not Just a Color?

By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. I've been spending a lot of time looking at colors lately. In the fall, I made the clearly ill-thought out decision to repaint both of our bathrooms as well as our powder room, foolishly believing that by Thanksgiving (HA!), I'd have three "new" bathrooms. I'm still hoping to have the painting done by Thanksgiving, but now [...]

2018-10-30T09:48:33-04:00January 22nd, 2013|1 Comment
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