It’s almost St.Patrick’s Day…one of my favorite days of the year. I am half Irish, but in my heart, I’m 100%.  Both my maternal grandparents were born and raised in Ireland, and I am determined to go back there someday. I am beyond proud of my heritage, and I remind my children of it constantly.

They work long hours, stand out in the worst weather conditions and get blamed if the weather forecast is wrong. That is the life of a  meteorologist. On today’s Blab:“Be Seen. Be Heard. The Public Relations and News Show” we talk to Brian Lapis, chief meteorologist at WWLP in Springfield, Massachusetts. Brian has been with the NBC affiliate for 19 years and has heard and seen it all. Brian gives Kyle Reyes of The Silent Partner Marketing and I the inside scoop as to what his job is like, the life of a public figure and what he would say to future broadcasters and meteorologists.

The older I get, the more I believe in fate. I really think things happen for a reason.

Yesterday, a public affairs officer from the U.S. military in Afghanistan connected with me on LinkedIn. I immediately messaged him to thank him for what he is doing for our country.