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.

Laura’s Home–Happy Trails to All!

By: Mary Fran Bontempo Dave was incredulous. "What the heck happened in this kitchen? I just cleaned it all up fifteen minutes ago; it looks like a bomb went off in here!" I looked at my husband, not saying a word. "Oh," he said, "I forgot." After 32 years of marriage, we've achieved an almost telepathic ability to communicate without words. Ofttimes, a mere glance will clue Dave in as to what's going [...]

2018-10-30T09:46:18-04:00August 6th, 2013|2 Comments

Justin Timberlake Takes Back the Night

By: Mary Fran Bontempo Okay, so I know I took my kids to see Justin Timberlake when he was 14 and with NSYNC, and I could be his mother, but really, is he adorable or what? Check out JT's new video for Take Back the Night, below, and happy Friday! Oh, and for a great look at some summer shore options, check out Chrysa Smith's post on the fun to be had in [...]

2018-10-30T09:46:18-04:00August 2nd, 2013|0 Comments

Baring It All When We Just Don’t Care

By: Mary Fran Bontempo Well, the fool is at it again.   Anthony Weiner, a.k.a. Carlos Danger, and no, I'm not making that up, has once again been caught sending pics of his, yes, weiner, over the phone to a woman not his wife. Presumably, wife Humas Abedin has seen enough of that thing to last her a lifetime. At least one would hope, although she has again been at the narcissistic lunatic's [...]

2018-10-30T09:46:19-04:00July 30th, 2013|0 Comments

Shutter Island–A Thriller for Home Movie Night

By: Mary Fran Bontempo Leonardo Di Caprio. Those two words are reason enough for me to watch just about anything, kind of like "George" and "Clooney." But just because a guy's pretty doesn't mean he turns in a great performance. Yet with Leo (you, too, George, with the exception of the abysmally boring Solaris), a great performance is a given--every time. Leo even breathed life into Jay Gatsby, a character that the great [...]

2018-10-30T09:46:19-04:00July 26th, 2013|0 Comments
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