When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.I was at a birthday party recently where I met a woman with a child a little younger than my 3 year old son. As is normally the case, the topic turned to preschool. I was impressed by her … Read More
I read this book back in early August and I’m just getting around to writing about it although I’ve recommended it verbally to several friends. Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton’s book (http://www.marcusbuckingham.com/books/discover-strengths.php) is great in that they encourage readers to focus on using their strengths rather than the conventional wisdom of focusing on fixing your … Read More
Everyone warned me about the “terrible twos” and I was pleasantly surprised at how easily they went by with my oldest son. No one warned me about the “power struggle to see who rules the house” threes. However, now that I have a three year old and mention the challenges (of course coupled with the … Read More
I just heard an interesting definition of leadership on the radio: Confidence + Plan + Ability to get others to buy into your plan = Leadership It makes me wonder…does that male sportscaster have kids? If so, are they toddlers? I wonder who leads his household…
First of all, no, I didn’t get a car or a gift bag or anything like that at the Oprah taping. What I did get was a reminder of how blessed I am to live in America. (I was at the 9/11 show taping – “The Children of 9/11”.) Danny “the singing cop” sang two songs … Read More
I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it!” Oprah is taping her show’s season premiere in New York this year on September 10th and (guess what?) I’m going to be in the audience (yay!) You don’t understand, I LOVE Oprah. Okay, I don’t actually know her, so I guess it’s moreso that I love … Read More
I guess that I should be planning and focusing on the fall season, but I’m not. I’m still stuck on summer. Fall doesn’t begin until September 23rd, so I still have three more weeks to enjoy summer. I haven’t crossed off all of the things on my personal and family “Summer To Do List”, so … Read More
(Yes, that’s a picture of me!) I took a beginner level Flying Trapeze class at Trapeze School New York (http://newyork.trapezeschool.com/). It was amazing! Initially, when I saw the school from across the street, I almost chickened out. “What was I thinking” ran through my head as I hesitantly approached the Pier. Fortunately, it looked a … Read More
I recently returned from a Columbia College Women’s Networking breakfast. The New York Times’ “Life’s Work” columnist Lisa Belkin was speaking about “how to realistically balance your career, home and life” (yeah, right). Before Ms. Belkin spoke, the attendees had a chance to get to know each other. I was glad to meet one of … Read More
For Mother’s Day, I received (upon request) a really great book How to Really Love Your Child by M.D. D. Ross Campbell. In the book, Dr. Campbell teaches parents how to practically express their love to their children. The chapter that challenged me the most was “How to Show Love Through Eye Contact”. As I … Read More
