February 2012

What are you doing for Leap Year today?

My friend Gen, who I’ve known since I was 8, is turning 11 today :). Yes, she’s a Feb 29th baby and birthdays on the actual day are a rare thing for her! It’s a special thing to have an extra day in the calendar (and of course, only special people are born on such […]

More …

Do you still DANCE?! Busting a move beyond the kitchen!

. I was at a blogging conference over the weekend – the exquisitely and appropriately named Blissdom! Usually I am so busy listening and talking (and listening and talking) that I am too exhausted and miss the dance parties that close out these fabulous events. I love to dance. LOVE. But for the past few years, my […]

More …

Frozen in Fake Fraudulence

I wrote a note to a very successful blogger and leadership coach once, that was slightly critical — I greatly like her work and still follow it. She would temper her sales pitches with feelings of anxiety and fear over what she was asking and how it made her ill to ask for business (though […]

More …

“Dare Dream Do” Author and Expert Changes the Game

Whitney Johnson was a Wall St analyst who began in the trading floor secretarial pool and is now partner in the investment firm she co-founded, Rose Park Advisors. She is an investor at all levels. An investor in people, stocks and dreams. Whitney is adding author to her incredible list of accomplishments this May, with […]

More …

I Don’t Know How to be Your Mother

My darling girl, Already we are here. I hold you in my arms as your sobs shake on my chest. I am a good mother. I know I am the right mother for you. But in this moment, I have no idea what I am doing. In this moment, I don’t know how to be […]

More …

Top Twelve Ways to Find Work Life Balance

Our chat in The Motherhood yesterday was filled with rich words (and suggested actions) of wisdom. What an amazing group of voices. I love these women! Here’s a quick summary from The Motherhood co-founder Emily McKhann’s summary of our conversation. “Maybe you’ve scoffed at the idea that work-life balance is actually possible. We have too. […]

More …

A Wish For All Girls

My seven year old brought this home in her backpack. She had two wishes for the beginning of the year. One was to not be mean to her brothers and sister and this was the other one. Both brought me incredible joy. A friend posted on Facebook how incredible it is when a child can […]

More …

Work Life Balance in The Motherhood!

Join us Monday February 6th at 1pm EST for a 30 min chat (we know you’re busy!) on all things work life. I will be joined by some wonderful special guests! We’re going to dive right in to what works, what doesn’t and the core that makes it all happen – relationships. Each of my special […]

More …

Us

I spent two days in Washington DC this week as part of my new role as Community Manager for the Million Moms Challenge attending the Shot@Life Volunteer Summit. It was an incredible experience and you can read all about it here. At the end of our second day together, we were asked for our key […]

More …