“Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.” – Thoreau. In a recent post on Momastery, Glennon Doyle Melton challenges: “So why not just laugh now?” I concede, I, too, can be guilty of being caught up in the race for the new and different, thereby losing sight of all that is right in […]
Do you ever find yourself focusing on the one negative comment or suggestion, despite the overwhelming positive feedback? Do you let the negative rule your actions or even cause you not to act? If so, according to Forbes: Why Negative Feedback Will Kill Your Career- If You Let It, you may be a victim of Negativity […]
“Shoulders back, head held high, arms casually at my sides, and smile. Now, enter the room.” This was my internal messaging as I joined a meeting as a new board member on Monday. And just as Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk: Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are predicted, though I felt slightly intimidated going in, […]
This week, after reading I Refuse to be Busy (excerpt below) in the New York Times, I felt compelled to share the article. Unlike the author, I like to be busy. I thrive on managing chaos and bringing order in my life. However, as a confessed pragmatic optimist, doing things just right or “perfect” isn’t a stumbling […]
Do you spend time worrying about where your children are? Did they arrive to school/sports practice/friend’s house and forget to check back in? Wondering if your husband will make it home in a timely manner for a dinner/carpool/kid pickup? Are your children texting and calling endlessly when you are five minutes late to pick them […]
Yesterday afternoon, my three sons, along with 200+ classmates, participated in a Flash Mob to help gather 100,000 signatures by March 29, 2014 to “Urge the FDA to Say YES to Accelerated Approval for safe, effective therapies for children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.” It was a proud moment for our community as it rallied together […]
Find yourself always rushing in and just making it or even worse, apologizing for your tardiness. Always overwhelmed? Join me in arriving 15 minutes early to every meeting. I schedule the meeting 15 minutes ahead in my e-calendar. Then, when I arrive 15 minutes before the true appointment time, I use the bonus time to check […]
Last week we shared Recline! Why “Leaning in” is killing us, by Rosa Brooks, which sparked much reaction in our readers. This week, we wanted to followup with The Recline! Response (Part 1), which provides responses by Anne-Marie Slaughter, Julianne Smith, and Mieke Eoyang. The three responses illustrate the width and depth of the issue for women, […]
“You speak so nicely to him,” a friend recently commented, with something akin to shock in her voice, when I finished a call with my husband. She wasn’t the first to share her observation, nor state it with a tone of surprise. For the almost 20 years that Malcolm and I have known one another, […]
Candy, candy everywhere! I don’t know about you, but it seems like every holiday has become a candy fest, including Valentine’s Day. My sons don’t give nor receive just one valentine, but at least one from each member of their respective classes, resulting in nearly 30, which today are usually candy valentines. So, the last […]
