Buh-Bye Borders – We’re Sad to See You Go
About a week ago, my kids and I said goodbye to Borders forever. We picked up a last few books at bargain-basement prices, and that was it. Not to be overly dramatic, but I’m just not sure the...
View ArticleE-readers vs. Books – Where Do You Stand?
I love to read. I grew up with a house filled with books, and our family home is no different. We have books in every room. EVERY ROOM! We’ve outgrown our bookshelves, and have turned to making piles...
View ArticleHave I Leaned Back in My Career? Yes and No.
There’s been a lot of talk about “leaning in” with Sheryl Sandberg’s new bestseller. I’m about halfway through the book, which preaches the message that women need to ambitiously go for leadership...
View ArticleYes, I’m an Introvert – And That’s OK
Over the course of my corporate career, I’ve participated in a number of courses on work styles and generational differences and diversity. I’ve also taken the Myers-Briggs test, an assessment designed...
View ArticleMaking Mondays Brighter with Book Club at the Office
As much as I love to read, I get lazy. By the time I wrangle the kids into bed and pack my things for the next day, I’m usually exhausted. My mind wants to quit, and I simply grab the remote and watch...
View ArticleTalking Money with Your Kids & The Heavy Purse
There are zillions of things we need to teach our kids, right? How to dress and eat and tie shoes and brush teeth. And then there are the values we want to instill – like respect, being a good friend,...
View ArticleWhy Writers Write
I just finished one of my summer reads – Why We Write - edited by Meredith Maran. The book features 20 acclaimed authors and their tales of why they do what they do. As someone who has always enjoyed...
View ArticleA Perfect Book to Creep Your Kids this Halloween Season
We have yet to visit a pumpkin patch or pick apples or fill the treat bowl with candy corn. Halloween is just a week away, and I’m feeling woefully behind. My oldest son, a fourth-grader, is nearly out...
View Article10 Favorite Kid Books – For Laughs, Lessons and Love
There are certainly nights, at the end of a long workday, when there is nothing more I’d like to do than swiftly place my kids into bed and collapse on the couch. I’m tired, I’m not feeling it, I just...
View ArticleThis Week: Join Weird Wednesday and Enter to Win a NGK Subscription!
So, we survived Black Friday (because I refuse to shop in that chaos), Small Business Saturday (scored some great finds) and now we’re cruising into Cyber Monday. ‘Tis the season to shop, shop, shop....
View ArticleOff-ramp, Decelerate, Accelerate – Every Working Mother Must Choose
Every few months, I come across a new book on working motherhood. In the last year alone, I read Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, Katherine Alcorn’s Maxed Out and Liz Mundy’s The Richer Sex. They pop up on...
View ArticleThe “Invisible Task List”
I know we all have “to-do lists” running through our minds. Exercise. Work projects. Home improvement ideas. Items to pick up at the store. That’s life, right?! But I often wonder if someone took a...
View ArticleA Chance to Help a Bereaved Mother
Every night, as I lie in bed, I thank God for the beautiful, healthy children sleeping just down the hall. I had easy pregnancies, relatively easy labors and now all three kids are thriving, growing so...
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