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Re-Defining “Career Woman”
It’s 6:30am. I’m half awake driving to the train station, close to tears, missing my son and our routine over the past year. By now he’d be waking up and I’d stumble out…
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Post-interview “Ghosting” and its Impact on Organizational Attractiveness
Note: I recently read an article in HuffPost US about “What It Means When You Hear Silence After A Job Interview”. I disagreed with the whole premise and really wanted to write a…
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The Dilemma of “Undercover” Alone Time
I did the unthinkable a while back. I shut my laptop down, walked out of my office into the cold winter air, and jumped into my car – with no destination. What made…
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The ‘Agony’ of Packing School Lunches – and Strategies to Making it Bearable
The last two years have been an eye-opener when it comes to school lunch meal prep for my son. Two things I have learned from this experience are: I dread making his lunch…
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7 Ways to Float on Cloud Nine – and What the Research Says
Recently, I have been on a journey to learn about happiness (still in progress!) through reading, listening to podcasts, watching other people, and then considering what makes me happy. As I sat down…
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Bringing Nature Back – My Insights into Camping with Kids
“The nature of childhood has changed: There’s not much nature in it.” I remember playing outside as the sun set, the distinct change in temperature, the flicking on of the street lights, the…
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Driving in Cars with Grandfathers
(for my Pop C and Grandpa L on Father’s Day) As a young girl – I was intimidated by my grandfathers. So the minute I found myself alone with them, I’d rush out…
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Reflections on the Stages of Unfolding
For a moment, I felt I could see deep within their soul and a feeling that we were the same. I was paired with a stranger, facing them, standing less than two feet…
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A Parenting Canvas – My Realizations As A Mom
Every day you have a blank canvas and what is put on that canvas is representative of emotions, events, joys, challenges, experiences, and past and present learnings exploding together into what is called…
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New York City – More An Onion Than An Apple
Thankfully, Deb and I were of the same mind…go with the flow and let New York City bring us where it wanted. New York City is one of those cities that reveals a…
Growing through life
