It was just before 7:00 a.m. on December 21 when I threw myself into a cab outside of the Arlington Hilton. The day before, I had a meeting at our offices, followed by our holiday party, culminating in a three block drenching walk in the pouring rain around midnight as I made my way [...]
Author’s Note: It is with mixed emotion that I publish the post below today. I’m not sure how long it will take to feel “normal” after last week. But I offer a bit of this “blogging as usual” in absence of any grand explanations or offers of solace – both which I have none of [...]
We waited for you to get home to tell you. These are not the words that most Moms prefer to hear from their husband and kids upon returning from a week long business trip across the country. Because we know that the ensuing story is one that is going to be upsetting. It will be [...]
This week I will be attempting something very difficult. Yesterday morning I came out to San Francisco where I am now working with a production crew to film four different promo videos in as many days for work. Our work will take us from an indoor pool in the East Bay to the streets of [...]
I turned 44 years old on Friday. As if often the case with the timing of my birthday, we had the party goers already pre-shipped in for Thanksgiving, giving us a ready-made group of revelers willing to extend the celebration just one more day. Even though we knew there would be a crowd, we had [...]
This month I’ve noticed a concerted online effort by a number of friends to be thankful. Folks have taken to Twitter and Facebook to share each day something for which they are grateful. It is a really thoughtful exercise as we approach Thanksgiving, a holiday that for many – including yours truly — is more [...]
This past weekend, my oldest friend Lisa and I made the road trip to Harrisburg to watch our husbands run in the city marathon which took place yesterday. Scheduling conflicts for both our families made it impossible to run in the Philadelphia marathon next weekend, so the guys chose Harrisburg and we all took advantage [...]
Like most mothers, I worry now and then that I am making irreversible mistakes when it comes to parenting my kids. Often these insecurities are associated with universal scenarios for which “the experts” suggest Approach A and I choose Approach B. From the time my sons were born to present day, there have been steady [...]
We ran out of milk on Friday afternoon. It happens. Every five or six days, the gallon of 1 percent succumbs to the endless bowls of Cocoa Krispies that are consumed daily in my kitchen, leaving two teenage boys with nothing but fat free half and half between them a bowl of dry cereal. This [...]
This past weekend was a tough one for Noah. After happily celebrating his 15th birthday on Thursday, he had a number of plans, including two parties on Saturday night. Dave and I agreed to shuttle him between the events so he could spend time with an extended group of friends. But within an hour of [...]
