I spent roughly the first 16 years of my life in Wyoming. As you may or may not know, there really isn’t much to do in Wyoming beyond watching the grass grow. I moved to the Washington, DC area in high school and haven’t looked back. Living in a major metropolitan area, many opportunities to […]
Sacrifice for Your Kids
Sacrifice. “When I hear people talk about juggling, or the sacrifices they make for their children, I look at them like they’re crazy, because ‘sacrifice’ infers that there was something better to do than being with your children.” – Chris Rock As a parent you often find yourself sacrificing for your kids. However, the quote […]
How to Leave Your Kids
In a couple of days I’ll be leaving my kids. It’s part of being a parent in the corporate world so I guess it comes with the territory. It still makes it really hard to do though. If you find yourself scheduled to take a business trip and you have kids at home, here are […]
3 Ways Teenage Girls May Surprise You
This week was spring break. My daughters obviously look forward to this time of year as they love any time there is a break from school and extracurricular activities. It gives them an opportunity to breathe easy and just relax before hitting the home stretch at school. My youngest daughter headed to a beach house […]
Paper or Plastic
I often find myself in meetings at work looking around and noticing I’m the only person with a laptop. There may be a conference room full of people with their notebooks, planners, and pieces of paper everywhere but I come in and plop down my laptop. Maybe this is due to the fact my background […]
6 Opportunities for Conversation with your Teen/Tween
A Crazy Collabo with Erika Cardamone This post was written in collaboration with Erika Cardamone. I thoroughly enjoyed working with her and learned a great deal during the process. Remember the good ol’ days when families would get home from work and school, a warm home cooked dinner would be prepared, then everyone would sit […]
Setting Goals and Letting Miller’s Law Eat Humble Pi
Everyone probably knows that yesterday was Pi day. This blurb from the ‘official’ Pi website: “Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is […]
How Kids Today are 21st Century Lincolns
What do kids today have in common with one of our most influential presidents from 150 years ago? If your kids are anything like mine I think you’ll be able to relate to this post. As you already know from reading my blog in the past, my kids are extremely busy. I’m constantly driving them […]
A Glimpse Into the Crazy Life
Relaxing on the Weekend is for the Weak! Weekends are supposed to be for rest. A couple of days off to spend at home, getting things done in your personal life, pursuing your hobbies or passions, and recharge the battery for the upcoming work week. Not the case for those living the crazy life with […]
Know When to Keep Your Mouth Shut
*UPDATE* This is a post intended for last Friday but is still applicable even a few days later as things are not much better. Sometimes you just have to be quiet. Such was the case this morning when driving my oldest daughter to school. Over the last day or so she has covered the full […]