There’s something magical about potty-training that brings out the kid in every adult, or at least it does in my family. As my husband and I introduce our one-year-old daughter to the toilet, we have concocted an elaborate routine of celebration and song to encourage her in the process. At any given time of the
CELEBRATING NEW YORK CITY DRIVING.
Celebrate, we will, for life is short but sweet for certain. -Dave Matthews Band After experiencing true New York City driving first hand yesterday upon my arrival through the Lincoln Tunnel into the city, I was not ready to say that I love New York. I spent an hour at the wheel, jammed and
ROUGHED OUT TO SMOOTH.
Life is bumpy. It’s rough patches make us squirm and more than anything, just like back country roads, it is unpredictable. This morning I biked for an hour on newly chip sealed roads, and if you don’t know what a chip sealed road feels like on a bicycle, well, just imagine bumpy vibrations and saddle
LES PETITES VICTOIRES
I will overpay for anything with French script on it. My family will too, now that they know that is the easiest way to buy presents for me and guarantees a happy, or rather, ecstatic recipient. Needless to say, when I found my les petites victoires vintage t-shirt at J.Crew earlier this summer, I was
TRUE WORDS AND PRETTY WORDS.
True words are not always pretty, and pretty words are not always true. The truth is that we have a natural tendency to be drawn to fear, negativity, self-doubt and self-sabotage. We are afraid of real happiness, we are afraid that we are worthy of it, and so we push it away. If
PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999.
I believe in a lot of things, but one of the things I believe in most is celebrating life. I heard on the radio this morning that Ukrainians are known for celebrating everything (with vodka as a means of course), and I wish that Americans would be known for the same thing. Life is meant
APPRECIATION NATION
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in the world today than for bread. – Mother Teresa People come alive when they feel appreciated. I’ve seen it myself. True transformations from the simplest act of appreciating someone. This is no secret in the business or management world for motivating staff, but I feel