This week, I did my first ever public reading of my upcoming children’s book “Dot.” It wasn’t anything fancy. Nobody was dressed up. There were no big posters with my name on it. I did my first reading in my son’s preschool class.
It was kind of an impromptu thing. I had just received three super-special-secret [Read More]
I had the privilege of attending the American Express OPEN for Women: CEO BootCamp, an all-day event where women business leaders including Tory Burch, Angie Hicks, Robin Chase, Jean Chatzky and Melinda Emerson provided insight, advice, inspiration and lessons on becoming successful female business owners.
There were several common themes shared by these successful women [Read More]
There are plenty of challenges facing a female venture capitalist in Silicon Valley. Figuring out what to wear shouldn’t be one of them.
Some years ago, I needed to go to a week-long strategy meeting in Nice, France. The Nordstrom stylist I consulted was somewhat helpful towards helping me decide what to pack, but when I [Read More]
I’m sure we’ve all seen it on Facebook. The photo of the grinning husband and wife bent over the toilet in the background with the caption, “We’re pregnant!” Or the clever play on words: “We’re Prego!” with a Prego spaghetti jar. From proud over-sharers, the close-up of a positive pee stick. Or, the fuzzy [Read More]
Buy One Book, Get The Other For Free:
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I like my home office. The desk, the bookcases, the wide window looking out to the giant spruce trees. I’m grateful for all of it. However, if there’s one thing that I do miss about working at an outside office, it’s the impromptu interactions with colleagues, or what I call Tiny Kitchen Moments (TKM). [Read More]
This past weekend, we went to a local pumpkin patch as a family. After two busy, fun-filled hours, we left with four perfectly plump pumpkins, one sweet little gourd (which Pink may or may not have lifted), dirt in every imaginable place on our bodies, and six simple pictures.
Yes, six pictures. In two hours. At [Read More]
The stories of cyber-bullying seem to get more tragic every week. As parents, it’s our job to stay on top of the newest sites and platforms where online bullying takes place. Although it’s impossible to know exactly what kids are doing online, at least by knowing the sites they’re using we’re able to ask the [Read More]
“WAIT!” I yelled as everyone started to dive into their entrees. “Don’t eat yet!”
We were at the kind of fancy restaurant where the food isn’t just served, it is strategically arranged on the plate and displayed like a work of art.
My husband stopped with his fork in mid-air and stared at me.
“Why?” he asked. “Is [Read More]
Earlier this week I met with a young father who said his kids will not get a smartphone until they are 18 years old. Why? Because he wants them to remain little kids as long as possible. He feels that giving them such complete access to the internet, social networks and text messaging could take away their [Read More]
