It’s funny: I don’t think of myself as being much older than I was when I graduated from high school. But my reunion invitation keeps dangling a really big number in front of me—a reminder that the years have truly flown by. Twenty of them, to [Read More]
As sad as it may be, who among us has the spare time to sit down and read these days? (140-character-long updates don’t count.)
It’s time to get Blinkist. Like CliffsNotes for adults, the new subscription service takes popular nonfiction titles including [Read More]
Just in time for Father’s Day weekend, a digital entrepreneur shares his rules for juggling a family and a growing start-up while keeping his sanity intact.
By Craig Zingerline
1. Work-life balance is a myth. These days, there aren’t clear lines between work and life—at least in terms [Read More]
Ever promised to let your family know you made it somewhere in one piece, only to forget to check in by the time you’ve arrived? Spare your loved ones the worry (and yourself the guilt) with Kitestring, a free—and totally genius—personal-safety service that alerts your [Read More]
New data suggests that when it comes to smartphones, size matters. The demand for big-screen devices is soaring, and doesn’t show signs of slowing up anytime soon. According to a recent study, worldwide shipments of smartphones with five-inch screens or bigger rose 369 percent in the first three months of this year. More than [Read More]
As a marketer, I’ve heard it over and over: today, consumers have more power than ever before. Easy access to information online lets us compare thousands of products, services, and ideas. New platforms and ever-widening social networks constantly create opportunities [Read More]
When you don’t have a plan for how you are going to spend your day, you’ll usually find yourself wasting the moments you have to make a difference.
That’s the secret of being busy. That’s why busy people get more done. Because they are already moving.
When you already have things to do it’s easy [Read More]
Honey, you’ve had enough time on the iPad for now. Why don’t you go play for a little while? I recommended to my five year-old daughter.
But there’s nothing to do! She responded/complained predictably. And you’re on your phone, she added.
Ouch.
She was right. For all of the times I am telling her that she could be playing with [Read More]
There are very few things in life more difficult than losing weight, especially as you get older. It takes dedication and a commitment to make life changes. As humans we are creatures of habit and unfortunately we pick up bad habits rather quickly.
I recently had my second baby and as a normally petite 5’2” woman, pregnancy has never [Read More]
Last night, my boyfriend didn’t get home from work until 8 p.m.
Considering his workload and long-ish commute, 8 p.m. really wasn’t that late. As a former ad gal myself, I try to remember long hours come with the territory. And with long hours come dinners alone, but those hours also give me the chance to catch up [Read More]
