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]
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]
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]
“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]
I’m not one to read too far into Facebook messages, but this year on my birthday, I found myself feeling emotional after reading all the messages on my Timeline. It wasn’t the number that struck me—in fact, after a brief calculation I found that less than twenty percent of my network made the effort. [Read More]
Each morning, when I see my iPhone loading new emails in my personal account, I get a bit of anxiety. Seriously, 25 emails came in while the people I call friends were supposed to be fast asleep? But most days I breathe a sigh of relief, realizing I can quickly delete most of them. [Read More]
Hi everyone!
I am absolutely thrilled to introduce you to an adorable, tech-savvy little girl named Dot. She is the star of my upcoming children’s picture book Dot, which goes on sale November 5th.
I was inspired to write Dot after talking with parents around the world. I found that although technology is making our [Read More]
Smoke alarms have a reputation for being annoying and inaccurate. Most everyone has a memory of running around opening windows and waving a towel at a squawking smoke detector, all while food continues to burn. Or taking the batteries out rather than listening to the low-battery chirp. Smoke detectors are a static, necessary evil; [Read More]
