For the past several years, Syracuse University has sent me and my husband a Valentine’s Day card. I look forward to it every year. Sure, it asks me to donate money. It also reminds me how much Syracuse has shaped my life. My husband and I met freshman year when we lived across the hall […]
Favorite Music of all Time
Music is a huge part of my life. It inspires me. It makes me nostalgic. It makes me happy. It keeps me sane. Music gives me the chance to be closer to my kids. We have dance parties and get in trouble at the dinner table for not being able to sit still when a […]
Taking an inventory of online accounts
A few months back, it struck me that if I got hit by a bus and became incapacitated (or worse), my co-workers would have a hell of a time trying to figure out how to access all of the online accounts I manage for the organization. Not to mention my husband. He responded to an […]
Competitive kids: it's okay to win.
The big competition in my house right now involves brushing teeth at night. My 5-year-old, G, and 2-year-old, Biz, run up the stairs yelling “I teeth!” (The expression came from Biz, and it stuck.) Both want to reach the sink first in order to start putting toothpaste on their respective brushes. My dentist would be […]
The Importance of Vitamin D, in Visual Form
Living in Maine, it’s hard not to get some form of seasonal affective disorder this time of year. We seem to be having snow storms every week, and it was -11 when I left for work the other day. When the sun does make an appearance, it’s usually short-lived and not very warming. During a […]
It isn't such a bad bad world
It has been interesting to see the reaction to my post about the meaning of philanthropy. Or, maybe, lack of reaction. I was hoping to get lots of comments from people who would share their personal definitions of philanthropy and how they incorporate that meaning in their everyday lives. While I did receive a few […]
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