During my freshman year of college, my family sold the home that I grew up in and moved several states away. My mother encouraged me to transfer schools to be closer but I had already found my life on campus. They moved. I stayed in New York. That move had been my mother’s dream since I was...

This past weekend, I walked into my daughter’s room and, before she had a chance to close the closet door, I got an eyeful of the inside of her closet. From soccer paraphernalia (which she took a break from two seasons ago) and three-year-old school books & papers to loads of clothes at...

Have you ever had one of those days (or a series of days) where you’ve felt completely off?

That was me, this week. I hit a wall. My son was preparing for a four-day conference (translation: I was preparing); we had parent-teacher conferences one night this week; and the previous night, I...

Welcome to Q2!

Yes…I’m a little wedded to the practice of monitoring and celebrating time. Mainly, I do this because once any moment or season passes, it can never be experienced again. So, you better believe I’m going to make a big deal of it.

Don’t talk to me about...

This month, I read (and am still reading…a few pages to go!) Brené Brown’s Braving the Wilderness. And can I tell you something? I don’t even know where to begin…this book is chock-full of wisdom and life-altering truths!

If you're not familiar with Brown, she is...

My husband and I were recently having a frank conversation about our commitments. More accurately, we were discussing my increasing number of commitments.

“Reg, this is a zero-sum game,” he reminded me. I knew exactly what he meant. I could not add more to my proverbial plate without...

Sometimes, I think I was born a planner…as in a person who loves to plan. It may just be the strategist in me. I work well with coordinating moving parts and fitting them together seamlessly. And I enjoy bringing order to chaos. No matter what I am working to unravel, I begin with the...

This past weekend, my younger daughter and I went to a Favorite Doll Tea in my town. For those who do not know what in the world that is (I’ve been there): The Favorite Doll Tea is an annual tea thrown by the local Women’s Club to raise funds for their community helps. The event draws...

Y’all know that I am a champion of aligning your gifts, skills, and passions with your professional pursuits. Specifically, I would argue that entrepreneurship or entrepreneurial thinking can position you to both explore and develop your uniqueness and contribute to the world through your...

The mere mention of April 15th can raise the level of stress and anxiety for many of us in the United States. Almost everyone I talk with about it, dreads this time of year. With a little more than a month until the due date, we are in the middle of what is affectionately known as Tax Filing...

March has come in like a lion in the northeast! We were hit with a storm that felt like it came out of nowhere! Weren’t we just wearing light jackets last week?

The night before the storm hit, the governor declared the State of Emergency, my district schools announced its closure, and the...

Have you ever met someone and knew right away that you were meant to be friends? It could've been something they said that resonated with you or just the way you felt at ease with them…so much so that you couldn’t wait to connect with them again.

Do you know what I mean?

When this...