Embrace the Chaos

I was sort of prepared for Hurricane Irene to hit us in New Jersey.  Had the flashlights all out.  Got milk, eggs, bread, almond butter (kids with food allergies), candles and big heavy towels by the front door where it always leaks! What I didn’t anticipate was all the anxiety and stress the uncertainty of [...]

Going back into the city this morning after yesterday’s earthquake in New York, I asked myself a question:  Although the tremors were quite brief, in times of sudden possible crisis and chaos, what helped me feel a little bit better? I thought about that question as I got on the bus today at 6:45am for [...]

Do we really need to spend a thousand dollars on renting a super slide for our backyard for a 6 year old’s birthday party? This summer, I’ve been to a lot of kids parties and older adult parties.  It used to be that the older you got, the more money you have, the less time [...]

Sam is a lawyer by training and works for a company doing what he is supposed to do – be a lawyer.  He’s actually a pretty good one as the Deputy General Counsel of a company which is in the plastics and tubing business.  He was at home one weekend and happened upon the ABC [...]

Dinner time for some may be full of peace and quiet but not in my house.  With two young girls, ages 6 and 3, it is full of the sound of little feet running while their mom is in chase trying to put food in their mouth with Sponge Bob blaring in the background.  Total [...]