Raising the counsel for the defense
I’m crystal-clear that while my son Noah shares some of my personality traits, he is not my clone or even an extension of me – he is his own person. It’s one of the benefits of being 40 years older...
View ArticleJoin us for breakfast this Wednesday, Sept. 10th @ 7:30 AM: THE POWER ASK
Not sure how to ask for what you want at work and/or at home? The next Women@Work Connect breakfast at 7:30 AM on Wednesday, September 10th (and sponsored by the Capital Region Women@Work Magazine...
View ArticleTeaching giving
Giving my time, talent and treasure to organizations near and dear to my heart has only evolved fully during my adulthood, mostly thanks to the examples provided by the good generosity and social...
View ArticleGame on
On my breaks from my Macy’s mall job during high school, I was usually the only girl in the pinball game arcade. If memory serves correctly, it was mostly pinball machines with one or two Pong video...
View ArticleSchenectady Working Group on Girls
Happy Thursday! I’m pleased to feature the following guest Moms@Work blog post by my friend and fellow blogger Katie Beltramo, Founder and Author of the Capital District Fun blog and Editor at Kids Out...
View ArticleOne breast-cancer warrior’s path
I am 53 years old: the same age as Corey’s mom Kaleel when she lost her battle with breast cancer. Over 6 years ago, I stood uncharacteristically sobbing in the parking lot of Bellevue Hospital (now...
View ArticleBe the salary change you wish to see at work
After I finished wincing and shaking my head about Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella’s advice last week to a conference on women in technology on how to ask for a raise: It’s not really about asking for...
View ArticleLeveling the Start-Up playing field for working moms
As I listened raptly to the discussion between RPI President Shirley Ann Jackson and AOL founder Steve Case earlier this week at the Lally School 50th Anniversary Start-Up Showcase, I was particularly...
View ArticleTrick-or-treating at work
As I watch my 13 year-old son Noah and my husband Joel create Noah’s Halloween costume this week (mainly by staining a Red Cross t-shirt Joel received years ago for donating blood to the Red Cross with...
View ArticleWe’ve Come a Long Way, BABY…
Historically speaking… I thought I remembered my mother telling me during the ‘60s and ‘70s that several months before giving birth to me in early 1961, her office mates threw her a baby shower before...
View ArticleRiding in cars with boys
My dear friend and sister-from-another-mother-and-father Georgia accurately predicted that quality one-on-one conversation time with my son Noah during his teenage years would occur in the car. It’s...
View ArticleLet’s break bread together
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, whether I’m with family, friends or both. Post-college for more than 10 years, I spent Thanksgiving Day with my friends, gathered at one of our houses, enjoying a...
View ArticleThe geek family takes a technology holiday
Thanks to our multiple interests and communities and their respective holiday events, our family achieved a significant milestone this past weekend: a computer / technology-free weekend. No small feat:...
View ArticleHoliday lights
Solstice – Celebrating the Return of the Light The Last Night of Hanukkah at Our House (And at Corey’s House) Christmas Eve Service Corey and I always love to hear your stories, here and in the...
View ArticleLearning to self-advocate
Our 13 year-old son Noah is getting to the age when it’s easier for his collective grandparents to give him cash instead of gifts for holidays and birthdays: the generation gap of 55 – 70 years between...
View ArticleFarewell to the family bed
We upgraded to our king-size bed over 13 years ago when our son Noah was 1 week old, when we discovered that he would not sleep anywhere on his own. Not only was it an unexpected introduction to...
View ArticleThe morning grouch returns
At every stage of his childhood, I’ve witnessed the wonders of genetics in our 13-going-on-14 year-old son Noah. From the neck down, he is physically a carbon-copy of my husband, Joel, right down to...
View ArticleThe family busyness
It’s 10 PM on Wednesday – do you know where your Thursday morning blog post is? In my head, flying from my tired fingers, with my office lamp still shining into the January darkness. This week has been...
View ArticleThe luddite parent learns to text
Joel is a wonderful husband and father who after nearly 25 years, can still make me laugh as if it were our first date. And for that reason, except for documenting his luddite tendencies here, I really...
View ArticleSex education takes a field trip
When I was a fifth-grader at Haverstraw Elementary School in 1971, our mothers were invited to join us (girls only) during the school day to watch an edited version of the 1946 Disney cartoon The Story...
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