Do you give it? And if so, how? Constructive criticism is not always easy to give. Both of my kids (now very grown) will tell you that when they were young, if I started a sentence with “Can I make an observation . . . “, they knew what was coming. I suppose for better or worse, but I always thought better. They may not have agreed. In th …
Following in the footsteps and by the examples of our stellar Manhattan and LI Dinner groups, as I write my blog this evening, I am getting ready for a fun LI Womens meeting tomorrow. I am sitting here with an envelope full of questions on little slips of paper ranging from – “If you were an animal, what would you be?” to “What is your least favo …
Anyone else feel like this year is going particularly fast? I was talking with a friend recently about the proportionality challenge of time. You know what I’m talking about. At a young age, the passage of one year feels like forever. Yet later on, not so much. It’s the proportionality challenge rearing its head. As we gain experience (my e …
Saturday night, Rock Voices (Long Island West) came together for their Spring Concert at Walt Whitman High School. When Bill joined this chorus last year, he and we really had no idea what to expect. He knew only that the group was a non-audition necessary chance to sing with others that enjoyed the experience as much as he did. What he fou …
I’m curious if you have a story or a tip. To some degree, most of us have responsibility for bringing in new business. It is one reason we come to a networking group – to expand our business referral sources (of course, in Gotham along with the strong sense of community inside our family). I am curious to hear your thoughts and advice for “cl …
Some family traditions stick and just remind you of special times. In my family, one of those traditions is full of frogs. When my children were in nursery school many, many years ago, they learned a song about frogs. That meant, we all learned a song about frogs – frogs here, frogs there, frogs are jumping everywhere. Come on, I know there a …
I'm afraid there seems to be a pattern when we go to the ballpark. My husband is a real Mets fan. So is my son. It is actually more than a little fun to listen to them watch a game together on the phone hundreds of miles away from each other. But I digress. What do you think it means that if/when we leave the ballpark before the end of the g …
We spent this past weekend in Chicago. The Schess clan converged on the city and spent the weekend celebrating all sorts of wonderful things in our world. But, I digress. I have never spent any time in Chicago, and I am now a fan. We were in a part of town called South Loop, walking distance to the lake, multiple museums, restaurants, bars and …
I am going through a stage right now where several of my regular doctors are retired or retiring. Most often, they are breaking the pact we made where they promised not to retire until I offered my approval – but let’s move on from there. The net result is meeting new healthcare providers and the opportunity to compare and vet bedside manner. …
Rona’s vacation theme started me thinking about how I plan to visit a new city. Recently, we had a few days in a city we knew some but hadn’t spent any real time exploring. So, I dug into the internet, researching sites to see, restaurants to explore, maybe even a little shopping. My daughter, knowing her mother, encouraged me to slow down. A …
Sunday night we celebrated the wedding of a close friend's daughter. Our families have been friends since the bride and my daughter met in kindergarten. That's a long time. I literally watched this young woman grow up. The wedding was filled with families and young adults we have known for that long. Kids that used to play on my driveway, now …
I’ve been under the weather for a few days, not unlike many others around me. I’ve had three meetings cancelled in the last week alone because someone else was under the weather. I suppose it was my turn. But that started me thinking about this particular phrase. What does it mean and where did it originate? With a little research I learned t …
This past week brought big and happy news in our family. She said yes!! While on a cruise through Italy, my son got down on one knee right in the middle of Naples and asked the love of his life to become his life partner. He took the ring he had been carrying around for weeks out of his backpack, carefully opened the box and through her abject …
I know this may be an unpopular opinion, but I was looking forward to a big storm this past weekend. For me, it was timed perfectly – overnight on Saturday into Sunday morning. We had already planned to hunker down and made sure to finish all our errands on Saturday afternoon. After a quick dinner at a local restaurant, we were ready to watch a …
I have to admit, the cold has me thinking about traveling. In truth, I don’t really mind the cold weather as long as it is in moderation. Extended stretches are not my favorite thing. These days my travel has been more often visiting my children than planning an exotic visit somewhere. And to set the tone, I have no regrets. Both of my childr …
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