Are you a delegator or a doer? Or a little bit of both? We began discussing this last week at a committee meeting for a fundraiser for the Nassau County We Care Foundation. As expected, most people at the committee meeting said they’re doers. I admit that I do not delegate work well. I always have to have my hands in everything. I find that the …
I recently visited Italy. We had elected, while we were there, to take a food tour with a local guide. I always enjoy these experiences because you generally get a real insight into the country’s culture. When the guide confirmed with us the night before the tour, she told us not to eat breakfast as that would be our first stop. When we met up wi …
I joined Instagram several years ago when I wanted to see what my children were posting. Initially, I only followed my children and my very close friends. Over the years, I have slowly increased the people I follow. First it was news organizations, journalists, and political commentators that I enjoy reading. Then I added a few celebrities and c …
I could tell you a lot about the professional lives of the Gotham members that I know, their profession, how they came to it etc. Unless I have sat down with them, however, and did a one-on-one (which I highly recommend) I do not know much more about them aside from their professional life. So, let’s do a virtual one on one here. I would love to …
How much do you share on social media? I am very careful about what I share. As a divorce attorney it amazes me what I can find out about people by just looking at their Facebook page. Recently the husband of a client surprised me a bit by calling me a “liberal” after a contentious settlement conference. I mentally re-examined what we had discus …
It’s the day after Super Bowl. We had over twenty people at our house last night. My husband habitually had a Super Bowl party since before we met. Since we got married, almost twenty years ago, we continued that tradition. As expected, and as most of us are, the day after Super Bowl, I am exhausted. The Super Bowl generally runs late my husband …
During the Gotham Long Island Women’s group meeting last week (which was phenomenal as always) Corey mentioned that he had just received a fax. Faxing is a concept that I have given a lot of thought to lately. In my office I use Efax. I have a fax “number," but all my faxing goes through my email. Prior to the pandemic, I was very dependent on fa …
What motivates you? We all have our tasks that just have to be done, even though we don’t look forward to them. For me it’s the weekly inputting of my time into my billing program and exercise. This month that list also includes taking continuing education classes. I recently reviewed my continuing education credits and realized I was behind in m …
Growing up, my family had assigned seats at the dinner table. My father sat at the head of the table with my mother to his right and my brother to his left. It was very important to my father that the head of the table be designated as his seat. Even when my dad was away on business trips-which he was often as a camera salesman-we would never sit i …
Nancy and I routinely comment to one another about our different approaches to writing our blogs. My blogs are generally written and posted on Saturday, two days before they appear. From what Nancy tells me, she generally writes her blog the night before they appear. I am writing this blog on Sunday afternoon, as I just returned home from vacatio …
We are planning my youngest daughter, Sydney’s wedding. It is such a different experience planning your child’s wedding, as opposed to planning your own. For example, when we went bridal gown shopping, all I wanted was to see was my “baby,” in a huge princess dress. Being the accommodating youngest child that she is, she begrudgingly put one on …
I know I am “late to the game,” but I have just discovered podcasts. I, sort of, accidentally listened o my first podcast on Saturday. There’s a pop culture website that I look at every so often when I need a quick diversion. Saturday morning I was inputting my billing for the week and I accidentally hit the link on the website for their podca …
Are you an adventurous eater? I, generally, am not. I largely won’t eat meat because I just don’t like it. I love raw carrots but I don’t like them cooked. I guess you can actually call me a picky eater. I will, however, try anything when I am on vacation. I feel trying the local food is part of the experience. I have tried alligator (no it doe …
I have noticed that, through the years living with my husband, we are very different packers. I open my suitcase, pull out from my drawers and closet what I think I need and just pack. My husband, on the other hand, is a very meticulous packer. He starts writing a list weeks before we leave. As the trip gets closer, he revises the list. Then he …
My husband and I have recently realized that, other than the national and local news, the only network television show we watch is Shark Tank. Everything else we watch is available through the networks that we stream. Technically so is Shark Tank but we still watch it on cable. So we have begun having THE discussion. Do we cancel cable and rel …
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