My cousin Amy’s husband unexpectedly died two weeks ago. He was 45 and they have two daughters who are 14 and 15. Amy has learned A LOT in the last two weeks. We all have. And there’s one very important lesson I’d like to pass along to you so you can make sure you don’t […]
Lessons I've Learned
Today was spectacular.
Today I spent the day on the lake. About six weeks ago I was terrified to sit on a paddle board while it was still attached to the dock. Today I ate lunch on my paddle board in the middle of the lake!!! It was awesome. I wear a bikini every day when I paddle […]
Two Weeks Without The Kids
The kids are spending the next two weeks with their father. This is an opportunity I dreamed about when I was married and in the thick of it with the kids. Two weeks alone and able to do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted? YES PLEASE. And now, here we are. I’m used to Ingrid […]
The Truth About Direct Sales
I’ve worked with a bunch of different direct sales/network marketing/social selling/whatever-the-heck-you-want-to-call-them companies over the past ten or fifteen years. The first company I joined was Southern Living. I don’t know if they still exist, but it was cookbooks and cooking stuff and Gail Pittman pottery and dishes. I didn’t love most of the stuff and […]
Boarding School
About four-and-a-half years ago I was at a swim meet with Kristofer and Ingrid at MIT. There were a bunch of teams there from Massachusetts and New York and Connecticut. As luck would have it, my college roommate and swim teammate (who lives on Nantucket) was at the meet with her son (who is the […]
Does Your Heart Break A Little?
Last summer was one of the most physically and emotionally exhausting summers of my life. It was grueling, actually. I could list all the reasons why, but those details don’t really matter, because I don’t need to justify what’s grueling to me. I don’t need to prove to anyone why it was hard. It was […]
