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I like words. A lot. I like slang words and phrases (grrrrl?), even words that are not words at all but convey oh-so-much (mmm-hmmmm?). You feel me? I know you do. Language grows and evolves and I’ve got back stage passes to that show. I’d like to share two new phrases that have significantly improved

Because I’m a nerd, and an introvert, I often bring my laptop to my kids’ games. That means I prop up and work while on the sidelines for football, baseball, hockey, and gosh, now my daughter is trying the silk hammock so add that to the list.Nothing says “come chat!” like a woman in a

Hi reader. Lately, I’ve been thinking about emergency plans. Tomorrow I’m taking a flight, and I know, before we takeoff, we’ll through the emergency plan. Schools have fire drills, and over the last decade, added “intruder” drills to the repertoire. I recently realized that my kids and I have never done a fire drill in

Last weekend I found myself with a lot of unplanned time. Friday night, Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Wide open, no plans, no kids, no responsibilities. OK, I had a giant chore list but I chose to ignore it. At first, emptiness felt bad. Friday night, no plans. Hmm. I should call someone. I SHOULD

Hello reader, I’ve always found that prattling on about summer plans quickly devolves into a game of one-upsmanship. So, what are you doing this summer?Do you have summer plans?How do you summer? (gosh no, not the verb!) Starting with the expectation that one is able to afford a scenic change, a second house, has a

If my Oura ring is right, my daytime fatigue isn’t from a lack of sleep or exercise. It’s from a lack of daytime rest. Daytime rest? Like a nap? A siesta? Like someone else to make dinner and do laundry, drive my kids around and work? Yeah, daytime rest. Which is different from scrolling on

O​ver the last two months, we’ve been through it. I’ve have many  conversations  with clients about managing fears while so much change is happening so fast, and yes, I’m referring to the pace of changes with the US government. Plus, during February, many of you found yourselves in bed with nasty bouts of covid, flu,

My 10, 11, and 11 year olds play sports on club teams, and that means we often shlep to sport. There are tournaments everywhere and as a result, I spent last weekend at Lake Placid. (I’ll get into the kid-sports industrial complex another time, but for now I’m going with it.) As a coach, my