A few months ago, I got wind of a plucky little start-up called, Triberr, and was intrigued by its premise. I don’t remember who first told me about it, but I do recall being so driven by distraction at the time that I put off joining until recently. Unfortunately, one does not join Triberr. One is invited to Triberr. Invitations are intentionally scarce and somewhat arduous to come by. […]
FollowSchool Fundraising Ideas that Capture the Heart and the Imagination
August 30, 2011
Friday afternoon, my son greeted me after school a huge smile and a heavy backpack. “Is this all of your work from your very first week of Kindergarten?” I asked in delirious excitement. “No, Mommy. It’s something for you,” he said handing over his load. Inside was The Entertainment Book, two catalogs- one for cookie dough and one […]
Marble Jar and my New (School) Year’s Resolutions
August 25, 2011
The start of the new school year always feels like a new beginning all around. Fresh box of crayons! Fresh start! With one child successfully in Kindergarten, our family entrenched in our new routine, and the first full week of school almost behind us, I feel like we can finally take a deep breath and reassess […]
First Day of School Re-do
August 23, 2011
This is my son after being told to “look normal”. There wasn’t time to take any more photos because after this, it was off to school and the first day of kindergarten… finally. It was the morning we should have had four days ago. Again, he woke up bright and early, cheerful and eager to […]
Why HuffPo Got Me Angry…Today
August 22, 2011
A few paragraphs into Tara Sophia Mohr‘s HuffPo piece “Why BlogHer’11 Got Me Angry“, I was squinting to figure out what it was that so enraged her. Everything she mentioned- the “energy”, the “spirit”, the “impact [women have] in the world”- sounded so idyllic and on point. She even admits to getting “a little choked up” […]
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