Yearly Archives

2011

Create Energy with a Spring Clean Sweep

Posted on March 29, 2011, in Our Community Blog, with 0 Comments

Spring is here and time to do a little housekeeping.  Feeling overwhelmed because you are procrastinating on a project?  Clear out the mental cobwebs and get yourself motivated to take action!   What will happen if you don’t move forward?  Time.

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Women on Board

Posted on March 25, 2011, in Momorandums, with 0 Comments

While the gender divide continues to narrow in the workplace, there are certain glass ceilings that may have fissures, but have yet to be cracked wide open.  One of these is an apex of corporate achievement – and one that.

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Don’t Let Email Manage Your Day

Posted on March 24, 2011, in Our Community Blog, with 0 Comments

You know the scenario.  You’re at the office at 8AM and what’s the first thing you do?  Check email of course.  It’s downhill from there. . . Before you realize, it’s 11AM and you haven’t made a dent in the.

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Kids Sales, in a Flash

Posted on March 17, 2011, in Momorandums, with 0 Comments

Bargains feel almost like our birthright – and a boon to this has been the explosion of online flash sale sites.  Their curated inventories at limited-life deep discounts are particularly conducive to busy women, combining efficiency with a high sense.

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Working Mother… of the Year

Posted on March 4, 2011, in Momorandums, with 0 Comments

Two weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of being honored with 19 other women by Advertising Women of New York (AWNY) and Working Mother Magazine as one of the “Advertising Working Mothers of the Year.”   Considering how much.

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2011 Top Toys

Posted on February 25, 2011, in Momorandums, with 0 Comments

Each year, the arrival of Toy Fair brings a crazy cavalcade of kid confections, amidst which there are a few gems that might merit making room in your toy closet.  Those special few were singled out at the coinciding 11th.

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Member Spotlight – Alexandra Wilkis Wilson

Posted on February 10, 2011, in Momorandums, with 0 Comments

  It’s our first Member Spotlight of 2011, for which we are thrilled to introduce you to a very fabulous Executive Mom: Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, the Founder of Gilt Groupe (and therefore the chief instigator of women rushing to their.

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Tech Support

Posted on February 3, 2011, in Momorandums, with 0 Comments

Technology has a funny reverse mentoring effect on parents and children; our older daughter was showing us how to group apps on an iPhone the other night, while our younger daughter is more fluent with toggling between the DVR, Wii,.

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Stake Your Claim

Posted on January 27, 2011, in Momorandums, with 0 Comments

* This Momorandum is Sponsored by Gate Hill Day Camp * For all of our hyper-organization skills (the very ones that enable us to manage the complex, demanding lives that we lead), where many of us hit organizational “tilt” is.

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Silver Lining to every Obstacle

Posted on January 21, 2011, in Our Community Blog, with 0 Comments

Just saw the most beautiful silver lining on a cloud outside my office!!  It made me think that it is always worth waiting for the silver lining.  Recently, I was scheduled to go to Brazil ( twice) this week.  Both.

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