I had the pleasure of spending this past weekend in the beautiful Berkshires at a consulting retreat for Care.com, alongside several members of the Care.com team (including the amazing Sheila Marcelo), and fellow bloggers Cooper Munroe, Jennifer James, Amy Keroes, Lindsay Maines, Morra Aarons Mele, and Ellen Seidman. The retreat was awesome for many reasons; the . . . → Read More: The Power of a Safe Circle

Last weekend when I attended the memorial service of Jon’s grandmother I came across two signs that were both beautifully simplistic and utterly appropriate and meaningful for the day.

The words “have fun” were pressed into a stone plate on this outdoor grill.

This “thank you” sign was positioned on a tree at the end of the driveway; . . . → Read More: Two Signs

When I was a kid, there were two things my dad made very clear. First, he wanted all seven kids to go to Harvard (he and my mom even prepared for this plan by moving to the town next door so we could all live at home and commute to campus by bus). Second, he wanted . . . → Read More: In House

Let’s be perfectly clear. I love sleep. Like, have-a-big-smile-on-my-face-when-I-bury-my-face-in-the-pillow-at-night love it. And I alternate between states of grouch and zombie on the days following a short night’s sleep.

But it’s remarkable what the body can do when tasked to rally. For example, on a weekend where you fly 3,000 miles across the country, get up close and . . . → Read More: Eat. Blog. Run. Rally.

When I was a kid, I was physically able but not extraordinarily capable. I was never the last person picked in gym class but I was never the first. I could climb the ladder to reach the ceiling in the gym but couldn’t hoist myself up a rope. I could do splits but not cartwheels. Perhaps . . . → Read More: My Team