I spend a lot of time explaining to friends, family, and businesses what the point of Twitter is. It’s not uncommon to hear the, “Why the hell do I want to know what people are having for lunch?” question in regards to the micro blogging platform.

And while Twitter sometimes gets abused as a lightning fast way . . . → Read More: Prayers for Anissa

Call me an idealist, but despite this being the digital age, I still believe in etiquette, and the fact that relationships matter. I don’t e-sleep around. I want to get to know a person or organization first.

I receive a lot of pitches at Boston Mamas and many of them are straightforward to process (see here, here, . . . → Read More: I Don’t E-Sleep Around

Between work, the flurry of recent travel and events, and the general demands of parenting and life, I’ve been feeling a tad undone lately — cascading piles of paper everywhere, the relentless tide of e-mails, creative projects left hanging, and a house that feels untidy pretty much all of the time. I can’t identify the turning . . . → Read More: Grateful

Day #9 of the 30-Day Shredhead Challenge. Today was a day of reality checks:

1. I’m someone who does best when I follow my instincts, and after the palpable depression that set in with Boston’s slushy, snowy, and gray day yesterday (after a Sunday in the 60’s), as soon as I saw the sun shining this morning, . . . → Read More: Day 9: Reality Check and Alternative Workout

A lot has happened since blogging last week about the lack of media attention regarding the US Figure Skating Championships. Some cool opportunities cropped up for me (details to be revealed later!), Kimmie Meissner and Emily Hughes both withdrew due to injury, and the media finally sat up and paid attention when Alissa Czisny rose to . . . → Read More: Live Blogging the US Figure Skating Championships

The US Figure Skating Championships start this weekend and I find myself utterly depressed. I’ve written before on the currently flat nature of women’s figure skating and this event has zero buzz. Short of USFSA’s post about ice dancers Belbin & Agosto withdrawing due to injury, and a couple of Ohio-based blogs that have announced the . . . → Read More: No Skating Buzz, In Boston or Beyond

I completely blame my Dad (may he rest in peace) for my interest in the Ivy League (most recently piqued by this New Yorker column on Ivy League percentages in presidential administrations). A classic Korean immigrant, my Dad was obsessed with Harvard. In fact, my parents settled in Belmont (a suburb next to Cambridge) so that . . . → Read More: Ivy Envy