Work Archive

I’m writing this post at an altitude of  38,000 feet, as I fly more than 3,000 miles across the United States. This journey—from Boston to San Jose, California—is underway so I can attend BlogHer, an international blogging conference that will bring together thousands of ...Read More

Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of hiring at work (I work for a nonprofit in the Boston area), and I have been amazed how job applicants miss out on some very basic best practices in job searching. I keep my coworkers entertained with ...Read More

My to do list for the weekend includes two kid play dates, one T-ball game, errands, and a back yard poison ivy eradication project (those plants are going down!). I’ll also be kicking off a two-week detox (yup, the same one I wrote about ...Read More

If you’re reading this between 11:30 AM ET and 12:00 PM ET on April 9, 2014, I can guarantee what I’ll be thinking about. The Three Piggy Opera The Three Piggy Opera is a performance my son, R, will be in during that time. ...Read More