It’s that time of year again. The seven day stretch of time that I attempt to shut off my cell phone, stop checking email, and let my backup handle my clients’ immediate needs. Theoretically I should be looking forward to this time with blisssful anticipation. In practice I become a a raving lunatic. If you’ve ever watched the […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Workplace’ category
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Marissa?
When 37 year old Marissa Mayer was named the new CEO of Yahoo, women everywhere rejoiced. – I know I did. Girl power! And when she made it public not too long after that she was also (gasp) expecting, the party died down and everyone seemed to have an opinion. But when she went onto say she’d work […] Read more…
Operational Alpha
Generally speaking I’m not the girl you want at your company-wide mandatory meeting. Chances are I will be late, I will be checking my emails the entire time, I will make fun of the speaker with my neighbor, and I probably will have to leave early. I blame it on undiagnosed ADHD. It really has […] Read more…
Girls, Girls, Girls!
Perhaps it’s the combination of having spent the last twelve years of my life working in the heavily male dominated industry of banking and finance. Perhaps it is the fact that I’ve spent most of those years working in one of the most image and body conscious cities in America, Scottsdale Arizona. But whatever the […] Read more…
Tripping Out
One of the great joys in my life has always been travel. When I was younger and worked in politics the extensive traveling I did during campaign season was exciting and interesting. It was the chance for my wide-eyed twenty something year old self to explore and experiencing the world. In my thirties, as a mom, I traveled […] Read more…
I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours
I already know I am going to piss everyone off with this posting so bring it! This week in Washington the Democrats played mean eight grade girl politics and pushed for a vote on a pay equality bill which died in the Senate: http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_20790507/senate-bill-pay-equality-fails-proceed The Dems basically want to get the Republicans on the record […] Read more…
Sleeping Beauty is Dead
It’s official: women are sick of waiting for prince charming. 66% of women in a Pew Research Center study place higher importance on being self-rescuing princesses than Sleeping Beauties. 66% of women ages 18-34 responded by stating that being successful in a high-paying career or profession is “one of the most important things” or “very important” in their lives […] Read more…
Family, Inc.
As working moms we juggle a HUGE amount on a daily basis: clients, meetings, making lunches, dropping off at school, picking up from basketball, doing the laundry, mopping the floors. The list seems literally endless. And somehow we all manage through. But that is just it! We shouldn’t just be “managing” through. I’m incredibly guilty of […] Read more…