Category Archives: Work and Life

Things that fall into that “Work-Life Balance” equation.

Showing up on time

Posted on October 1, 2010 by admin

Happy October! Meeting deadlines is important. I’ve always taken pride in setting realistic deadlines at work and meeting them. I think your credibility is on the line if you tell people you’ll do something by a certain time and don’t … Continue reading →

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A friend to envy, admire and remember

Posted on September 11, 2010 by admin

I hired Catherine to be an administrator in our New York Sales office in late 1995. We needed someone strong to stand up to those guys, and she was it. Her background, like mine, exceeded the requirements for the job. … Continue reading →

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Happy Bastille Day!

Posted on July 14, 2010 by admin

Here’s wishing all my French friends a very Happy Bastille Day. In years past, I attended the Bastille Day party at the Phillips Collection, which has many fine pieces of French Impressionist art, or wandered down to Pennsylvania Avenue to watch the Waiter … Continue reading →

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Plans, big plans! Now in 3D!

Posted on July 8, 2010 by admin

I’ve been very excited in recent weeks as I worked with a local architect to develop plans for an addition to my house. Adding anything to a house in my neighborhood is a complicated matter. The house is over 100 … Continue reading →

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Potomac Celtic Festival 2010

Posted on June 14, 2010 by admin

Every June I look forward to the Potomac Celtic Festival because it provides me the opportunity to enjoy celtic music, arts and crafts, story telling, and cultural organizations. For a year or two, the festival shrank from two days to … Continue reading →

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Equality in the new millennium: We aren’t quite there yet

Posted on May 10, 2010 by admin

I look forward to the day when the first sentence describing a Supreme Court nominee isn’t “the fourth woman to be nominated…” every time a woman is nominated for a high profile position like Supreme Court Justice. If it were … Continue reading →