This is me trying to mimic "Rosie the Riveter". The iconic poster of a female factory worker flexing her muscle, exhorting other women to...

Recently, I spent a day in Philadelphia, moving my daughter into her dorm at the University of Pennsylvania . As a parent, it’s a...

As we move our kids into their dorms this August, my Instagram and Facebook feeds are filled with images of well-decorated dorms and the...

I’ve been fighting with my daughter to study more for the ACT.  I would like her to take it one and done in September so she doesn’t have...

Old work colleagues each started a hedge fund 15-20 years ago.  As part of their potential investors' due diligence, I was contacted as a...

We took the train on our way to NYC to see the musical The Great Gatsby. I love the train. It's a quiet time to catch up on emails and...

We explored the Churchill war rooms, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, British Museum, ate amazing Indian food and even ran into friend...

This week in Paris has taught me the power of being present and how inspiration can flow from simply engaging with our surroundings and...

I noticed as I was teaching my daughter how to drive, she ignores me. She tunes me out. It's really frustrating. I think she would rather...

A few weeks ago, we went to our good friend's house. I sat at their kitchen counter and asked the couple, “Do you all know my mom wrote...

Growing up with my single mom in New Canaan, CT was a miserable experience. I didn’t have a lot of friends; I was small and shy; I was...

Recently, I noticed a patch of crabgrass on my lawn. Despite hiring a company to treat weeds, they never informed me about this...

The best lesson I learned about life and money was from my dad. I grew up being very budget-conscious, I always saved part of my weekly...

When I was young in my career, I was a people-pleaser. Some girls are sometimes conditioned to do this. Mine comes from needing...

The head of Westminster, Keith Evans, shared this history lesson with us at my daughter’s graduation from The Westminster Schools. The...

I made my own TV dinners. I was always way too skinny. My long hair was always a rat’s nest. I used to sneak into the bathroom and cut my...

I visited my allergist yesterday. I tell him what he does is so important. So he asks, what do I do? “I have my own investment management...

One evening, while walking the dog with my son Henry. He was pressing me hard about earning money this summer. He can build spreadsheets...

I have often found myself outside the popular social circles. But it helps us discover a unique way to play the game,

A few years ago, I was sitting in the last row of the plane with my son Henry. Next to me sat a very large man from Boston. We started...