Did you miss me? I had a wonderful trip and enjoyed every minute of being abroad. For this perpetually stressed out Long Islander, this trip was a welcome (and much-needed) respite from my usual routine. While I was away, I tried to deviate from what a typical day back home would look like for me. So, there were no trips to Starbucks (although I did enjoy a delicious cappuccino every day) or endless hours scrolling through Instagram (I limited my social postings to an hour in the evening and ...
Bon Voyage!
The trip that I planned more than a month ago is finally here. My bags are packed….the out of office message is up…and the flight anxiety has kicked in. This week has been nothing short of a whirlwind, with making sure my mail is held, adding an international calling plan to my cell phone, and finishing everything on my to-do list before I leave. Even with all that I have going on, I’m feeling very grateful for this respite and am looking forward to some time away. I wrestled with the idea of ...
How to Support Breast Cancer Awareness This Month
I’m not even sure how it is October already! Like summer, fall seems to be moving right along. With the new month, comes another opportunity to raise awareness, this time for breast cancer. As you may know, my 90-year-old grandmother is a 2x breast cancer survivor. Over the summer, I had the opportunity to participate in an awareness campaign for K-DEER and Susan G. Komen, but I recently learned about a great organization that is doing amazing work to help breast cancer patients. My local ...
The October Agenda
It’s October 1st, so let the pumpkin pandemonium begin. Don’t ask me why, but I just can’t get into the pumpkin spirit until the first day of the month (and I do love my pumpkins). I will admit—this year I treated myself a little early to a pumpkin donut from Dunkin Donuts…but now that the unofficial wait is over, bring on the pumpkin scones, pumpkin spice lattes, and even pumpkin ice cream (if that’s your thing). Fall seems to be flying by (and I know, it really just got started), so let’s ...