One of the things that I am loving about living in New Jersey is how easily and quickly it is to access smaller, cute towns that make for either great family getaways or romantic destinations. What most people know about Princeton, NJ is limited to the university that share it's name. And though Princeton University, the fourth-oldest college in the United States, is certainly a sight to[...]
I am on my way to Los Angeles. My baby brother is getting married. It is going to take me close to 12 hours to get to him, courtesy of the latest storm to hit the North East, Athena. In order to get to LA, I am having to travel from Newark to Charlotte, NC to Phoenix before landing in LA. It dawned on me, as we landed in North Carolina, that I was landing in a "red state" - something tha[...]
Sometimes one just needs to get away. These past couple of months I have been home working and dealing with all the fun of getting the kids acclimated to school and schedules and routines. In between, my days have been consumed with work and emails and deadlines. At the end of the day, when kids are in bed, my husband and I are left with very little to give each other other than warm cud[...]
The train started to move. I sat quietly, completely aware. More aware of being on the train than I have been in a long time. More aware because my biggest source of distraction - my phone - was inadvertently left home. Instead of aiming for a panicked rush back in search of it, I decided to just breathe and make my train into the city. I saw and heard everything. The silence of the onl[...]
Have you heard the news? Facebook is killing how we connect with our audience. Ok, maybe I am being a little dramatic, but not by much. Some people are blaming Edgerank, an algorithm developed by Facebook to govern what is displayed and how high on people's news feed. In conjunction with this, what is ranked highest and placed on the news feed is, others say, what is paid for - in other[...]
Update: The Cupcake Corral is now The Cedar Ridge Cafe, with same wonderful cupcakes and a few extra treats on the menu. Rarely is there a pastry that brings more joy to the soul than the perfect cupcake. Even I, who often fails to enjoy in the delights of baked sweets, can appreciate the beauty, both visual and in taste, that can be experienced in a well made cupcake treat. Imagi[...]
One of things that I have enjoyed the most about blogging since I started was sharing what I discovered in my everyday life with my kids. Somehow, I lost a little bit of this - the joy of the everyday discoveries. Granted, it has been because we've traveled to places further away, but there is something so nice still for me in the adventures closer to home because these are the ones we can[...]
For the Ritz-Carlton, quality and service go hand-in-hand and employees are considered very much to be the Ladies and Gentlemen like those they are trained to serve and cater to. Through The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center, others can learn about the business practices that have led to The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. becoming a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Qual[...]
One of the reasons I kept waking up early in the mornings to go hiking while at Vail, CO was not only because of how incredibly inspiring and beautiful those walks were, but also because of all the food I was eating during my visit. Thing is that this mountain town isn't just serving up burgers and soups - as some people envision mountains to be doing. Vail has been attracting some pretty[...]
Re-branding my site and bringing it to life was a catharsis for me. I was full of apprehension and insecurity over it. Afraid that I would somehow let down the many people who have supported me thus far. And that's what is so interesting about change, isn't it? Often times we consume ourselves with what others will think, what others will feel, and how others will react that we pause, h[...]
