- Never let a McKinsey alum build a financial model
- If you feel at all sick, do not get on the subway
- Never underestimate the power of gingerbread to make someone’s day
- Coffee works
- I am oddly creeped out by people who sample soup at Hale and Hearty
- Holiday music is good for focusing at work…
- Except if it’s The Chipmunks singing “Deck The Halls”
- NYC is at it’s best during the holidays…
- Except when you are in rush hour trying to get home from work and working your way through crowds gawking at Macy’s windows
- The days are long but the years are short
- We will always feel too young to deal with sick parents. (don’t worry, my mom is in good shape)
- The “Santa Is Watching Threat” (SIWT) is a wildly effective parenting technique
- When your almost 4 year old beats you at Concentration, you are either raising a genius or you are suffering from serious lack of sleep
- Unsubscribe is a key to liberation
- Just because someone wants Power does not mean they want Responsibility
- Never confuse Activity with Achievement
- When frustrated, try laughing instead of growling
- If you tell your child to “Stay in your freaking bed!” you can be sure they will repeat this to everyone you know and you will be evil-eyed by other parents everywhere
- And from a friend, “It’s never too late to start the day over” (and today was a good day – but this is always a good lesson!)
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