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Thinking about 2020 and Making a Move

November 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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About a month ago, an email landed in my inbox from a very familiar, friendly voice.  It was from Andrea Sheehan, an old friend and former colleague.  She had found me on Linked In and was wondering what I was up to. The timing could not have been better.  I was on the cusp of leaving my position and was looking for a new opportunity.  Andrea went on to tell me about a new company she was forming and the excitement in her voice was as transparent and honest as I'd ever heard. Andrea is a mom of 4  (I don't know how she does it).  She's also a … [Read more...]

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Feel Guilty About Giving Kids Your iPad? Consider This New Reader and NYC event!

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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A friend of mine told me recently that they felt guilty about letting her daughter use her ipad. Why? She didn’t feel like it was being used in an “educational” way. So, it’s pretty cool that there is a new interactive reader where your kid is doing something educational and you are actually getting educated at the same time too! The new Ruckus Reader aims to stand apart by helping to evaluate how a child is doing while reading and then emails parents a progress report. It’s kind of like a report card: once a week it highlights highlights … [Read more...]

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Feeling the Need to Unplug in Order to Plug

March 21, 2012 By 4 Comments
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I never used to be like this. I used to read a lot – newspapers, books, magazines.  I’d carry literature around with me. And I had more human interaction than I have now.  I called my friends.  I knocked on people’s doors at work and in my neighborhood.  I never let a certain amount of time go by before I got in touch with the people I care most about.  I had a cell phone, but to be honest, before I got an iPhone, I hardly used it. Then I had kids and went back to work, and I relied more on my cell phone to keep in touch with the … [Read more...]

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Review: The Digital Mom Handbook and What Being One Means to Me

August 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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I just finished reading The Digital Mom Handbook by Audrey McClelland and Colleen Padilla, both of whom I have met through the blogosphere.  I have to admit, I read it rather quickly but only because I was so intrigued.  I was curious what these two mompreneurs had to say about making a living off blogging.  On the back of the book, it says that they've "literally skyped, blogged, vlogged, tweeted and Facebooke their way to the top" and indeed, they have.  I also wanted to read their words of wisdom about balance, something I'm constantly striving … [Read more...]

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