My family and I ate the last of our “healthy meals” as provided by our group last week. We will miss getting bags of carefully and lovingly prepared dinners and grab and go snacks, but it is time for us to fend for ourselves…Continue Reading
Happy Valentine’s Day group! Hug the ones you love – they are the one’s that matter. 💕 Continue Reading
Walks (and Talks) with a side of active view gazing are good for your well being. Who knew?Continue Reading
On the morning of January 1st 2021 I asked my daughter if I could borrow her hot pink Canada Goose coat for skiing. She generously agreed with the caveat that I not trash it. My retort? Margaux if I trash your coat I think we might have more serious problems than your coat…Continue Reading
We are back in the city and I am 100% relieved and happy to be back as we experience this challenging reckoning together. I love this city and everything about it, but one would be a little cold and callous to not have their heart broken numerous times a day as one discovers yet another cherished local business shuttered for good…Continue Reading
We LOVED this movie! If I had to summarize, it is a comprehensive 80’s era (the year 1985 to be exact) love letter with a School of Rock/Once/Stand by Me/Bend it Like Beckham/Almost Famous vibe (these happen to be some of my and probably your most favorite movies). Most of the car ride back to Montauk we talked through how we would go about turning it into a musical…Continue Reading
The exercise of taking time out of our day to acknowledge and RECORD what we miss during these strange times is not an exercise in self-pity, but an exercise of life appreciation. It is a note to your future self to try to remember the things you missed during this bizarre and scary time in our lives…Continue Reading
New experiences abound as we tackle our new normal. For today, a tip for the many, many times a day you are washing your hands…Continue Reading
Happy New Year Group and cheers to you! My word for 2020 (and possibly the next couple of decades) is GO! Here is why…Continue Reading
In October I introduced the Walk and Talk into the Grab Your Group and GO repertoire. The question has been asked, “Why the Walk and Talks?” But I think the better question is, “What took me so long?”Continue Reading
I wrote the following post for my theater group newsletter. I had so many people comment on the email that I wanted to share it with all of you…Continue Reading
In one of my closing missives to the theater group last spring, I included a photo of a column a friend (thanks Liz C.) sent me from an airplane. The article regaled the reader with an array of mental health benefits associated with regular cultural engagements (like the theater). These benefits include staving off depression and reducing the rate of cognitive decline… Continue Reading
After seven years of graduate school for nutrition my niece – Abigail – you may know her as Spoonful of Abby – is seconds away from being a licensed dietician. We are so proud of her. It is all kinds of gratifying when someone you love lands on a career path that so in tune with the person and her passions. I learned quite a bit from her when she visited last weekend…Continue Reading
It’s the time of year again when the mailbox is filled with catalogs promising the perfect gift for your special someone. Here at Grab Your Group and GO, we tend to value experiences over things, which turns gift-giving holidays into a bit of a conundrum. How do you show the people in your life how much you care for and value them without burdening them with more “things”?Continue Reading
l love summer, but there are a lot of things I miss about city living… Saying hello to 30 people (ok, 30 dogs – truth be told) before 9am, Broadway shows, running errands on foot, and my beloved ClassPass workouts. All are much further from my door in Montauk. That’s why I was so excited when I found a workout app I can use on my porch… Continue Reading